Key points
- Metro Awakening VR will launch on November 7, 2024, diving into the origin story of the character Khan in the Metro series.
- The game offers an immersive VR experience with motion controllers for weapon handling and interactions.
- Fans who don’t support VR can look forward to a new Metro game from 4A Games, aimed at non-VR platforms.
Sony's latest State of Play broadcast has set the official launch date for November 7, 2024 VR Subway AwakeningThe VR-native shooter is a spin-off of the popular Subway shooter series and was first announced in February 2024 for PlayStation VR2, Meta Quest 2 and 3, Viveport, and Steam VR.
Based on a series of science fiction novels by Russian author Dmitry Glukhovsky, the Subway The series has maintained enduring popularity since its original launch in 2010. Developer 4A Games has created an immersive and darkly dystopian post-apocalyptic world, where the remnants of civilization survive a nuclear holocaust by colonizing Moscow's vast network of underground train tunnels. Subway The games also maintain unique and unusual game upgrade systems, with Subway 2033 using bullets as both ammunition and currency and Subway Exodus offering surprisingly deep weapon modifications and crafting options.
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In November, developer Vertigo Games will have the chance to relive the unforgettable and tense atmosphere of the Subway the series timeline right in the players' faces, in the form of VR Subway AwakeningThe game's latest trailer confirms a November 7, 2024 release date and sheds light on the story.
The remainder of this article contains minor spoilers for parts of the Metro series and characters that appear in the games.
Metro Awakening VR tells the story of an important figure in the series
The new release date trailer for VR Subway Awakening reveals that the game follows the origin story of the character Khan, who is a mysterious and powerful figure hidden in the shadows of the Subway games in the series. In Subway 2033 AND Last lightKhan is an enigmatic figure who helps protagonist Artyom through the tunnels and even cameos in one of the endings of Subway ExodusThe VR game makes it clear that Khan wasn't always Khan. Instead, he was a survivor named Serdar, and is pushed to the edge of his sanity by the events of the game on his journey to save a loved one named Yana.
VR Subway Awakening It also promises to use the immersive nature of the VR presentation to heighten the sense of tension and paranoia in the story. Using motion controllers, the footage shows players “holding” weapons directly, manually reloading them, and using their virtual hands to control equipment and don things like gas masks or monitor radiation. More ominous phenomena are also teased, such as apparitions, ghosts, and mysterious noises, which add to the sense that the player is inhabiting Serdar on their way to “awakening” as Khan.
VR Subway Awakening This looks like a promising VR-based side story Subway franchise. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like it will be accessible to players without VR hardware just yet. Subway Fans not interested in VR games need not worry, because a new mainline is available Subway The game is being developed by 4A Games and is scheduled for release on consoles and PC, with no VR requirements.
Subway
A post-apocalyptic franchise based on the novels by Russian writer Dmitry Glukhovsky. It includes games such as Metro 2033, Metro: Last Light, and Metro: Exodus. A VR title called Metro: Awakening will also be released on PS VR2.
