After living for 25 years in the tunnels of the Subway, the survivors of the nuclear war who until now have been caught in a conflict between factions, have unified under the banner of Novoreich. However, this has not brought them peace. At the head of the government is the Spartan Hunter, a Führer who promises salvation and a new life for the people on the surface. The reality is very different. Not only do the communities continue to subsist in the depths of the Metro beneath the streets of Moscow, but they are now inundated with propaganda and disinformation and subjected to an authoritarian regime.
The protagonist of Metro 2039 is The Stranger, «a hermit tormented by violent nightmares while awake, forced to undertake a harrowing journey back to the Metro, a place to which he swore never to return,» says the official synopsis. Deep Silver, the game's editor, has indicated that our hero will be fully dubbed into Spanish.
«The games explore what humans were like before the end of the world, what they have become and what they are willing to do to survive,» says 4A Games. «We have always tried to avoid war. But now war is our reality and the message has been transformed to talk about the consequences. The cost of silence, the horror of tyranny and the price of freedom. You will experience all of this through the voice of our protagonist The Stranger. This game has a much darker tone.»
During the presentation, 4A Games also highlighted that Russia's invasion of Ukraine has «directly impacted and shaped» the development of Metro 2039, whose narrative focuses on decisions, actions, their consequences and the cost of ensuring a future. The development team ensures that this Ukrainian perspective does not prevent the title from presenting an authentic Metro story. 4A Games works from kyiv and Malta with the goal of «creating a distinctly Metro experience.»