Metro prequel Awakening announced for VR

Vertigo Games, in collaboration with Deep Silver, has announced Metro Awakening, a Metro prequel coming to VR platforms.

Described as “an all-new immersive, story-driven VR adventure”, Awakening is set to debut later this year on PlayStation VR2, Meta Quest 2 and 3, and PC VR.

“A prequel from Metro series author and creator Dmitry Glukhovsky, Metro Awakening will plunge players headlong into an unforgiving post-apocalyptic world that blends the series’ staples of highly atmospheric exploration, storytelling, and stealth combat,” Deep Silver said.

“This origins story is so essential to me,” said Dmitry Glukhovsky. “It feels like returning to the foundations and roots of the series – now to the level that VR technology can bring…”