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Metro 2033 Guide

2010 · Survival first-person shooter

Digital cover

Metro 2033 digital cover
Original Metro 2033 artwork shows a gas-masked figure in red-lit tunnels.

Game guides

Find the guide you need
GuideWhat you will find
A first-person weapon points along an industrial tunnel beside a lit metal structure.Ammo and currencySeparate ordinary ammunition from the bullets used for trade.
Artyom raises his wristwatch and gloved hand in a snow-covered passage.Gas mask and filtersRead filter time, mask damage and breathing cues.
A first-person view looks along a red-lit railway tunnel filled with smoke.WeaponsChoose complementary original-game weapon roles.
A first-person weapon points along an industrial tunnel beside a lit metal structure.Light and explorationUse equipment deliberately in the original Metro 2033.
Residents gather around a fire in an inhabited underground station.Characters and factionsIdentify Artyom's guides, the Rangers and major groups.

At a glance

Three useful starting points
FocusWhat to know
Keep military-grade rounds for tradeThey can be fired, but each shot spends useful currency.
Watch filter time on the surfaceA gas mask needs a working filter and an intact faceplate.
Charge equipment before entering dangerThe universal charger leaves Artyom vulnerable during use.

Characters Character guide →

Key characters and their roles
CharacterRoleAt a glance
ArtyomPlayable survivorLeaves Exhibition to seek help for his home station.
HunterRangerHis warning sets Artyom's journey in motion.
BourbonTravelerGuides an early stage of the route.
KhanMysterious guideExplains the Metro's supernatural dangers.
MillerRanger commanderCoordinates the later military effort.
UlmanRangerAssists Artyom during the journey.

Quick answers

Unlocks, routes and useful answers
TopicGo straight to
Ammo and currencyTwo ammunition economies →

Pictures All pictures →

Residents gather around a fire in an inhabited underground station.
Residents gather around a fire in an inhabited underground station.
Artyom raises his wristwatch and gloved hand in a snow-covered passage.
Artyom raises his wristwatch and gloved hand in a snow-covered passage.
A first-person weapon points along an industrial tunnel beside a lit metal structure.
A first-person weapon points along an industrial tunnel beside a lit metal structure.
A first-person view looks along a red-lit railway tunnel filled with smoke.
A first-person view looks along a red-lit railway tunnel filled with smoke.
References
Guide references
ReferenceWebsite
Metro 2033: game and edition overviewstore.steampowered.com