Metro Exodus

Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.

Very Positive · 90%Very Positive · 90%2020

The verdict

A cinematic, story-driven post-apocalyptic shooter with a moving crew and gorgeous semi-open levels. Skip it if you want tunnel-style Metro, hate long dialogue, or dread crashes and corrupted saves.

Great for

Story-focused players who like atmospheric post-apocalyptic journeys, character-driven drama and weapon crafting

Main risk

Crashes, corrupted saves and game-breaking bugs can stop your progress

What players love

Immersive atmosphere and varied semi-open locations

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews

“the semi open world is peaked here. the different biomes each train stops makes this game wonderful.”
Steam review · 31 h played ↗

“I really like how the game lets you explore different locations instead of just going from one corridor to another.”
Steam review · 19.3 h played ↗

Emotional story and ending

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews

“Absolutely stunning. Ending made me cry and I'm not ashamed to admit it.”
Steam review · 27.9 h played ↗

“I finished Metro Exodus, and after the credits a strange feeling of emptiness remained.”
Steam review · translated · 12.8 h played ↗

“But the ending is easily the strongest part It leaves you with this heavy feeling of depression”
Steam review · 38.2 h played ↗

Beautiful graphics and ray tracing

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews

“The graphics are amazing, how can it be like six or seven years old and looking better than more modern games?”
Steam review · 43.5 h played ↗

“Some scenes look almost photorealistic, especially with ray tracing.”
Steam review · 27.1 h played ↗

Strong DLC and good optimization

Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews

“once you finish the main game you have to play the Two Colonels DLC. it hits hard and completes the experience.”
Steam review · 19.3 h played ↗

“on my 1050ti the game ran great on medium at 1920x1080”
Steam review · translated · 28.2 h played ↗

Satisfying gunplay, crafting and stealth

Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews

“The weapon customization is also incredible. Being able to modify your guns and adapt them to different situations makes every weapon feel like *your* weapon.”
Steam review · 48.4 h played ↗

“Gunplay feels way smoother, stealth is actually fun, and the world feels alive.”
Steam review · 10.4 h played ↗

Lovable Aurora crew and characters

Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews

“The crew feels like a real family you live with them, listen to conversations, sit with them.”
Steam review · 27.1 h played ↗

“Especially the Aurora crew: over the journey they become a real family and you truly start worrying about each one.”
Steam review · translated · 36.2 h played ↗

What players complain about

Crashes and freezes

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“The game was enjoyable until Caspian. Then I was plagued with constant crashes.”
Steam review · 46.4 h played ↗

“Game just keeps crashing I don't know why.”
Steam review · 2.1 h played ↗

“During launch and play there are constant crashes.”
Steam review · translated · 13.8 h played ↗

Game-breaking bugs and soft-locks

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“After that game-breaking Damir bug, I'm never touching this game again.”
Steam review · 14.8 h played ↗

“One big bug, not a game”
Steam review · translated · 23.6 h played ↗

Weak writing, voice acting and clunky gameplay

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“The dialogue in particular is very, very bad.”
Steam review · 5.9 h played ↗

“the game feels SO CLUNKY, like i'm a robot & the enemies are bullet sponges even on the easiest difficulty.”
Steam review · 4.3 h played ↗

Open-world shift feels empty and un-Metro

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews

“You cant just make Metro an open world game and then put no effort into rewarding players for exploration.”
Steam review · 12.3 h played ↗

“open world DOES NOT work on metro series”
Steam review · 5.6 h played ↗

Corrupted or lost saves

Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews

“no matter how many times i save the game, after i go back to play it says save file corrupted”
Steam review · 36.9 h played ↗

“You ♥♥♥♥♥ killed all my game saves.”
Steam review · 32.9 h played ↗

Excess unskippable dialogue and cutscenes

Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews

“More than half of my playtime has been standing still listening to boring exposition from characters I don't care about.”
Steam review · 4.3 h played ↗

“at least let the player skip the inane dialogue and get to the mission.”
Steam review · 26.5 h played ↗

System requirements

From the Steam store page

Steam Deck: Playable

Minimum

OSWindows 7/8/10

ProcessorIntel Core i5-4440 or equivalent

Memory8 GB RAM

GraphicsGeForce GTX 670 / GeForce GTX 1050 / AMD Radeon HD 7870

Storage59 GB available space

Recommended

OSWindows 10

ProcessorIntel Core i7-4770k or equivalent

Memory8 GB RAM

GraphicsGeForce GTX 1070 / GeForce RTX 2060 / AMD RX VEGA 56

Storage59 GB available space

OSWindows 7/8/10

ProcessorIntel Core i5-4440 or equivalent

Memory8 GB RAM

GraphicsGeForce GTX 670 / GeForce GTX 1050 / AMD Radeon HD 7870

Storage59 GB available space

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