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Metro Awakening

Vertigo Games · 2024-11-07

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ActionAdventure

Franchise: Metro · Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 07, 2024 (Meta Quest 2), Nov 07, 2024 (SteamVR), Nov 07, 2024 (Meta Quest 3), Nov 07, 2024 (PlayStation VR2)

Metro Awakening is a story-driven first person adventure built for VR that blends atmospheric exploration, stealth and combat in the most immersive Metro experience yet. Don your gas mask, brave the crippling radiation and venture into the depths of the Metro where threats haunt your every step.

10
playing now
75%
positive of 3.5k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
85/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
53/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

10 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 07:00 UTC (census sample)

Metro Awakening is a first-person shooter developed by Vertigo Games and published by Deep Silver. As a spin-off game of the Metro franchise and a prequel to Metro 2033, Awakening was released for virtual reality devices, including PlayStation VR2, Meta Quest 2 and 3, Steam VR and Viveport on November 7, 2024.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 10 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 77 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity down 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (866 reviews).
  • · Top 19% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 71k–159k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,533 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $14.99 at Humble Store (2026-05-07) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 48 of 77 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
58758720242026Week of 2024-11-05: 587 positiveWeek of 2024-11-05: 279 negativeWeek of 2024-11-12: 177 positiveWeek of 2024-11-12: 49 negativeWeek of 2024-11-19: 86 positiveWeek of 2024-11-19: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-11-26: 151 positiveWeek of 2024-11-26: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-12-03: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-12-03: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-12-10: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-12-10: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-12-17: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-12-17: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-12-24: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-12-24: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-12-31: 74 positiveWeek of 2024-12-31: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-01-07: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-01-07: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-01-14: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-01-14: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-01-21: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-01-21: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-01-28: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-01-28: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-04: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-02-04: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-02-11: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-02-11: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-02-18: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-02-18: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-02-25: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-02-25: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-03-04: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-03-04: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-03-11: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-03-11: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-18: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-03-18: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-25: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-03-25: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-04-08: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-04-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-15: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-04-15: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-22: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-04-22: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-29: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-04-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-06: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-06: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-13: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-13: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-20: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-20: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-27: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-27: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-03: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-03: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-10: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-06-10: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-06-17: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-06-17: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-24: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-06-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-08: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-08: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-15: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-15: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-22: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-22: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-29: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-29: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-05: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-08-05: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-12: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-19: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-19: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-26: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-02: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-02: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-09: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-16: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-16: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-23: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-09-23: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-30: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-09-30: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-07: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-07: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-14: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-14: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-21: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-28: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-28: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-04: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-04: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-11: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-11: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-18: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-11-18: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-25: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-11-25: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-02: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-02: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-09: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-12-09: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-16: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-16: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-23: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-12-23: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-30: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-12-30: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-06: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-01-06: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-13: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-01-13: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-20: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-20: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-27: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-01-27: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-02-03: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-02-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-10: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-02-10: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-17: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-02-17: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-24: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-24: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-03: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-03-03: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-10: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-03-10: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-17: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-17: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-24: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-24: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-31: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-31: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-07: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-04-07: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-14: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-04-14: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-21: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-04-21: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-28: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-04-28: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-05: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-05: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-12: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-12: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-19: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-19: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-26: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-05-26: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-02: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-09: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-06-09: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-16: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-16: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-23: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-06-23: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-30: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-06-30: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-07: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-07: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-14: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-14: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-21: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-28: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-07-28: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-04: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-04: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-11: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-18: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-25: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3352026-08-11 23:00 — 16 players2026-08-12 15:00 — 25 players2026-08-13 07:00 — 12 players2026-08-13 23:00 — 17 players2026-08-14 14:00 — 15 players2026-08-15 06:00 — 9 players2026-08-15 22:00 — 22 players2026-08-16 14:00 — 33 players2026-08-17 06:00 — 11 players2026-08-17 22:00 — 19 players2026-08-18 14:00 — 21 players2026-08-19 05:00 — 5 players2026-08-19 21:00 — 12 players2026-08-20 13:00 — 14 players2026-08-21 05:00 — 10 players2026-08-21 20:00 — 24 players2026-08-22 12:00 — 22 players2026-08-23 04:00 — 14 players2026-08-23 20:00 — 23 players2026-08-24 11:00 — 11 players2026-08-25 03:00 — 9 players2026-08-25 19:00 — 12 players2026-08-26 11:00 — 10 players2026-08-27 04:00 — 13 players2026-08-27 20:00 — 24 players2026-08-28 07:00 — 11 players2026-08-28 23:00 — 17 players2026-08-29 15:00 — 31 players2026-08-30 07:00 — 10 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$39.99$14.992024-09-252026-08-212024-09-25 — best price $39.992024-11-07 — best price $39.992024-12-18 — best price $39.992025-01-02 — best price $39.992025-01-20 — best price $31.992025-02-03 — best price $39.992025-03-01 — best price $27.992025-03-13 — best price $27.992025-04-07 — best price $27.992025-04-26 — best price $39.992025-05-05 — best price $39.992025-05-28 — best price $39.992025-06-20 — best price $23.992025-07-14 — best price $23.992025-07-24 — best price $39.992025-08-11 — best price $23.992025-09-15 — best price $21.992025-10-01 — best price $21.992025-10-23 — best price $21.992025-11-04 — best price $39.992025-11-24 — best price $20.002025-12-11 — best price $19.992025-12-29 — best price $39.992026-01-12 — best price $20.002026-01-26 — best price $39.992026-02-09 — best price $19.992026-02-26 — best price $20.002026-03-18 — best price $39.992026-03-27 — best price $39.992026-04-20 — best price $29.992026-05-07 — best price $14.992026-05-28 — best price $29.992026-06-15 — best price $29.992026-06-25 — best price $14.992026-07-29 — best price $14.992026-08-21 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

7081032026-05-30 — 205 pageviews2026-06-02 — 199 pageviews2026-06-05 — 248 pageviews2026-06-08 — 595 pageviews2026-06-11 — 249 pageviews2026-06-14 — 224 pageviews2026-06-17 — 212 pageviews2026-06-20 — 174 pageviews2026-06-23 — 160 pageviews2026-06-26 — 233 pageviews2026-06-29 — 224 pageviews2026-07-02 — 211 pageviews2026-07-05 — 254 pageviews2026-07-08 — 206 pageviews2026-07-11 — 148 pageviews2026-07-14 — 151 pageviews2026-07-17 — 120 pageviews2026-07-20 — 144 pageviews2026-07-23 — 132 pageviews2026-07-26 — 157 pageviews2026-07-29 — 113 pageviews2026-08-01 — 121 pageviews2026-08-04 — 128 pageviews2026-08-07 — 134 pageviews2026-08-10 — 137 pageviews2026-08-13 — 105 pageviews2026-08-16 — 146 pageviews2026-08-19 — 149 pageviews2026-08-22 — 178 pageviews2026-08-25 — 671 pageviews2026-08-26 — 708 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

26
achievements tracked
65.3%
earned "Locked and Loaded"
17.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsTracked Controller SupportVR OnlySteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Czech, Polish, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,3781%26
PS5, PS VR2 (PlayStation)1,3386%27

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

3DVRFPSDarkActionShooterCold WarCinematicFuturisticStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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