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Metro Awakening
Developer Vertigo Games
Metro Awakening is a first-person shooter developed by Vertigo Games and published by Deep Silver. As a spin-off game of the Metro franchise and a prequel to Metro 2033, Awakening was released for virtual reality devices, including PlayStation VR2, Meta Quest 2 and 3, Steam VR and Viveport on November 7, 2024. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
372 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
70
Fresh
187 positive · 79 negative
95% range 65–75%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 187 | 79 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 29 | 1 | 54 |
| Lemmy * | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Mastodon * | 2 | 0 | 4 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
1,665 of 2,217 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
70% recommend · 174 yes, 74 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 248 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (2,697 of 3,624 positive).
Many players find it a good VR game but not as good as Half-Life: Alyx. [1][2][3] Some fans say it misses the atmosphere and depth of the original Metro games. [4][5][6] Several reviewers praise its immersive horror and story, especially for Metro fans. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [5]
Metro Awakening Misses Everything That Makes Metro… Metro Metro Awakening feels like a game that desperately wants the Metro name on the box but forgets literally everything that made the series special. This isn’t a Metro game in spirit, tone, or design. It’s a jump-scare carnival wearing a Metro mask, and the result is honestly painful. Atmosphere? No. Just Jumpscares Instead of the heavy, tense, oppressive …
- [10]
I'm 53 years old. Haven't really been into video games much at all other than playing very, very occasionally since I was a teenager. I got a Meta Quest a year ago to make working out more fun, which it has. I finally decided to start checking out some games a few months ago. After reading quite a lot of recommendations from people, I decided to get this game. Oh man... what an amazing experience that was!!! This is …
- [2]
Is this the best VR game ever? No Is this a bad VR game? NO This is a GOOD game, not great, but its worth playing, i think most people complain everything is the same didnt play the first 2, its the metro, everything looks similar. no its not super detailed, there is not tons of loot to dig for, drawers to check etc. its set up like Metro 2033, ammo on bodies, or in ammo cases, that's about it. Also like Metro the …
- [4]
While I would recommend this as a good VR FPS, I wouldn't recommend this as a Metro game. Its for the most part an FPS with a Metro skin on it, because at least to me my favourite part of the Metro games wasn't the FPS combat, it was the secondary stuff like customising a wide range of guns, managing ammo, stealth, the characters and story, interacting at actual Metro Stations with people. Exploring and going to the …
- [1]
Yes if u compare this game to Half-Life Alyx, the game pretty much lacks in everything. But if u look at it as a standalone vr game in its self its basically perfect. Would recommend buying it if u have a vr.
Summarised from 34 of the 346 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 10, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
70% of the 248 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Metro Awakening. The complaint that keeps coming up: too dark and flashlight runs out quickly. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
According to Metacritic, the game received "generally favourable reviews". The game was nominated for "Best VR/AR Game at The Game Awards 2024.
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 372 · most liked firstI'm 53 years old. Haven't really been into video games much at all other than playing very, very occasionally since I was a teenager. I got a Meta Quest a year ago to make working out more fun, which it has. I finally decided to start checking out some games a few months ago. After reading quite a lot of recommendations from people, I decided to get this game. Oh man... what an amazing experience that was!!! This is the first video game I have ever completed start-to-finish in my entire life…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was playing the new Metro Awakening VR game and I found a working piano. So, of course I had to do it. Trigger warning for elder emo kids.
positive · AI labelView post →2024 Steam Awards Nominees Announced. ::: spoiler Nominees **Game of the Year** * Black Myth: Wukong * Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl * Balatro * Helldivers 2 * Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 **VR Game of the Year** * Metro Awakening VR * Davigo * Maestro * Blade and Sorcery * Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2 **Labor of Love** * Stardew Valley * Baldur's Gate 3 * Dota 2 * No Man's Sky * Elden Ring **Best Game on Steam Deck** * Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor * Balatro * Hades 2 * God…
neutral · AI labelView post →I don’t understand why people say the graphics look bad. This was one of the most artistic VR games I’ve ever seen. Sure, it doesn’t look like Half Life Alyx but which game does? This was a Quest 3 first game. They knew their limitations and tried to mask it with a really good art style, just like back in the day when PC games were optimised. I like the story. The atmosphere and acting were great. They reused some maps and assets throughout the story, but it didn’t feel cheap. I really like…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Metro Awakening Misses Everything That Makes Metro… Metro Metro Awakening feels like a game that desperately wants the Metro name on the box but forgets literally everything that made the series special. This isn’t a Metro game in spirit, tone, or design. It’s a jump-scare carnival wearing a Metro mask, and the result is honestly painful. Atmosphere? No. Just Jumpscares Instead of the heavy, tense, oppressive atmosphere the Metro series is known for, this game throws just jumpscares at…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Birthday Stream! This Sunday I'll be doing a 12hr (hopefully) stream to celebrate my 31st birthday. Gonna be starting with some Metro Awakening (VR horror/shooter game), then moving onto multiplayer games with friends! Should be a great day with some cheeky wine tasting somewhere in there too!
neutral · AI labelView post →Metro Awakening, the fourth video game in the popular Ukrainian-born post-apocalyptic survival franchise set in Russia’s underground subway, was released on Nov. 7 by the virtual reality (VR) company Vertigo Games.
neutral · AI labelView post →Yes if u compare this game to Half-Life Alyx, the game pretty much lacks in everything. But if u look at it as a standalone vr game in its self its basically perfect. Would recommend buying it if u have a vr.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a pretty bad VR game. I love Metro, but this one was terrible. I really tried to give it a chance — I think I have around 6 hours in it and was almost finished — but it became such a drag that I couldn’t keep going. Most of the game is just walking around and opening doors forever, with only occasional gunfights. The game is also so dark that you’re constantly recharging your flashlight, which gets annoying fast. On top of that, the story just wasn’t interesting at all. This Metro…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is not worth the money, performance is pretty bad, game's good for maybe a single playthrough since you can't skip anything and the story feels very repetitive, the game assets and enemies are the same, just reused in different places. Spiders are incredibly annoying bullet sponges (but you can turn them off in the settings), for the mounted turrets you may think they actually overheat but the meter on them doesn't mean anything. On hardcore, stealth is mandatory because you won't…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Okay so, been reading all the reviews and I can see why some people are disappointed. They wanted al Alyx-like game in Metro. I've played 3 hours so far and here is my honest review. It's not a Alyx, maybe Alyx from Temu, buuut as a Metro game, it does fine. Not excellent but fine enough. The story is simple yet good enough. The ambient music is on the loop so when it gets tense, you think that something is coming but there is nothing. The weapon handling and interactions with different…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hey the Metro Awakening VR game is great! I just played the first 90 minutes and the only reason I stopped is I needed to charge my headset.
positive · AI labelView post →If you can get this on sale I would recommend it, barely. Apart from the equipement and weapons models, the game is half-good at everything. Gun handling is cumbersome, the pace is very uneven and don’t look too close at the textures. I thought my headset was out of focus until I realized that it was the textures playing tricks. For a pc vr game I found myself being mostly annoyed at how poor the visuals were instead of paying attention to where I was or what I was doing. The gameplay loop is…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Is this the best VR game ever? No Is this a bad VR game? NO This is a GOOD game, not great, but its worth playing, i think most people complain everything is the same didnt play the first 2, its the metro, everything looks similar. no its not super detailed, there is not tons of loot to dig for, drawers to check etc. its set up like Metro 2033, ammo on bodies, or in ammo cases, that's about it. Also like Metro the enemies are bullet sponges if you dont AIM! Headshots people, makes a huge…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I literally karate chopped my face when a mutant spider jumped on the head in game this game is really cool and does a great job on certain features like the grabbing a spider thats on your face and throwing it, having to wipe your gasmask when it gets dirty to clean it, etc. but then cuts back on other features like being able to grab your backpack with your right hand, it always has to be your left. overall if you like the metro games you'll like this but if you haven't played the other…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For a game from late 2024, this is complete crap. Low-quality textures, zero interactivity, no visual body armor, you put everything in the void. The flashlight runs out of power every three minutes, and you're constantly having to spin the generator. Even on the easiest level, there's not enough ammo. This project was rushed, a disgrace to the Metro series.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This Evening's Doodle Little Doodle Finished! Did some touch ups, additions, and color to yesterday's doodle! Finished Metro Awakening today, very fun VR game and something I'll have to play through again soon! Hope you all had a good start to the week!
positive · AI labelView post →GPU; 9070 XT OC RAM: 32GB DDR5 So I've had this game about 6 months & just completed it on Hardcore Difficulty. I tend to play VR for a few hours at a time and then put it down for a month or so, due to limited free time. I've logged 18 hours game time, so it works out about right. This is my second favourite of VR games: HL:Alyx being first. Story telling was brilliant. It wasn't mind-blowing or shocking, but it did just enough to be unique and interesting, whilst keeping it simple for…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's not a bad game but mechanically it just feels like I'm playing Half Life Alyx with slightly less polish and less interesting world design. And for the base price of $50 it just doesn't really deliver imo.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sadly I have to agree with the negative reviews. The beginning is so boring it makes you want to fall asleep. Graphics are simply beyond poor on top of the usual metro ugliness and I had everything maxed out, horrible fake russian accents. I don't know who would enjoy this game, perhaps someone who never played anything else before or doesn't know any better. I am genuinely curious how can someone enjoy such a low level of entertainment. Refunded after 80min and I paid £13 for it. Absolutely…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Some of the amazing scenes from Metro Awakening. This VR game is so atmospheric.
positive · AI labelView post →Today is launch day for Metro Awakening! With many already having gotten their hands on the game in 48-hour advanced access, and the average critic score sitting at a 78/100, it's heartwarming to see our team's efforts rewarded with such a warm reception from players. 🧵 1/6
neutral · AI labelView post →Metro Awakening is one of those games that makes me wish I could leave a Neutral review on Steam. There is fun to be had here but, and that's a big but, the game is very flawed. Let me start by saying that it outstays its welcome massively. Maybe that wouldn't be a problem if the game had something new and unique to offer every now and then, but it doesn't. By the time you finish chapter 2 (out of 12) you have pretty much seen 90% of assets that this game has to offer. Not only do you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i'm usually a big metro fan, but this game is just unplayable. PC is well beyond the minimum specs listed for the game (there are no recommended specs listed on steam at time of writing). i've been able to play every other vr game i've ever tried, including HL:Alyx and a few others, with no issues. this game had me turn all my graphics settings to minimums, just to get a smooth 30-40 fps, and at that point, the load-in times were jarring and the textures are worse than the original Half-life…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A must have for every Metro fan and for everyone else who likes post-apocalyptic, immersive, story driven, survival horror games with guns. The controls are intuitive and the game itself looks great. There are jump-scares, however, they do not feel cheap. Instead they add to immersion. Edit: One thing they should definitely improve is that some places are just too dark, cannot see anything with max brightness when in stealth. You can edit the Engine.ini file manually, but this isn't user…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Possibly the worst metro game to come out. 1: Would've been better if it was just on Desktop, the VR is a nice thing, but for the kinda game it is and the design they were going for, it doesn't work with VR. VR also shot the graphics into the floor. The game just doesn't look good 2: Mechanics are poor, the believe me i love the way the backpack and its accessories work, but the flashlight dies too quickly, you're unable to recycle chambered bullets in dropped guns, and the crouching thing is…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Metro Awakening just got nominated for a game award! 🏆🎉
positive · AI labelView post →After only 20 minutes, I cannot recommend this game. For some reason, everything seems blurry and the textures are low-resolution, even with maxed-out graphics settings, the game still looks bad. Furthermore, the performance is awful, and I crashed so many times that I couldn't get past the prologue. This shouldn't happen considering my PC has no problem running much more graphically demanding VR games. It honestly looks and feels like the Quest version was ported to PC with only minor…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game! Borrows a lot from alyx, exploration and combat is nice, it maintains that great balance of horror thriller and shooter. I have really only one main gripe with the game. While the game does balance tension well, I do feel like it's lacking the downtime in between sections that the metro series is known for, and it does make the segments blend together a little. Story's a little underwhelming, but I liked the ending. After finishing the game, I'd say it definitely overstays it's…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is just half life alyx but everything was twaked to offer moderate level of annoyance. not so bad that it make you quit, but enough for you to never be able to get used to it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While I would recommend this as a good VR FPS, I wouldn't recommend this as a Metro game. Its for the most part an FPS with a Metro skin on it, because at least to me my favourite part of the Metro games wasn't the FPS combat, it was the secondary stuff like customising a wide range of guns, managing ammo, stealth, the characters and story, interacting at actual Metro Stations with people. Exploring and going to the surface (At least what I'm up to). This game doesn't have much, if any of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Another studio closure... Metro Awakening is a solid game and I hate to see this happening again. Sending my best to everyone affected
positive · AI labelView post →Fairly short, only 12 hours for playthrough on Medium, but so far the second best VR shooter I have played. (Alyx is 1st, Boneworks is 3rd). Played on Oculus Quest 1 (so at 72Hz) over Virtual DEsktop no problem, beat it in 3 sessions. The later Nosalis chapters had me properly scared. The really only annoying one was the Pipe Maze, but after about 20 minutes I finally realised what I should be doing. Highly recommended, even if maybe not for those 40 Euros. But at 30 or less it's a must buy. It…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game had me comforted scared and teared up the ending was just to good it made me cry
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I admit, I kinda expected this game to be short and not be worth the cost, but I'm glad that I'm wrong. This game is.. pretty long. Almost Alyx long. But totally, don't play this game like Alyx. It's pretty immersive and it does get the atmosphere feeling just right. I'm not disappointed. This is a very good game and feels all right at its price.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you like Metro, you'll like it in VR. If you don't like Metro, well... you will need a new pair of pants. A solid VR game that is immersive and fun. 8/10.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's an ok experience. If you have played Metro before, steping into the Metro in VR is fun. But the game really feels and looks incomplete. I just dont get the ghosts. Why do they disturb your vision but also kill you when your too close. At some point you can't even see where to escape. Its like a bad Stalth experience, you have to pass them without getting too close but they can't even see you. This mechanic got used way too often for how its actually not adding anything siginificant to the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Metro Awakening review: One of the best VR shooters yet, but not without flaws. With Metro Awakening, Vertigo Games delivers a gripping post-apocalyptic shooter that tells a successful prequel story over twelve chapters. No prior knowledge of the Metro books or games is required, making it easy to jump in. The interaction with the world and the gadgets works really well. The handling of the weapons is convincing. Most of the fights are exciting, and the soundtrack is well arranged. Plus: There…
neutral · AI labelView post →Metro Awakening is a very impressive VR game. It's big 'proper' game for gamers, that we don't see very often in VR so I hope people check it out. It's also very intense and not for the faint-hearted!
positive · AI labelView post →This game is so laggy although i love the metro series alot I genuinely cant play because of how bad the lag is
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly, finishing it, I am pretty disappointed. Just felt pointless throughout. The gameplay is fine, with some really annoying and serious issues. The grab range for your syringe and pistol is RIDICULOUS, to the point that anytime I tried to grab anything they´d get in the way, and there are no options to adapt those. The performance is pretty bad through any method available - Steam VR, Meta Link, wired or wireless, the game becomes a slide show whenever anything exciting happens (and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →7.5/10 I'd say the minus is big and simple - no russian audio. I mean, it’s MOSCOW metro and everyone is speaking English? No, that not how it is supposed to be. Controls are clumsy and quite often mess up and instead of holding a gun you may hold a magazine in a crucial moment. The stealth moments are suspense and shootouts are dangerous as ever in such crowded spaces. You know, metro itself is dark but in VR it is much darker. So dark that you can’t literally see at all. Optimization is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thief VR: Legacy Of Shadow Revives The Stealth Series On Quest, Steam & PS VR2. Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow is reviving the legendary stealth series on PlayStation VR2, Quest and Steam this year. First appearing in 1998, the Thief series is being reimagined for PlayStation VR2 by developer Maze Theory (Infinite Inside) and Vertigo Games (Metro Awakening, Arizona Sunshine). Announced during PlayStation's State of Play conference, you play as a thief called Magpie who's been orphaned by the…
neutral · AI labelView post →Heya! I'm Quill, and I'm a game producer. I did extensive work on Metro Awakening VR releasing later this week 😊
neutral · AI labelView post →so much ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ lag + unbearable reflection lighting bugs
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a lifelong fan of the Metro series and an avid VR enthusiast, Metro Awakening satisfies just about all my asks. This is a near perfect rendition of the claustrophobic post apocalyptic Moscow subway tunnels, now in real world scale and precise immersion through the comforts of your headset. While at times you can certainly tell that technical compromises were made in order to fit the system requirements of the standalone headsets (like the Quest 3), what is presented here is bar none, and I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Starts very slow and boring, then gets quite good and fun for a while, then just has you walking the same route over and over and over again... for literally the entire second half of the game. I can't understand all the hype this game gets. Can't recommend it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Despite allowing Seated play, this game glitches almost constantly in Seated mode -- your hands constantly grab items from the hip holsters, and grabbing items from the "belly pouch" is next to impossible. Only buy this if you can play in a Standing mode.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →its neat but its a jump scare roller coaster, i wish it was just about killing monsters and commies
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →WOW! This is was such a great game. I purchased it around the time it came out as I am huge fan of the METRO Franchise. Did not get around to play it until now. This was an amazing experience, if a game can make me cry with a beautiful story. Thats an instant recommend. Game play top notch. Only complaint I had was the Spiders being a bit much. That maybe a skill issue and not a game issue..
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The only reason I'm giving this a thumbs up is for fans of the series that want a VR experience. Gameplay/controls: Think Half Life: Alyx with a much more limited physics engine. The game runs well, but the new wears off within the first hour, in my opinion. I despise the metro car sections where you're just shooting enemies while locked in place. Believe me...these scenes occur too many times and are not fun. Not to say everything is bad. The spiders, which they marketed pretty hard…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very fun game, the ghosts scared me and I don't like the spiders.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Post-apocalyptic VR Shooter 'Metro Awakening' Failed to Meet Revenue Goals, Parent Company Reveals. Embracer Group, the media conglomerate behind a host of game studios, announced in a recent financial report that Metro Awakening (2024) “underperformed” financial expectations. Developed by Embracer Group’s Vertigo Games, Metro Awakening brought the storied post-apocalyptic shooter franchise to VR for the first time, serving as the latest ‘AAA’ quality VR game to target all major headsets,…
neutral · AI labelView post →I actually wonder what's up with 4AGames/Metro. Metro Awakening might be nice and all, but it's not an Exodus sequel. And not by 4AGames.
neutral · AI labelView post →Performance: Extremely good, never once it lagged, I'm not sure what other users are going through especially because they have rigs much better than mine, as you can see my rig is mid range with a 6700xt and it plays perfectly Atmosphere: it captures Metro perfectly, the art direction, lighting, textures and models looks AAA. Audio: Well crafted, sounds great. Guns: Super fun to use, not janky at all, precise controls. Mutants: I was worried the game would make the enemies slow and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Jumped in, started with hard mode because I had just finished every metro game on ranger hardcore. Guns feel pathetically weak, but the game was absolutely amazing. I didn't read any books involving Khans back story and I'm happy to finally see it. For a VR title it ran buttery smoothe despite my lower end specs and last generation Quest. I played taking turns with a friend and we loved the atmosphere the tension the absolute danger you felt in some of the harder fights against the armored…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Humble Bundle Upload VR Summer 2026. Pay at least $18 for these 9 items VTOL VR 98% Positive on Steam Zero Caliber 2 Remastered 80% Positive on Steam Metro Awakening 71% Positive on Steam Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow 77% Positive on Steam Tactical Assault VR 85% Positive on Steam Ancient Dungeon 95% Positive on Steam Arizona Sunshine Remake 89% Positive on Steam Among Us 3D: VR 75% Positive on Steam Zero Caliber VR 81% Positive on Steam
neutral · AI labelView post →Performance is horrible. It was so bad that ever since I tried playing this, I started double checking VR games to make sure they're not using Unreal Engine before buying. I can run crap like heavily modded Skyrim with shader mods better than this game's menus.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So the game took me about 9 hours to beat, I didn't rush through it but I also didn't search every nook and cranny and find all the postcard collectables. I wasn't expecting the game to lay so heavily into the horror aspect, but there is one section that actually game me chills with how spooky it was, not scared, just freaked out, I've never had a horror game achieve that, it's usually just cheap jump scares but this game is different in a good way. The good : Great story following Khan from…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is easily the best story based VR game I have played since half life ALYX, with great interactivity and common sense inventory management. It’s intuitive, pretty and the voice acting is spectacular. Love this game, would recommend to anyone willing to be scared .
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