Metro Exodus
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ActionPost-apocalypticFPSSingleplayerOpen WorldStory Rich

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Peak in the last 24 hours: 1,525

Peak in the last 7 days: 1,965

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Game description

Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.

Basic info

Developer4A Games
PublisherDeep Silver
PlatformsWindows · macOS · Linux
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateFeb 14, 2020
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 7/8/10
ProcessorIntel Core i5-4440 or equivalent
Memory8 GB
GraphicsGeForce GTX 670 / GeForce GTX 1050 / AMD Radeon HD 7870
Storage59 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 425 reviews from the past 1 year

87.3/ 100
Top 30%

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 20, 2026)

Atmosphere and story carry Metro Exodus, which scores 87.3, top 30% of the games we analyzed, despite crash reports.

👍 Strengths

142 reviews praise the atmosphere, which shifts from dread to emotional depth across diverse environments, and Story & World ranks 98th of 1096. 114 call the story beautiful, with memorable characters. 49 admire the graphics, and the most upvoted also credits excellent optimization. Visuals & Sound ranks 178th of 1249, Content Volume ranks 217th of 1351, and Gameplay ranks 288th of 1396.

👎 Where it falls short

Tech & Support ranks 1143rd of 1399. 75 reviews report crashes, freezes and bugs, and some point to one chapter of the original version in particular. 17 find parts of it hard or tiring, citing difficult challenges, tedious systems or a final act that drags. 17 describe performance problems, such as stutters and frame drops even on capable hardware, and a few had to lower the resolution.

“story is very beautiful with memorable characters” · 114 reviews
“original version crashes and freezes especially in Caspian chapter” · 75 reviews
“great graphics with excellent optimization” · 49 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 53% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +2.38 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “open levels provide freedom to explore and discover” · 7 reviews
Negative “freedom is controlled, limits player agency and long-term replay value” · 5 reviews

Progression 8% · Difficulty 16% · Onboarding 4% · Strategy 15% · Controls & feel 16%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 79% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Story +3.88 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “story is very beautiful with memorable characters” · 114 reviews

Characters 32% · World 60%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 25% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +3.21 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “21 hours of content, double the experience compared to previous games” · 2 reviews
Negative “ending felt incomplete, wanted more world and character development” · 4 reviews

Variety 12% · Replayability 6%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 44% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +4.08 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “great graphics with excellent optimization” · 49 reviews
Negative “blurry graphics even at 3-4x shading, ray tracing less visible than original” · 2 reviews

Audio 18%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 1% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +4.00 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 5% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.06 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “full price is ambiguous, worth buying at 50%+ discount” · 2 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 2% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 33% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.72 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “original version crashes and freezes especially in Caspian chapter” · 75 reviews

Performance 13% · Developer support 3%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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