Metro Exodus

Metro 2039 was officially revealed on April 16, 2026, marking a significant moment for the franchise as it announced the next mainline title set in the Moscow Metro. Alongside this announcement, the game received a patch that reinstated DLSS options for the Enhanced Edition on September 2, 2026.

• Major DLC Announcement: METRO 2039 is scheduled for release on Steam this Winter.
• New Content:
  • Announcement of METRO 2039, set in the Moscow Metro.
  • Deep Silver Account features were added on August 26, enhancing account integration.
• Gameplay Changes: A patch on September 2 reinstated DLSS options in the Enhanced Edition.
• UI/UX Update: The ESRB rating information was updated on August 26 to include the interactive element of in-game purchases.

Tracked sources for Metro Exodus were limited between 2024-02-14 and 2025-02-14, with only 2 verified changes captured in this window. The recorded activity centers on Metro Awakening Launch and Arachnophobia Mode Coming Soon and sits between Announcement of Metro Awakening VR Game on 2024-01-31 (dlc_release) and Announcement of METRO 2039 on 2026-04-16 (new_content), making this a light but still readable period in the game's history.

• Verified activity: 2024-11-13 - Metro Awakening Launch: Metro Awakening is out now on all major VR platforms, featuring the origin story of Khan.; 2024-11-13 - Arachnophobia Mode Coming Soon: An Arachnophobia Mode will be added in a post-launch update to avoid spider encounters..
• What stands out: The period is defined more by a small number of isolated updates than by a large roadmap beat or expansion-sized release.
• Before this window: The closest earlier tracked activity was Announcement of Metro Awakening VR Game on 2024-01-31 (dlc_release).
• After this window: The next tracked activity was Announcement of METRO 2039 on 2026-04-16 (new_content).

Metro Awakening was announced on January 31, 2024, as a new VR game set in the Metro universe, generating excitement for fans. In addition to this significant announcement, a series of bug fixes improved the overall gameplay experience.

• Major Content Drop: Metro Awakening VR Game announced, set for release later in 2024.

Metro Exodus introduced a significant update on January 24, 2023, with the release of the Exodus SDK for Modding, enabling players to create and share their own content. This update also delivered a suite of new editing tools, enhancing the creative potential for users.

• Editing Tools: A range of new tools launched to assist in level creation and customization.

  • Scene Editor Tool: Users can add and manipulate objects, including NPCs and weapons.
  • Model Editor/Viewer Tool: Allows changes to collision properties, textures, and animation tags.
  • Navigation Mode for AI Pathfinding: Enables the creation and editing of navigation meshes for AI movement.
  • Particles Mode for Particle Effects: Users can create and edit particle effects within the game.
  • Terrain Tool for Level Editing: Facilitates editing terrain shapes and appearances in levels.
  • Weather Editor for Custom Weather Effects: Users can create weather presets and adjust various weather parameters.
  • Camera Track Editor for Cutscenes: Used for creating cutscenes and camera effects.
  • Visual Script Editor for Gameplay Features: Allows scripting of gameplay features and AI behavior without coding.

• Modding Support: The release of the Exodus SDK provided free access to modding tools, expanding the game's community-driven content creation capabilities.

Metro Exodus PC Enhanced Edition launched on May 6, 2021, bringing significant graphical upgrades for high-end PCs, including DLSS 2.0 and enhanced ray tracing features. The release also marked the game's availability on Mac and Linux platforms, expanding its reach to more players.

• New Graphics Features: The Enhanced Edition introduced several advanced graphical improvements, including:

  • Fully Ray Traced Lighting Pipeline: Optimizations for Ray Traced Global Illumination were added.
  • Advanced Ray Traced Reflections: Enhanced visual fidelity through new reflection techniques.
  • Ray Traced Emissive Lighting: This feature was implemented throughout the main game.

• Gameplay Enhancements: A new Chapter Unlock Feature allowed players to access specific chapters with a default set of equipment and resources, facilitating a fresh experience without prior progress carry-over.

• Performance Improvements: The Enhanced Edition included DLSS 2.1, which improved performance on supported hardware.

• Quality of Life Updates:

  • Current owners received the Enhanced Edition for free, based on their existing ownership.
  • A Field of View Slider was added, a first for the Metro series, allowing for greater customization.

• Mac and Linux Launch: Metro Exodus became available for Mac and Linux users on April 14, 2021, with the Mac version confirmed for March.