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Metro 2039: Release Window, Story, Gameplay & Everything We Know

Metro 2039 arrives in February 2027. Here is what is confirmed about the Stranger, Hunter, Moscow, survival gameplay, platforms and the next mainline Metro story.

Metro 2039 is the next mainline Metro game from 4A Games, returning players to post-apocalyptic Moscow for a new single-player story.

Set in 2039, the game follows a reclusive figure known as the Stranger as he is forced back toward the Metro while Hunter's Novoreich regime controls the tunnels.

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METRO 2039 — Gameplay Trailer: Renegade

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Key Takeaways

Updated 2026-08-26

Metro 2039 is scheduled for February 2027.
4A Games is developing the game and Deep Silver is publishing it.
The story is set in post-apocalyptic Moscow in 2039.
The Stranger is the protagonist and Hunter leads the Novoreich regime.
Gameplay combines exploration, survival, combat and stealth.
Confirmed platforms include PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
A new gamescom 2026 gameplay trailer, Renegade, offered another look at the Stranger and the next mainline Metro experience.

Release Window and Platforms

Metro 2039 is scheduled for February 2027 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.

The Stranger and Hunter

The story follows the Stranger, haunted by violent waking nightmares, while Hunter rules the Metro through the authoritarian Novoreich regime.

Survival in Moscow

4A Games is again combining exploration, survival, combat and stealth with a strong single-player narrative and psychological horror.

A New Mainline Metro Story

The game is an original entry written in collaboration with Metro creator Dmitry Glukhovsky and continues the series' focus on humanity under extreme pressure.

Gamescom 2026 Gameplay

The Renegade gameplay trailer shown around gamescom 2026 gives another glimpse at the Stranger, post-apocalyptic Moscow and the survival-focused combat and exploration at the heart of Metro 2039.

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