Creators uncover the impact of the Russian-Ukrainian war on Metro 2039: "Everything we planned has changed"

4A Games claims that Metro 2039, which is set to be released in the winter of 2026, was fundamentally transformed by Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and the studio developed under wartime conditions and reoriented the communicative towards the consequences of the conflict, tyranny, silence, and freedom. Set in 2039 after Metro Exodus, the game returns to the Moscow tunnels under Novoreich and the fresh Führer, Spartan Ranger Hunter, while players follow a fresh protagonist, "The Stranger," amid propaganda and fear.