Used to identify the game, unaltered. Metro: Last Light wordmark, trademark of its owner, from the publisher's Steam store listing

Metro: Last Light

Catalogue entry · not reviewed · store data read 30 August 2026

It is the year 2034. Beneath the ruins of post-apocalyptic Moscow, in the tunnels of the Metro, the remnants of mankind are besieged by deadly threats from outside – and within. Mutants stalk the catacombs beneath the desolate surface, and hunt amidst the poisoned skies above.

First-Person Shooter Horror

Player score

9.1/10

81,499 reviews

Released: 2013
Developer: 4A Games
Platforms: 7 systems
Critics: 76
Steam Deck: verified
Download: 10 GB

We have not written a full review of this game.This is a catalogue entry: everything below comes from a source we can link, checked on a stated date. There is no score and no verdict here, because we only publish those after a reviewer has played the game and written it up properly. Our team may well have played this one. Until someone writes the review, we are not going to imply a verdict we have not put our name to.

What is Metro: Last Light?

Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.

The record

Catalogue facts
First released	14 May 2013
Developer	4A Games
Publisher	Deep Silver
Platforms	PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck
Genres	First-Person Shooter, Horror
Languages	10 supported

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q569898, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.

How was Metro: Last Light received?

Players91%positive of 81,499 · Very Positive

Metacritic76critic aggregate, PC

Achievements49on Steam

Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.

Accessibility

1 declared features

Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

What does it support?

Technical support
Capability	Support
Controller	full support
Cloud saves	Yes
Cross-platform play	No
Mod support	No official workshop
Online play	Single-player only
In-game purchases	No
Steam Deck	verified
Download size	10 GB
Add-on content	None listed
Age gate	None

Content descriptors

Some nudity or sexual content
Frequent violence or gore
General mature content

Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.

What does it cost?

$19.99

Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.

Problems players report

We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Metro: Last Light on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.

Crashes and freezes71 of 300 (24%)
The game crashed and broke to the point I gave up on it and watched the rest of the story on YouTube.
Steam review, 13 March 2026 · 3 hours played · 30 readers marked it helpful
However, ran into a lot of issues with the game freezing the entire pc due to windows 11.
Steam review, 4 July 2025 · 12 hours played · 9 readers marked it helpful
Performance and stutter17 of 300 (6%)
I don't know if it wants to be a horror game, stealth game or an FPS, so it does all three very poorly.
Steam review, 28 December 2024 · 10 hours played · 4 readers marked it helpful
worst story in the history of fps
Steam review, 15 November 2025 · 9 hours played · 2 readers marked it helpful

A further 14 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.

Games like Metro: Last Light

24 games overlap with Metro: Last Light on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Metro Exodus, Far Cry and Alien: Isolation.

All 24 games like Metro: Last Light

Common questions about Metro: Last Light

What platforms is Metro: Last Light on?

Metro: Last Light is available on PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck. It first released in 2013.

How much does Metro: Last Light cost?

$19.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.

Do players recommend Metro: Last Light?

91% of 81,499 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.

What is the Metacritic score for Metro: Last Light?

76 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.

Does Metro: Last Light work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates Metro: Last Light as verified on the Steam Deck, from its own testing. That means it works out of the box with no configuration.

How big is the Metro: Last Light download?

10 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.