What’s in the Gold Edition?

The Metro: Exodus – Gold Edition bundles the base game with all major DLC expansions, including:

• The Two Colonels – a short, emotional story that revisits the underground through a father’s desperate struggle for survival.
• Sam’s Story – a longer, more open-world journey following a U.S. Marine trying to return home after the apocalypse.

Both expansions deepen the lore, add new gameplay mechanics, and wrap up side stories that make the Metro universe feel even richer.

A Brave New (Broken) World

Set in 2036, Metro: Exodus picks up after Last Light. You play as Artyom, still driven by the hope that life exists beyond the Metro’s suffocating walls. When that hope turns out to be real, he and his crew set off across Russia on a journey aboard the Aurora, a massive steam-powered train that becomes both a lifeline and a home.

Each stop along the way feels like its own world. From frozen cities and irradiated forests to sun-scorched deserts, Exodus is a road trip through the ruins of civilization. But don’t let the open landscapes fool you—every bullet, every breath, every filter still counts. The world might be bigger, but it’s no less dangerous.

Gameplay: Survival in Motion

What sets Metro: Exodus apart is how it marries tight, story-driven sequences with open-world exploration. You’re still scavenging for ammo, crafting medkits, and obsessively cleaning your weapons—but now you’re doing it under the open sky, surrounded by unpredictable weather and wildlife.

The day-night cycle adds real tension: sneak through camps by night, or risk it during daylight and face tougher patrols. And, as always, stealth is as viable as gunfire—though neither guarantees survival.

Resource management remains the heart of the Metro experience. You’ll constantly weigh whether to spend your precious materials on ammo, filters, or upgrades. It’s not just gameplay—it’s immersion through necessity.

Visuals and Atmosphere

Even years after release, Metro: Exodus is still a visual powerhouse. The Gold Edition, which includes all updates and the Enhanced Edition on PC, makes full use of ray tracing, global illumination, and improved textures.

The result? Light filters through broken windows like a living thing, snow crunches realistically underfoot, and shadows move with eerie precision. Combined with haunting sound design—the gasps through a cracked mask, the soft hum of the Aurora—it’s hard not to feel like you’re really there.

Few games make you stop mid-combat just to stare at the sunset over a frozen wasteland. This one does.

The Human Touch

What truly elevates Exodus is its emotional storytelling. It’s not just about surviving mutants—it’s about people clinging to hope, love, and faith in a world that has forgotten what those mean. The interactions with your crew aboard the Aurora, from quiet conversations to heart-wrenching choices, hit harder than most AAA games even try to.

It’s a rare blend of bleak and beautiful—a story about endurance, not just existence.

Final Thoughts

Metro: Exodus – Gold Edition isn’t just the definitive version of a modern classic—it’s the best way to experience the full journey. Between the base game and its DLCs, it delivers over 40 hours of expertly crafted storytelling and survival gameplay.

Whether you’re a returning fan from the old tunnels or stepping into the Metro world for the first time, the Gold Edition ensures you get it all: the heartbreak, the hope, the horror, and the breathtaking beauty of a world slowly finding its pulse again.

So, put on your mask, load your weapon, and climb aboard the Aurora. The world outside is waiting—and it’s both terrifying and magnificent.