Unmatched atmosphere and immersion
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“2033 has the best atmosphere by a MILE.”
Steam review · 19.4 h played ↗
Metro 2033 Redux
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 91%Very Positive · 91%4A Games2014FPS · Horror · Action
The verdict
A linear, story-driven post-apocalyptic shooter with superb atmosphere and scarce-ammo tension, but marred by script bugs, crashes and resolution problems on modern PCs. Skip it if you want smooth gunplay.
Great for
Fans of atmospheric, linear story-driven post-apocalyptic shooters and Glukhovsky's books
Main risk
Script-breaking bugs, crashes and broken resolution support on modern PCs can stall your run
What players love
Gripping story and characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Heartbreaking story, competent presentation, very beautiful and stylish graphics.”
Steam review · 7.3 h played ↗
Scarce ammo and survival mechanics
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“watching your gas mask filter timer tick down and having to wipe condensation off your visor”
Steam review · 10.4 h played ↗
Great sound design and visuals that hold up
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The graphics still hold up, especially the lighting and mist.”
Steam review · 7.3 h played ↗
Replayable with stealth and multiple endings
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The game never gets old. I've beaten it about 5-6 times and am ready for another.”
Steam review · translated · 54.6 h played ↗
Good performance and Steam Deck play
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 positive reviews
“Finished on Steam Deck. Great game, great optimization.”
Steam review · translated · 3.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Script-breaking bugs force restarts
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“a friendly NPC could not start a scripted cutscene, because it stopped to move. This is a known bug and has not been fixed”
Steam review · 6.9 h played ↗
Frequent crashes
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“every chapter the game crashes i got sick of the crashing”
Steam review · 7.9 h played ↗
Clunky, dated combat and gunplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Janky, frustrating combat.”
Steam review · 12.6 h played ↗
Worse than the delisted original
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“WHY TAKE DOWN ORIGINAL METRO 2033, PUT ORIGINAL BACK UP PLEASE!!!!!!!! THIS IS JUST A WORSE VERSION”
Steam review · 14.5 h played ↗
Unclear objectives and poor tutorials
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“Linear maps but somehow it's still frequently unclear where you should go and what you are expected to do.”
Steam review · 12.6 h played ↗
Broken resolution/widescreen support
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“On a 1440p monitor it will not allow me to change the resolution to anything higher than 1600x1024.”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support10 GB
Minimum
OSWindows Vista, 7 or 8 (64-bit only)
ProcessorDual Core CPU (2.2+ GHz Dual Core CPU or better)
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 10, Shader Model 4 compliant graphics cards (GeForce 8800 GT 512 MB, GeForce GTS 250, etc)
Storage10 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7 or 8 (64-bit only)
ProcessorAny Quad Core or 3.0+ GHz Dual Core CPU
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 11 compliant graphics card (GeForce GTX 480 and above)
Storage10 GB available space
OSWindows Vista, 7 or 8 (64-bit only)
ProcessorDual Core CPU (2.2+ GHz Dual Core CPU or better)
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 10, Shader Model 4 compliant graphics cards (GeForce 8800 GT 512 MB, GeForce GTS 250, etc)
Storage10 GB available space
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