The Stranger is the fully voiced protagonist of Metro 2039, a Spartan Ranger and recluse who is drawn back into the Moscow Metro against his will.

Hunter is the primary antagonist of Metro 2039, a legendary Spartan Ranger who has become the self-styled Fuhrer of the Novoreich.

The weapons of Metro 2039 are hand-crafted, improvised firearms maintained under conditions of extreme scarcity; three specific weapons were confirmed in the reveal.

Metro 2039 is a linear, story-driven first-person game with tactical combat, resource scarcity, stealth options, a diegetic interface, and environmental storytelling.

Metro 2039 tells an original story co-written with Dmitry Glukhovsky exploring the cost of silence, the horrors of tyranny, and the price of freedom in a post-apocalyptic Moscow.

Metro 2039 is set in post-apocalyptic Moscow and the Moscow Metro in the year 2039, approximately a quarter-century after a nuclear war devastated the world.