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first-person shooter
Metro Awakening VR
By Vertigo Games, released 1 Jan 2024
- Microsoft Windows
- action-adventure game
What it is
Metro Awakening VR is a story-driven first-person adventure built exclusively for VR, combining exploration, stealth and combat. Set in the Moscow Metro in 2028, it follows Serdar, a doctor searching for his wife and the medication she needs among radiation, hostile survivors and supernatural dangers. Players venture through the tunnels wearing a gas mask and using handmade weapons, while ammunition, filters and torchlight are part of the experience. The story frames Serdar’s journey as a search that tests his courage and sanity, with threats ranging from bandits and mutants to ghosts and spirits. Developed and published by Vertigo Games, the game is listed for Windows and requires VR. Its Steam features include single-player, tracked controller support, achievements, Steam Cloud and Family Sharing. The listed genre combines first-person shooting and action-adventure, with action and adventure as its Steam genres.
What players like, and what they don't
- Built specifically for VR
- Mixes exploration, stealth and combat
- Handmade weapons and gas mask gameplay
- Steam Cloud is listed
- VR is required
- Single-player is the only listed mode
- Windows is the listed platform
Who it suits
It suits VR players looking for a single-player story that mixes exploration, stealth and combat in the Metro setting. It is listed as VR-only and requires tracked controller support.
Metro Awakening VR centers its story on a doctor navigating the Metro in search of medicine for his wife. Its VR-only format and mix of stealth, exploration and combat define the experience.
