At the Xbox First Look Showcase, Deep Silver and 4A Games announced the story-driven, single-player first-person shooter (FPS) Metro 2039. Plaion: "While told from a distinctly Ukrainian perspective, Metro 2039 remains an authentically Metro story."
Metro 2039 will be released this winter for PC (Steam, Epic Games Store), PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The game is a handcrafted, story-driven, single-player first-person shooter campaign featuring a claustrophobic atmosphere and psychological horror. The main character, The Stranger, will be a fully voiced lead protagonist, representing a considerable step towards deeper immersion. The game is being developed by 4A Games and will be published by Deep Silver, Plaion's flagship publishing label.
The game was unveiled in collaboration with Xbox during a First Look Showcase. The 15-minute stream featured interviews with 4A Games' Jon Bloch (Executive Producer), Andriy Shevchenko (Creative Director) and Pavel Ulmer (Co-Creative Director and Lead Audio Designer), as well as a six-minute reveal trailer and a gameplay teaser. The gameplay itself was captured using a combination of footage and real-time cinematics.
Metro 2039 © Deep Silver and 4A Games
The setting of the game: "For a quarter century, the last survivors of nuclear war have been locked in bitter conflict deep in the Metro tunnels beneath the poisoned city of Moscow. Now, the underground factions are unified under one banner - the Novoreich, led by a new Fuhrer: the legendary Spartan, Hunter. The Fuhrer promises salvation and a new life for the people on the surface but in reality, communities remain trapped deep within the Metro, flooded by propaganda and misinformation, suffering under his authoritarian regime."
4A Games was founded in Kyiv, Ukraine, in 2005. The company is now headquartered in Malta, with most of the development team still based in Ukraine. They have over 200 team members worldwide.
Plaion: "4A Games was born in Ukraine, and still remains majority Ukrainian, but now with a team that spans over 25 different nationalities united by a Ukrainian spirit of determination and pride for their projects. Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has impacted and directly shaped the development of Metro 2039, with its story shifting to focus acutely on choices, actions, consequences, and the cost of securing a future. While told from a distinctly Ukrainian perspective, Metro 2039 remains an authentically Metro story. Now working primarily from two locations in Kyiv and Malta, the goal remains the same: to create an experience that is unmistakably Metro."
