Metro Exodus

4A Games decided to try something different with Metro Exodus. You're no longer trapped in linear metro tunnels, the majority of the game instead taking place on large surface maps. This fact seems to have chased off few fans of the previous games but the open world isn't as lame nor scary as some may think. There are no copy-pasted points of interests; everything is meaningful and following the main objective can still offer quite a linear experience. Taking the time to visit the few optional locations is very much worth it, though, for weapon accessories and suit upgrades.

Metro: Last Light Redux

Metro: Last Light is a direct sequel to Metro 2033 and, unlike its predecessor, it has a completely original story, though Dmitry Glukhovsky did work on it as well. Interestingly enough, the author also used many of Last Light's details in his Metro 2035 novel later: for instance, Miller's daughter Anna.

Metro 2033 Redux

Originally released in 2010 and 2013, the post-apocalyptic first person shooters Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light developed by 4A Games, were released a second time in 2014 as remastered Redux versions. Some of the gameplay and even visual changes apparently weren't to the liking of every fan -- for the first game in particular -- but if you're starting the series from these, you don't really need to worry about the differences between the remasters and the originals.

Metro 2034 & 2035

There are many years between the publications of Dmitry Glukhovsky's Metro novels. Metro 2033 was first released in 2002 (online -- printed in 2005), Metro 2034 in 2009, and finally Metro 2035 came out in 2015. With over a decade between the first and last, it's not terribly surprising there was a shift in direction -- especially with the final book -- Glukhovsky finding different things more important.

Metro 2033

After reading Metro 2033 (Метро 2033) by Dmitry Glukhovsky, it should come as no surprise that it has a video game adaptation. The novel's post-apocalyptic world is practically created for it: the remnants of Moscow's population surviving in the city's Metro network, away from the surface's post-war toxicity and other -- sometimes supernatural -- dangers that tend to seep into the underground too. Of course, the dark Metro also holds the usual hell: other people.