Metro Awakening is an upcoming First-Person Shooter in the Metro series by Deep Silver in collaboration with the Dutch game developer Vertigo Games. It is the fourth game in the series.
Notably, unlike previous games in the series, the game will be exclusively released as a VR Game for Playstation VR 2 on the Playstation 5 consoles and on Meta Quest 2 & 3 and Steam VR for PC. It was officially announced in January 31, 2024 and is slated to be released sometime in 2024.
The game serves as the Prequel of the first game Metro 2033 and stars a very different protagonist named Serdar, who is a doctor and a survivor in the Moscow Metro. It takes place in the year 2028, five years before the events of the first game, as he has to find his wife within the Metro, and has to find the medication that she needs. But being Moscow Metro itself, a place full of threats and dangers alike no matter where he goes, his objective is by no means easy and it will ultimately test his courage and sanity to his limit... And in the process awaken the supernatural being that he destines to be.
Trailer: Metro Awakening PSVR 2 Trailer
; Metro Awakening PC Trailer
Metro Awakening's Tropes
- Breaking Old Trends:
- It is the first game in the series to be exclusively VR.
- It is the first game in the series to have a different main protagonist, namely Serdar, who is a Combat Medic than an Action Hero unlike Artyom and Sam, as shown in the game's site, where he is a doctor whose goal is to find his wife and the medication she needs.note
- It is also the first game in the series to be not adapted entirely on a book.note
- Canon Immigrant: Serdar nowhere exists in other Metro works and is a game-exclusive character, like the previous characters including Silantius, The Baron, The Doctor, Olga, Tom, and Klim.
- Combat Medic: Serdar, the game's main protagonist, notably bucks the Action Hero trend that the series is known for, as he is not only a survivor but also a doctor braving the dangers of the Moscow Metro. His goal of looking for his wife and her medication also reflects on this.
- Prequel: The game takes place in the year 2028, exactly five years before the start of 2033.
- Recurring Element: The Metro setting makes its appearance once again in Awakening, which was notably absent in Exodus as it only appeared in the first and last acts of the game.
