Metro Exodus arrives on Steam after a yr of Epic exclusivity

All aboard! After braving the stormy tracks of Epic Games Store exclusivity for the previous 12 months, Metro: Exodus has lastly pulled into Steam central station. Trading claustrophobic tunnels for a grand post-apocalyptic Russian expanse, the rather-good third entry in 4A Games’ Metro sequence arrives in the present day, with two hefty growth tales in tow.

Exodus notoriously ditched Steam at the eleventh hour final yr. Despite taking pre-orders for months, publishers Deep Silver signed an exclusivity contract with Epic Games. Passengers who’d already purchased their tickets via Steam nonetheless obtained their copy, and DLC dropped for these fortunate few on Steam as deliberate.

That didn’t cease riled-up Metro followers from feeling like Deep Silver pulled a quick one on them, thoughts. Would-be clients vowed boycotts towards Epic as a rogue 4A employee retaliated with threats to pull the series from PC totally.

For what it’s price, Exodus remains to be a proper good lark. In his Metro Exodus review, Brendy reckoned the open-world departure “deserves its place among its underground comrades” – even when it will definitely sinks again into subterranean slogs. “If there are any further shooters set in the Metroverse, they’ll won’t be able to return to a life of tunnel vision. Not when we’ve seen Metro is capable of so much more.”

Today’s launch arrives with each DLC expansions. That consists of this week’s new drop, Sam’s Story, which trades out Soviet snow-shoes for a US Ranger’s battered sneakers as your boy Sam searches for a manner again to the great ol’ US-of-A.

Metro Exodus is obtainable now over on Steam. It’s going at a stable 40% off the now, bringing the bottom game all the way down to £21/€24/$24. Cheaper than a return Scotrail as much as Dundee, that.