Metro Awakening

Metro Awakening is a spin-off of the FPS series launched in 2010, set in a post-apocalyptic universe created by Dmitry Glukhovsky. Unlike the main parts of the series, which are the works of the 4A Games studio, the described title was developed by the Vertigo Games team - authors of such projects as Arizona Sunshine, Skyworld and The 7th Guest VR. The game represents the action adventure genre and was created with virtual reality headsets in mind.

Plot

The action of Metro Awakening takes place in a post-apocalyptic reality, specifically - in the Moscow metro, which is home to the remaining inhabitants of the Russian capital who managed to escape the nuclear annihilation.

The events in the game take place in 2028, five years before Artyom's adventure from Metro 2033 (which were presented both in the book and in the game of the same title). The main character of the game is Serdar - a doctor who travels through underground tunnels, trying to find his missing wife, as well as obtain the medicine that keeps her alive. Given that the metro is teeming with all sorts of dangers, the expedition quickly turns into a real struggle for survival.

Mechanics

In Metro Awakening we watch the action from a first-person perspective (FPP). Traversing through the tunnels bathed in darkness and claustrophobic metro stations, we must constantly be on guard, as danger may lurk at every step.

The main danger to Serdar comes from hostile people and mutated creatures. Even though the hero can use firearms, a better solution than openly attacking enemies is to sneak behind their backs and eliminate them by surprise.

Serdar also has to deal with both deadly radiation (he can be protected by special filters) and supernatural forces.

Last updated on 02 February 2024