Metro 2033

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 2064 Ratings

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  1. Rustick
    May 23, 2023
    7
    атмосферная игра с простеньким сюжетом и весьма хорошими персонажами, графика приятная, геймплей зашел, но не сильно
  2. Magical_Viktor
    Apr 30, 2023
    6
    Существуют просто Зло и Большое Зло, а за ними обоими в тени прячется Очень Большое Зло. Очень Большое Зло, Геральт, это такое, которого ты и представить себе не можешь, даже если думаешь, будто уже ничто не в состоянии тебя удивить. И знаешь, Геральт, порой бывает так, что Очень Большое Зло схватит тебя за горло и скажет: «Выбирай, братец, либо я, либо то, которое чуточку поменьше»Существуют просто Зло и Большое Зло, а за ними обоими в тени прячется Очень Большое Зло. Очень Большое Зло, Геральт, это такое, которого ты и представить себе не можешь, даже если думаешь, будто уже ничто не в состоянии тебя удивить. И знаешь, Геральт, порой бывает так, что Очень Большое Зло схватит тебя за горло и скажет: «Выбирай, братец, либо я, либо то, которое чуточку поменьше»
  3. Targaryen006
    Feb 1, 2023
    6
    Story 3/5
    -Main story 3/5
    -Story Direction 4/5
    -main character 1/5
    -side characters 2/5
    Gameplay 3/5
    -Controls(keyboard and mouse) good
    -Combat 3/5
    -stealth 1/5
    -travel : linear
    -general gameplay (3/5)
    Graphics
    -Environmental design 4/5
    -Animations 2/5
    -optimization 3/5
    on record:8h
  4. Tomle1202
    Jun 8, 2022
    7
    Metro 2033 is an atmospheric treat that is unfortunately plagued with technical issues and embarrassingly poor sound designs.
  5. teenageSpirit
    Dec 29, 2021
    7
    "I was with them when they died. I was the only survivor ..."
    (c) Khan, "Ghosts"
    I remember how in 2012-2013, among my classmates there was only talk about this game. Then it became interesting to me and I began to watch the walkthroughs on this game on YouTube, then I liked it incredibly. Since that time, I don't remember anything about the plot, except for the name of the main    "I was with them when they died. I was the only survivor ..."
    (c) Khan, "Ghosts"

    I remember how in 2012-2013, among my classmates there was only talk about this game. Then it became interesting to me and I began to watch the walkthroughs on this game on YouTube, then I liked it incredibly. Since that time, I don't remember anything about the plot, except for the name of the main character and some "black" ones. Not so long ago, this game was handed out for free on the incentive and I decided to take it for myself. Now the time has come and I decided to spontaneously download it and start going through. The plot is not bad, this is not a stupid straightforward story about post-apocalypse and the extermination of monsters in droves. I loved the spiritual and mystical story of this game. As for the gameplay, it didn't quite work for me. Firstly, I did not like the lack of prompts in some missions, because of this I had to walk around the rooms pointlessly in search of something unknown. It's the same with the doors in some missions ... For example, in the library. Not the slightest hint that you need to break this or that in order for the door to open. Yes, it's kind of a sandbox and puzzle, but I personally don't like that. I like to follow the narration and adventure of ch. hero and not thinking how to find a way out, open the door and everything like that (in general, as you like).Everything else seems to be not bad, although in some places stealth did not go too much for me. The plot, as I repeated myself, sympathized with me both then 8-9 years ago, and now. The player has 2 types of endings: alternative and canon (this is certainly very cool).

    Bottom line: for those who like corridor shooters with horror elements, definitely purchase and play.    … Expand
  6. vova22379
    Dec 18, 2021
    6
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  7. Bodislav
    Jun 30, 2021
    7
    Not bad .
  8. kr1t1k
    Jun 20, 2021
    7
    Metro 2033 - классная игора, но со своими недостатками, например:
    - стелс ( скорее всего это из-за того, что игра использует движок X-Ray ) - он тут просто плохой из-за игру многие забрасывают, но он тут есть;
    - модиф. к оружию - оно не модифицирует оружие, а только его портит; - оружие - оно со своими недостатками; Но я должен сказать про плюсы: - сюжет - он один из хороших на    Metro 2033 - классная игора, но со своими недостатками, например:
    - стелс ( скорее всего это из-за того, что игра использует движок X-Ray ) - он тут просто плохой из-за игру многие забрасывают, но он тут есть;
    - модиф. к оружию - оно не модифицирует оружие, а только его портит;
    - оружие - оно со своими недостатками;
    Но я должен сказать про плюсы:
    - сюжет - он один из хороших на сегодня
    - атмосфера - она одна из самых лучших, а именно люди, диалоги, улицы, здания Москвы и др.
    - харизма персонажей - таких как Ульман, Хан, Хантер, Мельник, и др.
    - неплохой ост;
    Исходя из всего я вам советую эту игру.    … Expand
  9. Kotofon
    Jun 14, 2020
    7
    В 2013 году на мир обрушился апокалипсис, почти полностью уничтоживший человечество и превративший поверхность Земли в отравленную пустошь.Горстка выживших укрылась в глубинах московского метро, а человечество погрузилось в новое Средневековье.

    Настал 2033 год. Под землей выросло целое поколение. Осажденные города-станции борются меж собой за выживание, а вне городов рыщут ужасные    В 2013 году на мир обрушился апокалипсис, почти полностью уничтоживший человечество и превративший поверхность Земли в отравленную пустошь.Горстка выживших укрылась в глубинах московского метро, а человечество погрузилось в новое Средневековье.

    Настал 2033 год. Под землей выросло целое поколение. Осажденные города-станции борются меж собой за выживание, а вне городов рыщут ужасные мутанты.    … Expand
  10. Bottlecaps
    May 12, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. metro 2033 and the series as a whole shares a lot of similarities with the witcher franchise , both are novels written in a non english language, both received video game adaptations by passionate studios and with each new game they improved with a consistent increase in quality having the 3rd game being considered the best in each respective series but where the witcher is a rpg metro is a first person shooter.

    Story: the story may have originated from a novel but the story was revised for the game by the actual author himself meaning that its has consistency , Artyom is a man who just turned 20 growing up in the metro tunnels of post apocalyptic russia about to venture out of his small dank deep underground metro station. beyond threats of war between the reds and the nazis that have taken up arms to take over the metro , the mutant animals that think you are food there is one major threat to humanity , the dark ones mutated humans that gained telekinesis thanks to the radiation. the dark ones are humanity's greatest threat as even being in a dark ones presence can cause hallucinations , death or even worst , i don't think i can talk about the story without the ending because my experience felt more like the end of the book , artyom manages to fight his way to the top of a tower setting up a laser missile guidance system blowing up the main dark one city , and as the missiles flew i thought about how every dark one i personally encountered tried to help me , but every other person seems to die from them , destroying them all was the only option for humanity but after a nuclear war can humanity be trusted ? are the dark ones a metaphor for aliens ?
    Story: 10/10

    World building: that moral dilemma is baked into the game , at first i would shoot mutants on sight this always got me in sticky situations until i learned the creatures behaviours , when they attack , who attacks when they see me , what can i walk on past ect ect i had to learn about the world to survive on my own witch is something only the witcher 3 has done for me (surprise surprise) and this survival puts an extra layer on the games morality , as we all do amoral things in the name of survival . the world it self is dank and creepy and disgusting but when you make it to pollis station it feels huge and like a big city to artyom as everything and place he has seen is cobweb infested tunnels littered with rotting corpses , vent systems again with cobwebs, the highly irradiated surface where every creature is trying to kill you. nazis and communists exist with their own ideologies and motivations and actions , artyom's world is a violent nasty world that asks you to do the worst things you could do just to live.
    World building: 8.5/10

    Graphics: this is a decent looking game , sure its not perfect and games have looked better before but the atmosphere and world design really make up for any graphical infidelity. character designs are a little wonky but most wear cool looking armor so it's barely noticeable outside of cut scenes. my biggest problem with the graphics is how muted the colour palette is but given the games setting again it can be overlooked . my point is the graphics are just ok technically but the art is on full display and that saves this game from looking like crap
    Graphics : 6/10

    Gameplay: here is where i am going to unload all my gripes as 90% of them are gameplay related , the checkpoint system is wack , i played on hardcore mode which itself was tough and i did like but when you get to the turret section with its awful controls where you need pinpoint accuracy only for me to make it out by the skin of my teeth to run into a tank that because i was low health kills me i tried shooting the tank round that didn't work , i tried shooting the tank itself but it always killed me , i looked up a walk through and found out that you are actually supposed to survive the tank shooting at you but because i was stuck on a bad checkpoint i had to restart the level i already died on no less than 40 times , on normal difficulty it was a joke and way to easy . again at the end i ran out of filters but i couldn't find any more even though i looked , there was none in my vicinity , so again i had to restart the level because every time i loaded my save artyom immediately started suffocating. the shooting is so off i would swear id killed something only for it to kill me as i turn to kill something else and yeah it's frustrating to play. and the stealth sucks and it is way to linear plays more like a horror game witch given the setting is ok
    Gameplay: 3/10

    Sound design: its good , voice acting feels authentic , music is intense and changes to what is happening (mostly) having cricendos when you are about to be spotted during stealth , not much i can say as im running out of characters for this review
    Sound design:7/10

    10+8.5+6+3+7=34.5
    345= 6.9/10    … Expand
  11. steve_kent99
    Mar 23, 2020
    7
    Awesome atmosphere with challenging gameplay, very enjoyable game. Would recommend.
  12. brendo214
    Jun 6, 2019
    6
    I really wish that Metro 2033 took a lot of the focus on sub-par gunplay and put it into something like how the apocalypse affected people and the spooky monsters that were created by it.
  13. MavenUMP
    Feb 4, 2019
    7
    The atmosphere is great, everywhere there is something going on. The game is linear but not overly scripted. It is more like Half-Life than Call of Duty. But it has a few unnecessary immersion-breaking cutscenes or ingame-script sequences which prevent this game from being a masterpiece.

    sidenote: since Exodus will be temporarily exclusive because of a di€k move from    The atmosphere is great, everywhere there is something going on. The game is linear but not overly scripted. It is more like Half-Life than Call of Duty. But it has a few unnecessary immersion-breaking cutscenes or ingame-script sequences which prevent this game from being a masterpiece.

    sidenote: since Exodus will be temporarily exclusive because of a di€k move from publisher/developers and Epic you should consider avoiding buying this game to not support such a$$hat behaviour!    … Expand
  14. CAHEKCT
    Oct 8, 2018
    7
    Вполне хорошая игра
    Плюсы:
    1) Графика для 2010 года очень хороша 2) Атмосфера 3) Хоть и простой, но запоминающийся сюжет, который к тому же нелинейный 4) Звуки Минусы: 1) Отсутствие миникарты.(Я знаю ,что на планшете есть компас, но его не всегда удобно использовать) 2) В некоторых моментах слишком много мутантов (не то что сложно, просто по 10-20 минут отстреливаться от мутантов    Вполне хорошая игра
    Плюсы:
    1) Графика для 2010 года очень хороша
    2) Атмосфера
    3) Хоть и простой, но запоминающийся сюжет, который к тому же нелинейный
    4) Звуки
    Минусы:
    1) Отсутствие миникарты.(Я знаю ,что на планшете есть компас, но его не всегда удобно использовать)
    2) В некоторых моментах слишком много мутантов (не то что сложно, просто по 10-20 минут отстреливаться от мутантов иногда утомляет)    … Expand
  15. LesPaul
    Sep 30, 2017
    7
    A FPS on rails. Lacks the freedom of open world shooters like Arma 3. I somehow got the impression that the graphics were very 2-dimensional, that is most objects seemed somehow flat.
  16. miccael
    Jul 8, 2017
    7
    Reviewing in 2017.

    Finally finished this game (actually played after Last Light) What can I say? Well, it is worse than the sequel for sure. Atmosphere: amazing Lore and the world:very good gunplay:great But I did not like the ending and all missions leading to the ending (i.e. last 3 missions). It removed me from being a badass Artyom into a soldier who follows orders. What I    Reviewing in 2017.

    Finally finished this game (actually played after Last Light)
    What can I say? Well, it is worse than the sequel for sure.
    Atmosphere: amazing
    Lore and the world:very good
    gunplay:great
    But I did not like the ending and all missions leading to the ending (i.e. last 3 missions).
    It removed me from being a badass Artyom into a soldier who follows orders.
    What I can definitely say is that story and everything surrounding you is way more interesting than you.
    Really hard to give a representative score. One of the best FPS games ever made.    … Expand
  17. llamayarmybar
    May 23, 2017
    7
    Years ago I played Metro 2033, and in earnest I never finished it. It is now 2017, so i guess I've run out of excuses to not finish it. All in all, I still might not finish it at the end of the day, which is ironic considering I played through Last Light and moderately enjoyed it. Their is something missing from these games that's difficult to point out, almost as though their is aYears ago I played Metro 2033, and in earnest I never finished it. It is now 2017, so i guess I've run out of excuses to not finish it. All in all, I still might not finish it at the end of the day, which is ironic considering I played through Last Light and moderately enjoyed it. Their is something missing from these games that's difficult to point out, almost as though their is a combination of elements that should work in conjunction with each other, but mostly don't. First off is the actual visuals, which are no doubt still very good looking to this day, even when compared to the Redux's redone graphical fidelity, I would say the original has a certain style to it that the Redux lacks. Sound is up next and wouldn't you know it? The game sounds pretty great, lots of underground echoes and odd noises, the sounds of monsters roaring or growling all around you, its all really well done. I did run into some glitches from time to time, but I think that varies from setup to setup. I found it used sound very well, but what was understated was the music. Often times I couldn't even tell if their was music playing and it didn't always fit the scene or the mood or the tone. Kind of turned out sounding generic as far as music goes. Last Light I'm aware has more of an action music tone, which is fine, but I couldn't pick out anything memorable from either game music-wise. Now the game play can be split between stealth, and full on firefights. Most players on normal difficulty can actually get through most firefights with a bit of good aim and just getting the jump on the unfortunately non-challenging artificial intelligence most enemies have. Which isn't really a surprise, in most situations they just overwhelm you with firepower or numbers, not actual tactics. They don't use tactics to fight you, not even the monsters use much in the way of strategy to kill you. The humans fights are probably the best fights in the game because you know at least they will drop ammo for your guns and are terribly stupid. The monsters on the other hand, do stupid amounts of damage to the player to make up for how poor their AI is. This presents an issue when playing with any kind of "stealth." Sure its totally feasible to get through some sections using throwing knives, but its incredibly boring and I'm not sure where the incentive is to do so. Some areas are even designed for a stealth sorta "route," but it just doesn't work when the AI acts like a hive-mind should they hear you, instantly knowing where you are and where to start shooting. I'm not even sure if the monster fights are worth skipping since you'll find the level design in most areas somewhat perplexing and frustrating to navigate. Its almost as though they knew how linear the game was when they were developing it and decided to throw in a lot of confusing segments to create more of a challenge. In all honesty, this makes navigating more stressful than necessary, especially when you're getting caught on scenery during a tense fight with a couple of mutated beasts. Take for instance an early segment that was very confusing to get through for a first time player, the bridge covered with neo-Nazi's. This level alone is incredibly frustrating due to the fact that if one of the enemies across the bridge sights you, then you'll end up fighting all of them from one side. Of course the main issue I had was the fact that it was incredibly confusing as to where to go. You come up the tunnel, pass the bridge, go down the stairs, go to other side of another bridge, go through a door, go down the stairs, find another passage and then from memory I believe that's the end of that level. So how long did it take to get through this very linear area? A whole hour. A whole hour of attempting stealth kills, sneaking past enemies, and in the end it was easier to just plow through and kill every enemy in the area. Metro 2033 is very good at artificially wasting your time, some levels are very short, but they place certain enemies, or make paths difficult to get through on purpose it would seem, to elongate game play time. I can't really comment on the story since videogames are not books and vice versa. I'm sure the plot is fine, but I wasn't drawn in by anything in particular. I never really cared about coming the stories conclusion, I didn't really care about the plight of your station, nor did I have much concern for characters I didn't know dying here or there throughout. Metro 2033 remains a poor mans first person shooter, with lovely visuals, excellent atmosphere, sound and some creepy monster designs, but those elements aside, its presentation is weak, and it comes of as a bit of an amateur effort. Metro 2033 is solid, but struggles to set itself apart from more memorable games like the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series which though flawed are much better games.… Expand
  18. kamhagh
    Jun 21, 2015
    7
    Good story, a must play for any gamer. One of those games you have to play

    But it has incridbly dumb ai!
    Its not scary at all(not a con for me!)
    The creatures are cute!
    Gameplay is terrible! Even at 60fps you cant conttol you char without feeling bad and you only have terrible guns!
  19. SoulBrother
    Mar 2, 2015
    6
    It's was a good experience ,,, am not very high on FPS games , and in that regard the games weapons are similar to any FPS game out there ,,, I thought the game story wasn't that interesting , the plot , voice acting , and characters were very average and generic at best ,, but i somewhat enjoyed the themes of post nuclear Russia ,, reminds me a lot of Fallout 3 ,,,, The game shinesIt's was a good experience ,,, am not very high on FPS games , and in that regard the games weapons are similar to any FPS game out there ,,, I thought the game story wasn't that interesting , the plot , voice acting , and characters were very average and generic at best ,, but i somewhat enjoyed the themes of post nuclear Russia ,, reminds me a lot of Fallout 3 ,,,, The game shines greatly on it's environment and atmosphere of post-apocalyptic survival horror , very well done in graphics and lighting ,,, i'll say it's not a great game , nor it's a bad game ,,, many things about it will forget in a month or so ,,, it's a good game to fill your time with if you don't have better games to play… Expand
  20. rickrey
    Feb 28, 2015
    5
    Excellent English voice acting. Excellent detailed scenes. Very good storyline. So what's not to like? Well, I'm a casual gamer and even on the easiest level the game is difficult. After a while I lost interest in continually going through trial and error (die and retry) until I can get through a level. I don't like trying cheat codes but on this game I tried a few but they didn't seem toExcellent English voice acting. Excellent detailed scenes. Very good storyline. So what's not to like? Well, I'm a casual gamer and even on the easiest level the game is difficult. After a while I lost interest in continually going through trial and error (die and retry) until I can get through a level. I don't like trying cheat codes but on this game I tried a few but they didn't seem to work as expected. So, bottom line, I stopped playing the game and really don't have a desire to see it through till the end. I'll be satisfied reading a few spoilers. I suppose the developers realized how short the game was so they just made it harder so the player would thing the game was longer.

    A very annoying element to the game is the overly loud wheezing and breathing with the mask on. I had to eventually turn down the sound and switch to subtitles to get a little relief. Even though the graphics was excellent, the developers went out of their way to try to visually degrade that quality when the player is wearing a mask. It didn't really add anything to the game by degrading the quality that much. It was jut another annoyance. Why do game developers like flashlights that last only a few minutes. Why not bring back kerosene miner's helmets? Get a load of the size of the charging unit!    … Expand
  21. gloriouspotato
    Sep 30, 2014
    7
    Believe me, I really wanted to rate this game higher because I was so intrigued by the gritty atmosphere and setting, so much so that I read the novel just to delve into Artyom's psyche and backstory a little bit more. The story, characters and setting were all solid, and the game had so much potential, but it's unfortunate that the game has more than a few significant issues that reallyBelieve me, I really wanted to rate this game higher because I was so intrigued by the gritty atmosphere and setting, so much so that I read the novel just to delve into Artyom's psyche and backstory a little bit more. The story, characters and setting were all solid, and the game had so much potential, but it's unfortunate that the game has more than a few significant issues that really hamper the experience. The game is poorly optimised, the AI is lacking, stealth is kinda broken, mouse controls feel clunky and slow. As a result of all this, I can only see Metro 2033 as nothing more than a somewhat decent game, a flawed masterpiece.

    Overall rating - 7.3/10    … Expand
  22. dvBurk
    Sep 4, 2014
    5
    Beautiful and detailed game and whatsoever, though Im glad I've got this for free with my GPU, because the stupid AI, short gameplay and very easy hard mode wasn't worth my admission.
  23. tekki
    Sep 1, 2014
    6
    the good:
    + beautiful game, good sound and wonderful atmosphere.
    (going through abandoned tunnels have never been soo scary) the bad: - terrible/unrealistic AI (AI has 100% accuracy in a dark room from a mile away, they also get alerted to your presence very easily) - bad game mechanics: (stealth is encouraged, but no stealth kills unless u throw a knife (silenced guns and    the good:
    + beautiful game, good sound and wonderful atmosphere.
    (going through abandoned tunnels have never been soo scary)

    the bad:
    - terrible/unrealistic AI
    (AI has 100% accuracy in a dark room from a mile away, they also get alerted to your presence very easily)

    - bad game mechanics:
    (stealth is encouraged, but no stealth kills unless u throw a knife (silenced guns and melee dont work)

    - bad save game system:
    (saves when you are being shot at, which results to an endless loop of deaths)

    -bad writing
    (characters appear out of nowhere with no reason at all, unrealistic story ie: sneaking through a base undetected only for the enemy to know exactly which door you going to use to capture you in a cutscene)    … Expand
  24. mattia_76
    Jul 18, 2014
    7
    I played this game some years after its release so lot of technical issues reported soon after launch were solved. Never had any problems. The game is cool, has a good story and really builds up an unique atmosphere. It mantains tension up! Shooter aspects of the game are not so developed so the experience will not be as smooth as other FPS. The campain ended to soon, i would have likedI played this game some years after its release so lot of technical issues reported soon after launch were solved. Never had any problems. The game is cool, has a good story and really builds up an unique atmosphere. It mantains tension up! Shooter aspects of the game are not so developed so the experience will not be as smooth as other FPS. The campain ended to soon, i would have liked the experience to go on a little longer.… Expand
  25. arclight
    Jun 1, 2014
    7
    I really dig this game. It's dark creepy undertone is enough to make you hesitate when turning corners and the odd hallucinations and supernatural happenings keep you on the edge of your seat. My only complaint is that the stealth mechanics need a lot of work. Some of the stealth levels are borderline frustrating to complete. However, this is only a problem in a couple places and it was anI really dig this game. It's dark creepy undertone is enough to make you hesitate when turning corners and the odd hallucinations and supernatural happenings keep you on the edge of your seat. My only complaint is that the stealth mechanics need a lot of work. Some of the stealth levels are borderline frustrating to complete. However, this is only a problem in a couple places and it was an overall decent game to play.… Expand
  26. whatever523
    Mar 17, 2014
    7
    Metro 2033 has an interesting story, nice music and stunning visuals and can be very immersive at times. Unfortunately, the game also has many problems.

    Technical problems: There are bugs with the default configuration that you have to bypass before you can properly play the game. Enabling Vsync strangely improves the performance quite a bit and the default field of view is way too    Metro 2033 has an interesting story, nice music and stunning visuals and can be very immersive at times. Unfortunately, the game also has many problems.

    Technical problems: There are bugs with the default configuration that you have to bypass before you can properly play the game. Enabling Vsync strangely improves the performance quite a bit and the default field of view is way too narrow and has to be changed in two config files. Aim sensivity is also messed up: It's too high for scoped weapons and too low for iron sights. It can be adjusted, but there's no way to make it good for both.

    Save games: The save locations are bad and there's no way to quick save or anything. Auto saving at fixed locations makes the saves a lot smaller, but the spots should be chosen carefully. I had to reload a chapter at least twice, because the game saved in situations that made it impossible to continue.

    The AI is pathetic: When one enemy notices you, every opponent in the map is locked on to you like an aimbot. This makes stealth play almost impossible. The enemies are even trying to shoot you through walls from points where they absolutely can't see or hear you, that's how hard they cheat. They also have unlimited ammo, naturally, and wearing a helmet means they can take several shots to the face.

    Game mechanics are poor and not properly explained: Pressing reload too long will load your military grade ammo (which serve as the game's currency) into your weapon and literally makes you shoot money at your opponents.

    Many of these problems (bad config, save system, dumbed down game mechanics) are typical console problems, so we once again have a very poorly adjusted port.

    I initially stopped playing as the first few levels are very poor and frustrating, because of the terrible save points, as mentioned before, and the AI of the human enemies is super bad. I eventually continued and finished the game and I'm glad I did. I don't want to spoil anything, but the game really gets a lot better in the second half.

    After all, Metro 2033 could have been great, but it's just good, because of the many bugs and oversights.    … Expand
  27. Ariel2994
    Mar 13, 2014
    6
    This game has a fantastic immersing and well designed environment, very detailed and creepy. The storyline it's good, but nothing astonishing. I like the fact that we are in a post-apocalyptic Moscow where every bullet, air filter and med-pack are essential to survive, so we have to be very careful with our limited resources. Except for the voices, the sound is pretty good. All theThis game has a fantastic immersing and well designed environment, very detailed and creepy. The storyline it's good, but nothing astonishing. I like the fact that we are in a post-apocalyptic Moscow where every bullet, air filter and med-pack are essential to survive, so we have to be very careful with our limited resources. Except for the voices, the sound is pretty good. All the environment sounds and the beasts roars are scary as hell. The main problem of this game it's it poor and bad designed combat. The enemies and beasts knows exactly where you are, even if they haven't seen you and takes a huge amount of ammo to kill them in all difficulties. Also, they have a excellent precision at long distances with any weapon, which is very unrealistic. Apart from that, the game is very lineal, you can't explore anything, which is a pity due to the excellent environment design. To end this, I want to mention two details: Artyom is very boring, you can't see his face and doesn't talk and the graphic system is really bad optimized, so, if you don't have a very good computer, you will be suffering lag everytime.

    To sum up:

    The best: extremely innmersive and terrifyng post-apocalyptic Moscow.

    The worst: the poor and bad designed shooting combat.    … Expand
  28. duhwayne
    Feb 12, 2014
    5
    Lots of killing, good voice acting, graphics are good. The steam version of the game has a bug that makes it crash at Chapter 4 The Depot. Tried the "fix": stand up, face backwards, lowest resolution, mask and lights off, click heels together three times. Can't pass the glitch. Still waiting for this 'interesting story' to appear in Chapter 4 of 7: won't hold my breath. Wasn't enjoying itLots of killing, good voice acting, graphics are good. The steam version of the game has a bug that makes it crash at Chapter 4 The Depot. Tried the "fix": stand up, face backwards, lowest resolution, mask and lights off, click heels together three times. Can't pass the glitch. Still waiting for this 'interesting story' to appear in Chapter 4 of 7: won't hold my breath. Wasn't enjoying it much anyway.… Expand
  29. tenchymuyo2
    Jan 29, 2014
    6
    I'm glad I got this game mostly free with Humble Bundle. I CANNOT stand Checkpoint saves. Stupid console clone. If it had been made from the ground up on the PC, it would have had a much better interface and the ability to save at will.
  30. WLGMan
    Oct 10, 2013
    6
    I would Say The Game is good and bad at the same time cause the atmosphere of the game was good, the story and the AMAZING graphics! But the bad things about it was the characters and enemies.
    First i'll go with the enemies then the characters.
    The enemies are pretty much too smart and they are so hard to hit even with like one of the most powerful gun in the game but they won't die!    I would Say The Game is good and bad at the same time cause the atmosphere of the game was good, the story and the AMAZING graphics! But the bad things about it was the characters and enemies.
    First i'll go with the enemies then the characters.
    The enemies are pretty much too smart and they are so hard to hit even with like one of the most powerful gun in the game but they won't die! Like the monsters i shot most of my precious Military Grade Ammo and i just killed like 2 or 3 Monsters...

    Now on too the characters The characters have good back story they're good and all BUT they are just TOUR GUIDES they just kill all the enemies for you and soak up the potential of the game... I hope you think this is a honest review     … Expand
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#33 Best PC Game of 2010
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#9 Most Discussed PC Game of 2010
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Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 40 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 40
  3. Negative: 0 out of 40
  1. Destructoid
    May 30, 2011
    80
    Your enjoyment of Metro 2033 hinges on your willingness to let a game batter you into submission.
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  2. 3DJuegos
    90
    4A Games leaves you no choice but to engage with the gameplay of Metro 2033 because of its dark tone and great story. Hardcore gamers looking for a unique experience in PC ultimately will be rewarded by this atmospheric and fast-paced shooter.
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  3. Vandal
    92
    Novel and videogame join to compose a very interesting proposal in the saturated first person action genre.
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