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How Does The Metro Series End?

Finished Metro 2033 and Last Light, but don't want to miss the conclusion to Artyom's journey. Are there different endings in Metro Exodus I should know about?
2025-09-12 13:36:04
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Tassel
Tassel
The main series by Dmitry Glukhovsky (a Russian author) is concluded with the book 'Metro 2035'. Here, the hero of the series Artyom travels to a radio station, hoping to get in touch with other people that survived the war. But what he finds there is devastating: it’s just a replay of old radio recordings, from before the war. And so, after all these books, there’s no rescue. The author creates a feeling of hopeless-desolation in the reader, and it stays with the reader for a long time after finishing the book. This same feeling is conveyed in a novel of aftermath, 'The Final Goodbye', where two people in a post-crisis world try to fulfill a last promise they made to each other.
2026-07-21
Daniel
Daniel
The Metro series concluded with ‘Metro Exodus’. The way that the game had developed throughout the story meant that the conclusion of the game would be a very bittersweet and hopeful affair depending on how the player decided to complete the game, specifically in relation to the final confrontation with either taking the Metro to the Caspian Sea or the Taiga, with the opportunity to display mercy and to decide between your loyalty to others and your own survival. The Lake Baikal epilogue was probably my favorite part of the whole game, as it was nice to finally leave the cramped underground tunnels and venture out into the wilderness, many years after the action of the game. The way that the moral choices throughout the game impacted on the eventual conclusion was very effective. Some of the conclusions were very dark and resulted in the death of Artyom, but there were also endings where there was hope for the rebuilding of Metro.

In terms of themes for the book, I think it’s great that the game endings stuck to them. The ambiguous conclusion to Metro 2033 by Dmitry Glukhovsky was beautifully expanded by the game. And how the open-world of the Exodus game added to the feeling of the endings being earned, after so many claustrophobic games. The last radio transmission, whether it’s a glimmer of hope or despair, always sticks with me long after the game is finished and the credits have rolled.
2025-09-13
Noah
Noah
Metro Exodus is a game that feels like ending a long running story that I've loved for years. A good ending in Metro Exodus depends on your actions during the game and whether you were a ruthless or a more compassionate character. I managed to get Artyom and Anna to Lake Baikal in my first play through, but then went back to complete the story as a more evil character and it was really interesting to see the consequences of my actions. The way Miller's story plays out is also really emotional, especially if you managed to help the rest of the crew to bond.

This peaceful ending for the Taiga level is in contrast to the very fiery and action packed Caspian levels, the atmospheric storytelling in the game is second to none and I love how quiet moments like Artyom having a guitar under the stars at night are portrayed. Even the worst endings in the game are very narratively satisfying and I can see why the writers have gone down the route they have. Even now I still listen to the soundtrack for Metro Exodus and get a feel of nostalgia for my time traveling on the metro across the post-apocalyptic world.
2025-09-15
Paisley
Paisley
The Metro series comes to a close with the positively gut-wrenching ‘Exodus’, the last campaign from the titular ‘Diameter’ of games focusing on the life of Artyom after he leaves the tunnels in search of a new life. It was a satisfyingly hopeful (yet deeply haunting) end to his story, and I got the ‘good’ ending on my first try, saving all my party members in the final showdown and getting them safely to their promised sanctuary in the new world. His actions (such as saving or sparing prisoners to continue fighting, or killing them to end their suffering once and for all) are subtly referenced in later dialogue with the people he meets along the way, as well as in the end movie cutscenes that bring a fitting close to his story.

The multiple endings are really cool as they all fit within the books’ message of resilience. Seeing Lake Baikal was really sweet after playing through so much pain and hardship in the games. The credits song “Where Are We Going Now” is also really cool as it captures that same feeling of exhaustion but with hope of what is to come.
2025-09-18
Bipeak Culja
Bipeak Culja
It is incredibly empowering in a nihilistic sort of way. When you realize there is no greater purpose, there is no salvation, there is no reward for your actions, then you are left with your choices. And I think that Artyom chooses to proceed into the dead world. It is not a hopeful choice but he makes it with his eyes open. He has escaped the Metro’s myths and is free from the expectations of others. He is even free from hope. And in that freedom there is a terrible, but absolute clarity.
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He's no longer fighting for a cause, or for the salvation of other people. He's no longer doing anything, in fact. He's just moving. And in a world where every action is meaningless, it's the choosing of a direction that's most meaningful. It's a very, very reduced view of the human experience. I don't find it happy, but I find it stark and beautiful. It's like a black hole – so dense and gravitationally powerful that it warps round in on itself in the most fascinating way.
2026-07-31

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