Metro 2039 Release Date, Platforms, PC Stores, and PS5 Pro Trailer Breakdown

4A Games and Deep Silver have set Metro 2039 for February 4, 2027. The next mainline Metro game is coming to current-generation PlayStation and Xbox consoles as well as PC, with a State of Play gameplay reveal focused on its return to post-apocalyptic Moscow. The footage is an encouraging look at the game’s atmosphere and action, but it is still pre-release material—not evidence of final performance or review-quality verdicts. 26

Release date and platforms

Metro 2039 launches on February 4, 2027 for:

• PlayStation 5
• Xbox Series X|S
• PC

Deep Silver lists the PC storefronts as Steam, Epic Games Store, and Xbox on PC. The Xbox PC version is part of Xbox Play Anywhere. Players in some territories, including Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, will receive the game on February 5 instead. 129

Launch-day performance features

At launch, 4A Games and Deep Silver say a 60 FPS Performance Mode with ray tracing will be available on PS5, PS5 Pro, and Xbox Series X. The announcement does not make the same explicit promise for Xbox Series S, so buyers should not assume feature parity beyond what has been confirmed. 2

The State of Play trailer was captured on PS5 Pro and represented the game’s first console gameplay reveal. That makes the footage a useful indication of the visual target, but it should not be treated as a final benchmark for every platform or display mode. 617

What the State of Play trailer showed

The trailer introduces the new protagonist, the Stranger, shortly after leaving the underground tunnels for the thawing ruins of Moscow. PlayStation describes the game as a single-player story built around exploration, survival, combat, and stealth, with the Stranger traveling into the city’s “dark heart.” 617

The footage moves between exposed, devastated city spaces and the enclosed Metro environments that define the series. It also shows the tone of play expected from a Metro game: cautious movement, tense first-person encounters, and violence that can break out after stealthy approaches fail. Game Informer similarly highlighted a storm-darkened Moscow, survival elements, first-person gunplay, and a tense firefight in its trailer coverage. 611

Atmosphere, action, and visuals: the early reaction

The early response is necessarily based on trailers and preview coverage rather than finished-game reviews. Still, coverage consistently singled out the familiar Metro qualities on display: a bleak, claustrophobic setting, oppressive underground spaces, and detailed environments shaped by dramatic lighting. 113133

The important takeaway is that Metro 2039 does not appear to be repositioning the series as a pure run-and-gun shooter. Its official framing and the footage both point to a survival-focused blend of exploration, stealth, and combat—an approach likely to appeal most to players who value tension and atmosphere as much as gunplay. 1739

Where Metro 2039 fits in the series

Metro 2039 is the fourth mainline Metro game from 4A Games, following Metro 2033, Metro: Last Light, and Metro Exodus. It is the sequel to 2019’s Metro Exodus, developed by 4A Games and published by Deep Silver. 11052

Rather than centering Artyom again, the new game follows the Stranger and returns the series to Moscow. That shift gives the sequel room to revisit the tunnels and ruined capital while continuing the franchise’s established post-apocalyptic setting. 61017

A crowded February 2027 release window

The February 4 date puts Metro 2039 at the beginning of a busy month for major game launches. Contemporary coverage listed Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, God of War: Laufey, Persona 4 Revival, and Fable among the titles scheduled later in February. Release dates can change, but the current positioning gives Metro 2039 an early opening before that lineup arrives. 813

For now, the firm details are the date, platforms, PC storefronts, and launch performance-mode commitment. Questions about final image quality, frame-rate stability, story, balance, and platform-by-platform differences will need to wait for the shipped game and independent reviews.