Metro 2033 Redux and Metro: Last Light Redux are getting a free upgrade, but not every PC player gets it on the same day. Steam, Epic Games Store and GOG are scheduled for October 22. The Windows Store version follows on October 29, alongside PS5, PS5 Pro and Xbox Series X|S.
That distinction is easy to miss if you only see the announcement’s PC date. PLAION’s support FAQ specifically puts Windows Store players in the later group. Japan has a separate November window, without an exact day announced yet.
Which version do you need?
The offer applies to the Redux editions of both games. It is not an upgrade announcement for the original 2010 Metro 2033 or the original 2013 Metro: Last Light. Those names matter when you check your library: a copy of an earlier release and a Redux copy are different products.
Existing Redux owners receive the update free. PLAION also says new purchases of the two Redux games will get the upgraded versions. You do not need to buy a newly named remake to receive these changes, though buying a game you do not already own still costs money.
There is no Switch update announced. The FAQ limits this release to PC, Xbox and PlayStation. Owners of the Switch editions should not read the general “existing owners” wording as a promise that their version will receive the same patch.
What the upgrade actually changes
Deep Silver lists sharper 4K textures, improved animation and audio, and changes to lighting, shadows and effects. Its announced console targets are native 4K at 60fps or upscaled 4K at 120fps, with a compatible display needed for the higher frame rate.
The platform extras differ. PS5 Pro gets PSSR support, while Xbox Series X gets TSR upscaling and anti-aliasing. DualSense adaptive triggers and Xbox impulse triggers are supported, and the announcement includes power-saving options for both console families. PC receives DLSS and spatial audio support.
Xbox Play Anywhere and Xbox handheld support are also part of the plan. Full patch notes are due at launch, so the announcement is not yet a complete list of fixes or a breakdown of every graphics mode on every machine.
No ray tracing, and no new remake
PLAION is unusually direct about what this release is not:
“This is not a remaster or a remake of METRO Redux.”
The FAQ also rules out ray tracing and says these are not the old games moved onto the current version of the 4A Engine. The studio is preserving the Redux games rather than rebuilding them again. That is worth knowing before expecting the same rendering features as a newer Metro release.
Which game comes first?
Metro 2033 Redux is the starting point. It follows Artyom through the underground communities beneath a devastated Moscow, then sends him beyond the station where he grew up. The surface is dangerous, and the people sheltering below it have problems of their own. The story mixes encounters with human enemies and mutants with travel through the tunnels.
Metro: Last Light Redux follows in 2034. Artyom returns as the station communities struggle over the military stores at D6. Its Redux edition includes the previously released DLC, alongside the main single-player campaign. It is a continuation, not an alternate version of Metro 2033.
Both editions offer Survival and Spartan play styles. The stores describe Survival as the more resource-focused approach and Spartan as the more combat-oriented option. Those existing choices give returning players a way to change a replay; the October patch does not add a new campaign.
For now, the useful dates are October 22 for Steam, Epic and GOG, and October 29 for Windows Store and the new console versions. Keep the regional November exception in mind if you play in Japan. The upgrade is still ahead; the Redux games themselves are already available.
