Studio 4A Games has finally decided on a release date for the next major installment in its post-apocalyptic series. Metro 2039 Will be released on February 4, 2027. The specific date was announced during Sony’s State of Play presentation in September, where the developer also revealed new feature-length gameplay.
next chapter MRT It will be officially launched in April 2026, and the complete game footage will be shown to fans for the first time at Gamescom. It’s now known when players will be able to return to the familiar world of the Moscow Metro. Metro 2039 will be the fourth main game in the series, which has managed to receive three numbered installments, re-releases of previous projects, and a separate VR offshoot in its 16 years of existence.
The new trailer was recorded on a PlayStation 5 Pro, is about three minutes long, and contains a lot of near-continuous gameplay. The film opens with the protagonist exploring a dilapidated residential building, but he doesn’t need to be alone for long. The character is soon engaging in a firefight with a group of armed opponents using an assault rifle, before grabbing a shotgun and starting to fight his way through a building.
Generally speaking 4A games It certainly won’t fundamentally alter the series’ proven formula. Metro 2039 retains a combination of gunplay, dangerous terrain exploration, and survival elements, while also focusing on a tense atmosphere and realistic visual style. At the same time, thanks to modern technology, environments have become more detailed and lighting and visual effects have been significantly improved.
Developers pay special attention to performance on the console sony. As 4A Games brand head Robbie Cook revealed on the official PlayStation blog, Metro 2039 will support ray tracing on PS5 and PS5 Pro and target 60 frames per second mode. There is a special performance mode for this.
In the meantime, the studio continues to use its own technology base— 4A engine. It’s this engine that has already made possible ray tracing and high frame rates in the enhanced version of Metro Exodus on new generation consoles. Judging from the material provided, 4A Games continues to develop its own technology and does not abandon the methods used in previous games.
Metro 2039’s launch is expected to come at an extremely busy time, as it won’t be long before it appears Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, Persona 4: Resurrection, and Fablethe latter of which is also set to release in February. Therefore, New Metro will have to compete with several large RPG and adventure games for the audience’s attention.
The proximity to other expected projects is equally grim. According to current plans, it should be released in January Ananta и stranger than paradiseand will be in the spring No peace for the wicked и Exodus.
However, Metro 2039 has a significant advantage: the game already showcases the series’ recognizable formula, but at the same time offers significantly more modern graphics and technical implementations. If 4A Games can truly combine the familiar atmosphere of Metro with the capabilities of new generation consoles, fans of post-apocalyptic shooters will have every reason to head back to the Moscow Metro on February 4, 2027.