Metro (franchise)
| Metro | |
|---|---|
 The franchise logo since Last Light | |
| Created by | Dmitry Glukhovsky |
| Original work | Metro 2033 (2005) |
| Owner | Deep Silver |
| Print publications | |
| Novel(s) | List of novels |
| Games | |
| Video game(s) | Metro 2033 (2010) Metro: Last Light (2013) Metro Exodus (2019) |
Metro (Russian: Метро) is a franchise consisting of novels and video games, which began with the release of Dmitry Glukhovsky's Metro 2033 novel in 2005. Although it began in Russia, the project enjoys plenty of popularity in Poland, Romania, Hungary, Ukraine and Germany as well. Ukrainian studio 4A Games had developed three video games set in the universe: Metro 2033 (2010), Metro: Last Light (2013) and Metro Exodus (2019).
All of the Metro stories share the same setting – the fictional world of Glukhovsky's original novel. Although it described only his own vision of a post-apocalyptic Moscow, the books of the extended universe take place in a wide variety of different areas. Among these are: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, Nizhny Novgorod, Tver Oblast, Moscow Oblast, Kola Peninsula, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, and the Kaliningrad oblast. Some of the books in the series are set in other locations outside of Russia, such as Ukraine, Belarus, United Kingdom, Italy, Poland, and Antarctica.
Video games
A first-person shooter video game titled Metro 2033 was created for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 gaming platforms. It was developed by 4A Games in Ukraine and published in March 2010 by THQ. A sequel, Metro: Last Light, was released in May 2013 on Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Redux versions of the games were released in 2014, featuring updated graphics and gameplay with all previously released downloadable content bundled. The Metro Redux bundle was released for the PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.[1] A third game, Metro Exodus, was released in February 2019.[2]
| Title | Details |
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– Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, OS X (2014), Linux (2015) |
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– Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux |
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– Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch (2020) |
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15 February 2019 – Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Stadia |
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Other novels
The Universe of Metro 2033 (Russian: Вселенная Метро 2033) is a series of short stories, novellas, and novels, spanning a variety of genres ranging from post-apocalyptic action to romance, written by several different authors. Despite being written by various authors, the stories of the extended Metro series are all supported by Dmitry Glukhovsky and advertised on the official Metro website.[3]
| Author | Title | Locations | Date of publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Berezin | Road Signs | Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Leningrad region, Tver Oblast, Moscow region | December 2009 |
| Sergey Antonov | Dark Tunnels | Moscow | January 2010 |
| Shimun Vrochek | Piter | Saint Petersburg, Leningrad region | February 2010 |
| Andrey Dyakov | Towards the Light | Saint Petersburg, Leningrad region | June 2010 |
| Andrey Erpylev | The Yield by Force | Moscow | July 2010 |
| Sergey Kuznetsov | The Marble Paradise | Moscow region, Moscow | August 2010 |
| Suren Tsormudian | The Wanderer | Moscow | September 2010 |
| Andrey Butorin | The North | Kola Peninsula, Murmansk | October 2010 |
| Sergey Antonov | In the Interests of the Revolution | Moscow | November 2010 |
| Alexandr Shakilov | The War of Moles | Kiev | December 2010 |
| Ruslan Melnikov | Murancha | Rostov on Don | January 2011 |
| Sergey Paliy | The Nameless | Samara | February 2011 |
| Sergey Moskvin | To See the Sun | Novosibirsk | March 2011 |
| Andrey Grebenschikov | Beneath the Hell | Yekaterinburg | April 2011 |
| Anna Kalinkina | Ghost Station | Moscow | June 2011 |
| Andrey Dyakov | Into the Darkness | Leningrad region, Saint Petersburg | June 2011 |
| Sergey Zaytsev | Corpsmen | Moscow | August 2011 |
| Grant McMaster | Britannia | Glasgow, Scotland, England, Carlisle, York, Conisbrough, Doncaster, Sheffield, Chesterfield, Leicester, London | September 2011 |
| Igor Vardunas | Ice Prison | Baltic Sea, La Manche, Atlantic ocean, Africa, Antarctica | October 2011 |
| Andrey Butorin | The Siege of the Paradise | Kola Peninsula, Polyarnye Zori | November 2011 |
| Residents of Metro 2033 website | The Last Refuge | Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Moscow region, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Krasnodar, Biisk, Sochi | December 2011 |
| Sergey Antonov | Unburied | Moscow | January 2012 |
| Andrey Chernetsov, Valentin Lezhenda | Blinding Emptiness | Moscow, Kharkov | January 2012 |
| Tullio Avoledo | Le radici del cielo ("Roots of Heaven") | Rome, Lazio, Torrita Tiberina, Umbria, Marche, Urbino, Emilia Romagna, Rimini, Santarcangelo di Romagna, Ravenna, Veneto, Venezia | March 2012 |
| Anna Kalinkina | The Kingdom of Rats | Moscow | March 2012 |
| Zahar Petrov | MRLs | Minsk | May 2012 |
| Suren Tsormudyan | Ancestral Heritage | Kaliningrad | July 2012 |
| Denis Shabalov | The Right to Force | Serdobsk | August 2012 |
| Timothy Kalashnikov | Wrong Side of the World | Moscow | September 2012 |
| Sergey Moskvin | Hunger | Novaya Zemlya | October 2012 |
| Irina Baranova, Constantine Benev | Witness | Saint Petersburg | November 2012 |
| Andrey Butorin | The Daughter of the Heavenly Spirit | Kola Peninsula, Murmansk | December 2012 |
| Andrey Dyakov | Over the Horizon | Saint-Petersburg, Leningrad, Vologda, Cherepovets, Yaroslavl Oblast, Rybinsk, Yaroslavl, Ivanovo Oblast, Tatarstan, Kazan, Bashkortostan, Beloretsk, Yamantau, Orenburg Oblast, Dagestan, Kaspiysk, Primorsky Krai, Vladivostok | January 2013 |
| Denis Shabolov | Right to Life | Serdobsk, Penza Oblast, Mordovia, Tatarstan, Mari El, Komi Republic, Kirov oblast | March 2013 |
| Tullio Avoledo | La crociata dei bambini ("The Children's Crusade") | Milan | March 2014 |
| Paweł Majka | Dzielnica obiecana ("The Promised District") | Nowa Huta, Kraków, Poland | August 2014 |
| Robert J. Szmidt | Otchłań (Abyss) | Wrocław | August 2015 |
| Sergey Semyonov | Aliens eyes | Nizhny Novgorod | December 2015 |
| Robert J. Szmidt | Wieża (Tower) | Wrocław | May 2016 |
| Paweł Majka | Człowiek obiecany (The Promised Man) | Kraków | November 2016 |
| Artur Chmielewski | Achromatopsja (Achromatopsia) | Warsaw | March 2017 |
Translations
Most of the written works of the series were originally released in Russia. Some books from the universe of Metro 2033, like Piter, Towards the Light and Into the Darkness, have been translated to a number of European languages, such as German, Polish and Swedish.[4] Prior to 2014 and the video games Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light, no books in the series were released in a country where English is the prominent language.[5]
Other media
A graphic novel titled Metro 2033: Britannia Comic Prologue inspired by the prologue of the Metro 2033 novel Britannia was published in 2012. The story was written by Grant McMaster, the author of the novel and is illustrated by Benedict Hollis. It is available as a free download and unlike the novels it is in English rather than Russian.[7]
A Metro 2033 board game based on the original novel was released in 2011. It was designed by Sergei Golubkin and was published by Hobby World.[6] The Metro series was also being developed into films by Michael De Luca and Solipsist Films. However as of 11 December 2018 the project has been cancelled due to a desire to Americanize the project.[8]
References
- ^ Sarkar, Samit (24 June 2014). "Metro Redux launches Aug. 26 on PC, PS4, Xbox One". Polygon. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Brown, Fraser (13 December 2018). "Metro Exodus brings its release date forward by a week". PC Gamer. Future US. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "Metro 2033 books" (in Russian).
- ^ "Dmitrij Gluchovskij". Coltso Publisher (Sweden). 31 May 2015.
- ^ "Metro 2034 in English is finally released". Facebook. 3 March 2014.
- ^ a b "The boardgame "Metro 2033"". BoardGameGeek.
- ^ "Publications". Archived from the original on 11 October 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ "{Exclusive} Michael De Luca Boards Adaptation Of Post-Apocalyptic Video Game "Metro 2033"". The Tracking Board. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
External links
- Metro 2033 portal (in Russian)