Ukrainian-Maltese studio 4A Games has published a message on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the Metro game series, which is based on the works of Russian writer Dmitry Glukhovsky and tells the story of a post-apocalyptic Russia of the future after a nuclear war.
Ukrainian-Maltese studio 4A Games has published a message on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the Metro game series, which is based on the works of Russian writer Dmitry Glukhovsky and tells the story of a post-apocalyptic Russia of the future after a nuclear war.
4A Games, formed by former STALKER developers who left the GSC Game World studio, said that 20 years ago they were inspired by Glukhovsky’s novel and founded their own studio and began work on the first Metro game.
«Many of the development team here at 4A Games have seen Metro evolve over the past 15 years. It’s been amazing to see it grow from the pages of a novel to a fully realized game, through ever-improving sequels, and now a global franchise with millions of players», — 4A Games said in a statement .
The studio noted that the team for the first game consisted of 60 people in 2010, while the new part is now working on more than 200 in two locations. In Kyiv, where 150 developers are based, and the headquarters in Sliema, Malta, after expansion in 2014. They are working on two AAA projects — the next part of Metro, and a new unannounced title.
«We want to assure you that work on both of our projects continues, despite the missile strikes, air raid sirens, and terror that still reigns in Ukraine. These circumstances are incredibly difficult, the situation remains dangerous and beyond our control, but we are currently in maximum safety, and we want to calm your expectations regarding the disclosure of the name of the next Metro, it will be ready when it is ready», — the developers noted.
4A Games said that the full-scale Russian invasion changed how they wanted to tell the story of the next Metro game.
«Since art has become life for many of our developers in Ukraine, we used this life experience to create an even darker story, and the themes that were already present in Metro became even more obvious and important. Conflicts, the struggle for power, the horrors of tyranny and the price of freedom have become a part of our lives over the past 3-plus years, we still live and work in this wartime, and this inevitably affects the games we create», — the developers say.
According to them, Metro has always had a «tough, political, anti-war and often emotional history» and these themes will continue through «the ongoing collaboration with franchise creator, writer and activist Dmitry Glukhovsky.» 4A Games explained that Glukhovsky «has always spoken out against the war in Ukraine from the very beginning» and called it a «courageous decision for any Russian» who was sentenced to prison in absentia.
«We are proud to have him as our friend and co-creator as we tell this next, more relevant chapter of Metro together», — 4A Games said.
Recall that according to previous reports, the next game in the Metro series will take place in a Russian setting and may return players to Moscow. While specific details remain limited, it is known that development began back in 2020, but in 2022 the project was restarted.
Formerly known Ukrainian video game developer Andriy Prokhorov, who was behind the development of STALKER: Shadow of Chornobyl and the Metro series, spoke about his vision for these franchises now. He said that he is proud of Metro: Exodus and considers it the best thing he managed to do before leaving the gaming industry.
«What would you like to do better? Hmmm, I regret not persuading the publisher to make Putin the head of the cannibals in Yamantau, who was supposed to die under the table, screaming for mercy… Perhaps this would have affected the noosphere, and it would have already died and not unleashed a war», — said the Ukrainian Prokhorov.
