{"id":1977541,"date":"2026-06-07T17:31:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T14:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1977541"},"modified":"2026-06-07T17:31:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T14:31:02","slug":"metro-2039-goes-to-war-with-the-undergrounds-fuhrer-in-a-moody-first-gameplay-trailer-as-february-2027-release-window-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1977541","title":{"rendered":"Metro 2039 goes to war with the underground&#8217;s F\u00fchrer in a moody first gameplay trailer, as February 2027 release window confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/metro-2039\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Metro 2039<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Metro 2039 goes to war with the underground&#8217;s F\u00fchrer in a moody first gameplay trailer, as February 2027 release window confirmed<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">What lies beneath.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/metro-2039-header-2.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Metro 2039 screenshot showing a statue of its antagonist, the underground&apos;s F\u00fchrer, bathed in moody light.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"metro-2039-header-2.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>4A Games<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Matt Wales avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1521645425.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Matt Wales avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1521645425.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/matt-wales\">Matt Wales<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-06-07T17:31:02+00:00\">June 7, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"beb49e3b-3c4f-4f7a-8520-0b2370f7626e\" data-name=\"Metro 2039\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Metro 2039\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Metro 2039\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Metro 2039\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Metro 2039\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Metro 2039\" title=\"Follow Metro 2039\"><br \/>\n  Follow Metro 2039<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/metro-2039-much-darker-out-this-winter\">Metro 2039&#8217;s striking cinematic unveiling<\/a> back in April, developer 4A Games has revealed first proper gameplay of its gritty post-apocalyptic horror shooter, narrowing down its previously announced &#8220;winter&#8221; release date to February next year.<\/p>\n<p>As we learned previously, Metro 2039 tells the story of the reclusive Stranger, a fully voiced protagonist (in a first for the series) plagued by nightmarish visions. When the Stranger reluctantly returns to the grim subterranean world of the Moscow Metro system, where the survivors of a nuclear apocalypse attempt to carve out an existence beneath the city&#8217;s radioactive surface, it soon becomes clear much has changed since the events of 2019&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/metro-exodus\">Metro Exodus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"METRO 2039 | Gameplay Reveal \u2013 HUNTER | XBOX Games Showcase 2026\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XLW5LT_RCRk?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/XLW5LT_RCRk\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">METRO 2039 | Gameplay Reveal \u2013 HUNTER | XBOX Games Showcase 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s a bit of Metro 2039 gameplay.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XLW5LT_RCRk\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Flooded by propaganda and misinformation, the Metro various factions have been united under a new banner, the Novoreich &#8211; a brutal totalitarian regime led by a new F\u00fchrer, known as Hunter. We get a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BMye0rHnCgc\">first proper look at Metro 2039&#8217;s fanatical Spartan leader in 4A&#8217;s latest trailer<\/a> (as featured in today&#8217;s Xbox Games Showcase) but there&#8217;s plenty more besides.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Across its three-or-so-minute runtime, which begins with a montage of striking post-apocalyptic vistas before all hell breaks loose and we get to the frenetic first-person action &#8211; there&#8217;s a taste of the series&#8217; familiar mix of claustrophobic stealth and gunplay, unfolding both above and below ground. Eagle-eyed viewers might also spot a new stealth weapon, The Shatun, and a new breaching charge.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, 4A &#8211; which is based in Ukraine, and has been developing Metro 2039 amid Russia&#8217;s ongoing invasion of the country &#8211; said it was aiming for a &#8220;much darker tone this time around&#8221;, noting it would be telling its story from a &#8220;unique Ukrainian perspective&#8221;. It added that while the series has always been about preventing war, its message in Metro 2039 has shifted to be about the consequences of war; the &#8220;cost of silence, the horrors of tyranny, and the price of freedom&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>As we now know, Metro 2039 is currently expected to launch in February 2027, when it will be available for Xbox Series S\/X, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/metro-2039-much-darker-out-this-winter\">Metro 2039&#8217;s striking cinematic unveiling<\/a> back in April, developer 4A Games has revealed first proper gameplay of its gritty post-apocalyptic horror shooter, narrowing down its previously announced &#8220;winter&#8221; release date to February next year.<\/p>\n<p>As we learned previously, Metro 2039 tells the story of the reclusive Stranger, a fully voiced protagonist (in a first for the series) plagued by nightmarish visions. When the Stranger reluctantly returns to the grim subterranean world of the Moscow Metro system, where the survivors of a nuclear apocalypse attempt to carve out an existence beneath the city&#8217;s radioactive surface, it soon becomes clear much has changed since the events of 2019&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/metro-exodus\">Metro Exodus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"METRO 2039 | Gameplay Reveal \u2013 HUNTER | XBOX Games Showcase 2026\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XLW5LT_RCRk?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/XLW5LT_RCRk\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">METRO 2039 | Gameplay Reveal \u2013 HUNTER | XBOX Games Showcase 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s a bit of Metro 2039 gameplay.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XLW5LT_RCRk\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Flooded by propaganda and misinformation, the Metro various factions have been united under a new banner, the Novoreich &#8211; a brutal totalitarian regime led by a new F\u00fchrer, known as Hunter. We get a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BMye0rHnCgc\">first proper look at Metro 2039&#8217;s fanatical Spartan leader in 4A&#8217;s latest trailer<\/a> (as featured in today&#8217;s Xbox Games Showcase) but there&#8217;s plenty more besides.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Across its three-or-so-minute runtime, which begins with a montage of striking post-apocalyptic vistas before all hell breaks loose and we get to the frenetic first-person action &#8211; there&#8217;s a taste of the series&#8217; familiar mix of claustrophobic stealth and gunplay, unfolding both above and below ground. Eagle-eyed viewers might also spot a new stealth weapon, The Shatun, and a new breaching charge.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, 4A &#8211; which is based in Ukraine, and has been developing Metro 2039 amid Russia&#8217;s ongoing invasion of the country &#8211; said it was aiming for a &#8220;much darker tone this time around&#8221;, noting it would be telling its story from a &#8220;unique Ukrainian perspective&#8221;. It added that while the series has always been about preventing war, its message in Metro 2039 has shifted to be about the consequences of war; the &#8220;cost of silence, the horrors of tyranny, and the price of freedom&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>As we now know, Metro 2039 is currently expected to launch in February 2027, when it will be available for Xbox Series S\/X, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Metro 2039 Metro 2039 goes to war with the underground&#8217;s F\u00fchrer in a moody first gameplay trailer, as February 2027 release window confirmed What lies beneath. 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