Buy it if you like
- Story: 129 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 96 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 86 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Performance: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Crashes: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 4k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
59% of themes are praise8% are divided33% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
129 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story is interesting, enough to keep me hooked up and make me care about the characters, but it lost me at some points, probably because it's been a while since I played all other Metro games and don't remember the overarching story that well, but there is a lot more paranormal then usual.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
96 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Level design (the second half throws varied threats at you, forcing new playstyles)
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
86 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The beginning gets tedious rather quickly, but it's the second half of the game that truly shows what it's capable of (more enemy types, more weapons, the plot unwinds its secrets).
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
76 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game looks crisp, most the textures (with some uncommon exceptions ie. some machinery) look high resolution, with PBR and bump mapping, which makes the textures look even better when the lighting hits just right.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Almost 37 hours to complete and I can't wait to do another run with more difficulty.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
So far a very quality feeling vr experience, voice acting is great, performance is great around 85% of the time although scenes with dynamic shadows tank performance heavily (hoping this will get fixed in patches).
+1 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story129 reviews
Gameplay96 reviews
Combat86 reviews
Graphics76 reviews
Difficulty23 reviews
Audio22 reviews
Interface18 reviews
Divided opinion
Co-op67% still recommend
Players complain
Performance55% still recommend
Bugs42% still recommend
Crashes45% still recommend
Optimization56% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
- Tracked Controller Support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- VR Only
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckUnsupported
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$29.99
The lowest we've tracked is $9.89.
8 points recordedtoday · $29.99
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