Metro 2039 creative director shares how the Russia-Ukraine war has affected the game, says there are 'no gray zones' in the story and 'we are not afraid to call evil evil'

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Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:05:00 +0000

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4A Games has shared how the events of the Russia-Ukraine war have manifested in its upcoming first-person shooter, Metro 2039.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Metro 2039 creative director Andriy Shevchenko discusses how the Russia-Ukraine war has impacted the game The developer says, "We are not afraid to call evil evil" He adds that there are "no gray zones" in the story Metro 2039 creative director Andriy Shevchenko has shared how the events of the Russia-Ukraine war have
manifested in the upcoming first-person shooter.

The next installment in the Metro series was revealed earlier this year and
is expected to deliver another dark survival story set in the heart of the Moscow metro, where the last survivors of the nuclear apocalypse struggle to exist. At the time, Bloch explained that the team at Ukrainian studio 4A
Games had everything planned for the next chapter, until it all changed in 2020, and "more significantly in 2022" with Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Latest Videos From TechRadar Watch full video here:

As a result, the studio "changed the story to be even more about choices, actions, consequences, and what you have to pay to have a future."

"Now war is our reality, and our message has shifted to be about the circumstance, the cost of silence, the horrors of tyranny, and the price of freedom," Shevchenko said. You may like 'There is a liar in these tunnels' Metro 2039 gets new action-packed trailer, teasing first-person
stealth-action gameplay, a new stealth weapon, and a February 2027 release window 'The most striking on the surface thing is going to be the density of what you see' Metro 2039 creative director says the game's new engine allows 'billions' of objects, whereas Metro Exodus allowed up to 30 million 'The entire audio system has been rebuilt' Metro 2039 executive producer says sound has been 'reimagined in a way to really support thick, dense
atmosphere'

Now, in a new interview with TechRadar Gaming alongside executive producer
Jon Bloch, the developers explained how the real-life impact of the ongoing war has influenced the game's messaging and the story's moral core.

"We are not afraid to call evil evil," Shevchenko said. "If you see evil, we now have a protagonist [The Stranger] who can talk, who can share his own thoughts. He will call this character, this situation, this story element evil. It is bad. And there are no gray zones." Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

While neither could delve into the details, the creative director said the game will feature enemies, and the antagonist, Fhrer Hunter, has enemies as well, and "the enemies must be destroyed from both sides."

"But who is your enemy?" he teased.

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