Metro 2033 is the showtime game in the critically acclaimed Metro serial and has since seen two more titles that captured the hearts of many horror fans over the years. Now, with Metro Exodus' next-generation port coming soon to PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X, it is the perfect time to revisit the serial where information technology first began back in 2010.

Thankfully, that just got a lot easier for PC players, as the original version of Metro 2033 is completely free to add to one's Steam Library for a express time. In celebration of a massive sale surrounding the Metro series on Steam, Metro 2033 will be free until March 15 at 10 AM PT or 1 PM ET.

For those who may not be familiar with the Metro series, it is a get-go-person shooter survival horror series prepare in post-apocalyptic Russian federation. Metro 2033 is based on a mail service-apocalyptic fiction novel written by Russian author Dmitry Glukhovsky. Metro 2033 is the first game in the series, which follows a 24-year-old Russian man named Artyom who sets out into the ruined Metro system in search of help for his dwelling house. The series is unique for a number of reasons, such every bit its Russian setting and detailed earth and environments.

Metro 2033 itself provides a very strong opening human action that paved the manner for the larger story of the Metro series that connected on with Metro: Last Light and Metro Exodus. Though Metro 2033 is about 11 years old at present, the game still looks solid for being over a decade old. Unfortunately, the free version of Metro 2033 offered on Steam isn't the Redux version, which offered remastered versions of both Metro 2033 and its sequel Metro: Final Lite. Still, snagging Metro 2033 is wholly worthwhile even if players aren't planning to download and play information technology for some fourth dimension.

Coincidentally, this isn't the offset time that Metro 2033 has been completely gratis for PC players, as recently the Ballsy Games Store offered it for free concluding December. Now, players who don't apply the Epic Games Store have a chance to play the game without having to download a completely new storefront. Notwithstanding, it is worth mentioning that those who aren't fans of the horror genre may be a bit overwhelmed past Metro 2033. Despite the game's age, it still offers quite an intense feel, with plenty of scares packed into its night, claustrophobic environments.

Though, fans of games like the more contempo Resident Evil titles or The Evil Within will probably observe a lot to love in Metro 2033. Players that try out Metro 2033 and like what the game has to offer will also be pleased to know that the Metro series withal has more than to offering, as the developers behind the Metro series, 4A Games, still have plans to work on future titles.

However, information technology seems like 4A Games may be going in a different direction with the next entry, every bit apparently 4A Games' adjacent Metro title volition involve multiplayer in some capacity. Regardless, interested players should absolutely set bated a bit of fourth dimension to add Metro 2033 to their Steam libraries for gratis before the offer ends on March 15.

Metro 2033 is available on PS3, PS4, Xbox I, PC, Switch, and Stadia.

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