Metro’s unique flavor of post-apocalyptic misery is back in Metro 2039 — and I can’t wait to return to the ‘dark heart of the Moscow metro’ where ‘hope is lost' and 'the future looks bleak, if there is one’

• 4A Games has revealed the next game in the Metro series, Metro 2039
• Influenced by real-world events, the developers promise a "much darker tone this time around"
• The game is coming to PS5, Xbox Series X and Series S, and PC "this winter"

As part of an Xbox First Look presentation, we've now seen the next game in the post-apocalyptic shooter series, Metro, in action. In short, it looks bleak as hell — which, personally, I am very here for.

In the showcase stream, we heard some commentary delivered by the developers of the game, and we now know more of what to expect when Metro 2039 releases "this winter" on PS5, Xbox Series X and Series S, and PC.

As Jon Bloch, Executive Producer, says, “Metro 2039 takes you to the dark heart of the Moscow metro where the last survivors of the nuclear ...