Metro Exodus
Intense overall intensityWhat's in it
First-person gunfights and melee against human bandits, cultists, and mutated creatures, with blood spray and lingering corpses.
Frequent strong profanity in the English dialogue of the crew and enemies.
Vodka and other alcohol are consumed by characters and offered to Artyom, and cigarette smoking is depicted.
Bleak post-apocalyptic survival with slavery, human cruelty, cult oppression, and the deaths of companions.
Dark tunnels, night raids, and grotesque mutant creatures create dread and startle moments, with some frightening set-pieces.
Captives held by slavers and hostile factions are shown beaten or brutalized in scripted moments.
Some characters, including Anna, appear partly undressed in a private cabin scene with no explicit nudity.
Hostile factions of slavers, raiders, and bandits are depicted as antagonists the player fights against.
Mutated beasts and creatures are hunted and killed as a standard combat mechanic.
A brief, implied intimate moment between Artyom and his wife Anna aboard the train is suggested rather than shown.
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What it is
Metro Exodus is a single-player first-person shooter set across the post-apocalyptic ruins of Russia and Kazakhstan, following survivor Artyom and his companions on a year-long journey by train through irradiated wilderness. Players scavenge for supplies, craft ammunition and gas-mask filters, and fight through firefights against human raiders, slavers, and religious cults as well as mutated animals and monsters, with realistic gunplay, blood, and gory wounds. The world is bleak, dealing with slavery, cult fanaticism, radiation, and the deaths of companions, and dark tunnels and grotesque creatures produce frequent tension and frightening moments. Alcohol and smoking appear in the crew's downtime, and the dialogue includes occasional profanity and mild suggestive moments; there is no online play, microtransactions, or explicit sexual content.
How it's framed
The story frames survival and human connection as its core, presenting the bond among the Aurora's crew as a found family. A morality system quietly rewards restraint and mercy — sparing surrendering enemies and helping civilians can change the ending — rather than glorifying killing, and hostile factions like slavers and cultists are cast as clear antagonists whose cruelty the player is positioned against.
Details
- Developer
- 4A Games
- Publisher
- Deep Silver
- Released
- Feb 14, 2020
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