Metro 2033
2010 · 4A Games
Source book
- Metro 2033 — Dmitry Glukhovsky
The same journey through the Moscow Metro, with Glukhovsky letting 4A change things.
Platforms
Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Linux, macOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Fidelity
4A's 2010 shooter is based on Glukhovsky's novel. He chose the studio and gave them creative freedom. The original release was Windows and Xbox 360 on 16 March 2010. Later Redux and current-generation editions reached PlayStation, Xbox One, Switch, Linux, Mac, and Series consoles. THQ published the original; Deep Silver published Redux.
Read first?
01
When to read first
Read the novel first if you want Glukhovsky's version of Artyom's trip before the game walks the same tunnels. They share a spine.
02
When playing first is fine
Play first if the tunnels are what you want and you will treat the book as a different telling afterward. Do not expect the two endings to match. The source records the creative freedom, not a scene-for-scene promise.
03
Why
Same road, licensed changes. That is the messy middle of adaptation: each one spoils the other's route, and neither is a substitute.
Source
Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_2033_(video_game)
The call above is an editorial reading of that public page. If the page and this note disagree, believe the page.
