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Metro Redux Bundle

Metro Redux Bundle

Deal overview

Metro Redux Bundle is currently 90% off on Fanatical — down to $2.99 from $29.98.

At 90% off, this is one of the deepest discounts Metro Redux Bundle reaches on Fanatical — near its typical floor.

That works out to $26.99 off the Fanatical list price of $29.98.

This deal is for the PC version. Click View Deal to open the official Fanatical page — prices and regional availability are confirmed at checkout, not by GamesCreed.

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About this game

The Metro Redux Bundle packages both 4A Games’ Metro 2033 and its follow-up into one collection, rebuilt on the studio’s later engine tech so the two games actually feel like they belong together. It’s a survival horror shooter set beneath a nuked Moscow, where the last of humanity huddles in subway tunnels while Artyom gets dragged into a mission that starts as a warning run and turns into something much bigger. If you’ve ever wanted a shooter that treats bullets and gas mask filters as things worth rationing, this is that game.

How it plays

You spend a lot of time managing scarcity: ammunition doubles as currency in the Metro’s makeshift economy, and your gas mask becomes a ticking clock the moment you step above ground into the irradiated wasteland. Combat swings between tense stealth against human factions and outright panic when mutants start closing in from the dark. The Redux version carries over the improved AI, movement, and weapon handling from the sequel, so the original 2033 no longer feels like the rougher, older game in the pair. There’s also a choice between a more forgiving playstyle and Ranger Mode, which strips away UI hand-holding and makes every encounter feel a lot more dangerous. Exploration matters too. Poking around the tunnels for supplies and listening to the way NPCs talk about life underground does as much to build the world as the shooting does.

Who it’s for

This is for players who like their shooters moody and a little punishing, the kind of person who enjoyed STALKER or Metro’s own sequels and wants atmosphere over spectacle. If you like tight resource management and don’t mind slowing down to actually look at a room before clearing it, you’ll be right at home. It’s less suited to people chasing fast, arcadey action or competitive multiplayer, since this is a solo, story-driven experience through and through. Anyone squeamish about horror pacing or oppressive, claustrophobic settings should probably look elsewhere too.

Is it worth it?

Getting two full campaigns’ worth of content in one bundle is the real selling point here, especially since the remaster work means you’re not stuck playing an obviously dated original next to its more polished sequel. For anyone who missed these games the first time around, or who only played one and always meant to go back for the other, this is a clean way to experience both as they were meant to be played. It’s the kind of bundle worth keeping an eye on for a sale rather than grabbing at full price on impulse, since the games reward patience anyway and there’s no urgency to jump in day one.

Quick facts

Genre: Action. Developer: 4A Games. Publisher: Deep Silver. Platform: PC. Release date: August 27, 2014.

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