Metro 2033
Metro 2033 is a first-person shooter with survival horror elements, based on the Russian book of the same name by Dmitry Glukhovsky. Most of the game takes place underground, but several times Artyom will have…
Metro 2033 is a role-playing (rpg) developed by 4A Games, released 16 March 2010 on Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $2.99 at GOG. The main story takes about 10.3 hrs to finish.
What Metro 2033 is
Metro 2033 is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by 4A Games and released in 2010. It was published by THQ. It is available on Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on 4A Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Set in the shattered subway of a post apocalyptic Moscow, Metro 2033 is a story of intensive underground survival where the fate of mankind rests in your hands. In 2013 the world was devastated by an apocalyptic event, annihilating almost all mankind and turning the earth's surface into a poisonous wasteland. A handful of survivors took refuge in the depths of the Moscow underground, and human civilization entered a new Dark Age. The year is 2033. An entire generation has been born and raised underground, and their besieged Metro Station-Cities struggle for survival, with each other, and the mutant horrors that await outside. You are Artyom, born in the last days before the fire, but raised…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, horror, science fiction and stealth. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 48 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the Metro series
Metro 2033 is the first of 15 entries we hold in the Metro series. The next entry was Metro 2033 in 2012. Its critic score of 87 is almost exactly the series average of 85. The highest-rated entry is Metro Exodus: Enhanced Edition at 92.
How it was received
Metro 2033 holds a critic score of 87 out of 100. That places it above 87% of the 3,811 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2010 averaged 70, so it scored 17 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 85, across 896 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 10.3 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 27.3 hrs, roughly 2.7 times the length of the critical path. At its current cheapest price of $2.99, that works out to about $0.29 per hour of the main story, or $0.11 per hour if you finish everything.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Dual core CPU (any Core 2 Duo or better), 1GB RAM and DirectX 9, Shader Model 3 compliant graphics cards (GeForce 8800, GeForce GT220 and above). At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $2.99 at GOG, 70% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Metro 2033 launched on 16 March 2010, within three weeks of Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition, God of War III, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Assassin's Creed 2 Deluxe Edition. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition, God of War III, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Assassin's Creed 2 Deluxe Edition.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Metro 2033 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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