Metro Awakening launches on VR in November

Metro Awakening will debut for digital actuality headsets on November 7, as revealed at Sony’s State of Play Showcase right this moment.

In a brand-new trailer, developer Vertigo Video games and writer Deep Silver provided a better take a look at the sport’s plot and immersive gameplay. Penned by Dmitry Glukhovsky, Metro Awakening delves into the origin story of one in every of Metro’s most pivotal characters. I’ve at all times discovered this sequence to be fascinating in its depiction of a darkish alternate future the place humanity is simply barely hanging on within the sewers and bunkers.

Metro Awakening is coming to PlayStation VR2, Meta Quest 2 and three, Steam VR, and Viveport.

Pre-orders are actually out there on PS VR2, Meta Quest, and Steam VR for each the Normal and Deluxe Editions, every together with unique in-game objects as detailed beneath. Pre-orders should not out there on Viveport, and the Deluxe Version will launch on the platform on November. 7.

Pre-ordering the Deluxe Version grants followers a ten% low cost, 48-hour Early Entry to the sport on Nov. 5 (please notice: early entry out there solely on PS VR2 and Steam VR), and extra bonuses.

Awakening of a legend

Metro Awakening plunges gamers into the unforgiving, post-apocalyptic world of Metro via immersive VR, unveiling the origin story of one of many franchise’s most beloved and intriguing characters.

Crafted by sequence creator Dmitry Glukhovsky, this standalone prequel to Metro 2033 follows Serdar, a health care provider braving the treacherous tunnels seeking his lacking spouse. As his sanity is pushed to the restrict, Serdar confronts the sting between life and dying, finally awakening as Khan, the legendary mystic determine whose knowledge and understanding of the tunnels’ supernatural forces will echo via time, changing into the non secular information shaping the destiny of those that dwell within the Metro depths.

“The Metro franchise isn’t nearly survival; it’s additionally in regards to the highly effective tales that emerge from its world. By collaborating with Dmitry, we’ve created one thing actually particular—a deeply private narrative that can resonate with each longtime followers and newcomers,” mentioned Martin de Ronde, sport and artistic director at Vertigo Video games, in a press release.