Game profile
Metro Exodus
Artyom leaves the Moscow metro and travels by train across a devastated Russia in search of a new life. Large semi open areas alternate with linear sequences and gripping survival atmosphere.
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What kind of game this is
At its core this is Shooter / Survival, set in a world after the collapse. Visually it is going for realism, and the overall tone stays dark throughout. The world is open, so wandering off and ignoring the main path is part of the deal. It rewards long uninterrupted stretches more than quick check-ins.
The difficulty is moderate and fair, demanding attention without punishing you for it. The narrative carries the whole thing, and the mechanics serve it. It is a single player experience from start to finish. It runs on 3 platforms. It sits in the mid price bracket.
What stands out
- Train journey across Russia
- Semi open areas
- Gripping atmosphere
This fits you if
- you want to live through a story, not just play a system
- exploring for its own sake is the point for you
- you actually want to be scared
- you can sit down for a proper long stretch without interruptions
- you like getting lost and ignoring the main objective for hours
- the writing matters more to you than the mechanics
Look elsewhere if
- you skip cutscenes and want to get to the gameplay
- you only ever get short bursts of play time
- you want something light and easy going
- you want to play it side by side with someone
How long is Metro Exodus?
About 16 hours in total. At three evenings a week and two hours each, you will be busy for roughly 3 weeks, or 8 sessions.
How the rating ranks
Critics settled on 83 out of 100, which puts it above 47 percent of the 1276 games here and at rank 648 overall. That is mid-table for this database. Not a standout at the top, but solidly rated.
For comparison, Shooter averages 81 points across the database, so this one sits 2 points above its own genre. The figure rests on 697 collected ratings.
Released in 2019, so it has 7 years behind it. Usually cheap by now and the rough edges are long fixed.
The facts
- Release year
- 2019
- Genres
- Shooter, Survival
- Playtime
- approx. 16 hrs.
- Difficulty
- Moderate, fair
- Story weight
- Carries the whole game
- Play with
- Solo
- Setting
- Post-apocalyptic
- Visual style
- Realistic
- Price bracket
- Mid price
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation, Xbox
- Critic rating
- 83 / 100
Direct comparison
| Genres | Release year | Playtime | Critic rating | Price bracket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metro Exodus | 2019 | approx. 16 hrs. | 83 | Mid price |
| S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl | 2024 | approx. 40 hrs. | 81 | Full price |
| The Sinking City 2 | 2026 | approx. 25 hrs. | 76 | Full price |
| Fallout 3 | 2008 | approx. 30 hrs. | 89 | Budget |
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