Choose your route
Games: Awakening → Metro 2033 → Last Light → Exodus → Sam’s Story. Books: Metro 2033 → Metro 2034 → Metro 2035. Choose Play or Read, or a continuity, to follow one route. The Metro 2033 card contains both versions.
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Metro in Story Order
Below Moscow. Beyond the tunnels.
Follow Metro through separate book and game routes, including Awakening, the core novels, Exodus and its DLC, with expanded literature kept optional.
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Universe orientation
Below Moscow. Beyond the tunnels.
The quick answer
Games: Awakening → Metro 2033 → Last Light → Exodus → Sam’s Story. Books: Metro 2033 → Metro 2034 → Metro 2035. Choose Play or Read, or a continuity, to follow one route. The Metro 2033 card contains both versions.
Use the continuity filters to explore each story group.Universe explored
The Metro universe, story by story
Follow Metro through separate book and game routes, including Awakening, the core novels, Exodus and its DLC, with expanded literature kept optional.
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Story chronology · Core route
The novels and games diverge. Metro 2034 does not follow Sam’s Story: it continues the book route. The Two Colonels is a prequel/parallel companion to Exodus. Redux and Enhanced editions do not add chronology events.
Showing 7 of 11 released stories.
- VR gameCanonReleased
Metro Awakening
Direct link to this storyPlayGameCanonVR prequel to Metro 2033 and Khan’s origin story.
- GameCanonReleased
Metro 2033
Direct link to this storyReadMetro 2033 — novelCanonPlayMetro 2033 / ReduxCanonChoose the novel or its game adaptation. Events diverge: these are related versions, not two consecutive adventures. Redux is the same game story.
- GameCanonReleased
Metro: Last Light
Direct link to this storyPlayOriginal / ReduxCanonContinues the game version of Metro 2033. Redux remains on this card.
- GameCanonReleased
Metro Exodus
Direct link to this storyPlayOriginal / Enhanced EditionCanonArtyom and the Rangers leave Moscow aboard the Aurora. Inspired by ideas from Metro 2035, but not a literal sequel to the novels.
- Story DLCCanonReleased
Metro Exodus: Sam’s Story
Direct link to this storyPlayGameCanonSam’s journey after the main Exodus ending.
- NovelCanonReleased
Metro 2034
Direct link to this storyReadBook / comicCanonThe second core novel, following Metro 2033; focuses on Homer and Hunter. This is the literary route, not a sequel to Sam’s Story.
- NovelCanonReleased
Metro 2035
Direct link to this storyReadBook / comicCanonReturns to Artyom and concludes Glukhovsky’s main novel trilogy.
Find your route
Metro order guide
Use one authoritative timeline, then choose the view that matches how you want to experience the universe.
Quick answers
Common Metro order questions
Direct answers based on the same chronology, continuity labels and coverage notes used in the guide.
What order should you experience Metro?
Games: Awakening → Metro 2033 → Last Light → Exodus → Sam’s Story. Books: Metro 2033 → Metro 2034 → Metro 2035. Choose Play or Read, or a continuity, to follow one route. The Metro 2033 card contains both versions.
Should you use chronological or release order for Metro?
This universe does not have one useful release-order view across every branch. Follow the chronology and use the continuity filters to keep separate story groups clear.
What does this Metro order guide include?
11 released mapped records, including grouped side stories and adaptations. Coverage follows the supplied September 8 editorial guide; it is not an exhaustive episode or edition inventory. Coverage is current through 8 September 2026.
Suggested routes
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Use the full chronology or follow a shorter route.
Awakening → Sam’s Story
Follow the game continuity, with The Two Colonels beside Exodus as parallel DLC.
2033 → 2034 → 2035
Glukhovsky’s three core novels form their own route.
Universe of Metro books
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Story versions
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Researched editions and adaptations stay together under one story.
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What anchors this order.
Official franchise, creator and publisher sources anchor the chronology. Conflicts and uncertain placements are labelled.
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