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Metro 2033 Redux
Reviewed: 30 Apr 2026
PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch · PC · macOS · Linux
Deep Silver · 2014
Ludograph rating
B
Good
67 /100
Metro 2033 Redux is a challenging first-person shooter that develops hand-eye coordination and problem solving, but contains significant mature content.
Growth (BDS)
50
Risk (RIS)
0
Daily limit
–
Age guidance
17+
Developmental benefits
| B1 | Cognitive | 0.64 | |
| B2 | Social-emotional | 0.13 | |
| B3 | Motor | 0.70 | |
Metro 2033 Redux offers a deeply immersive and challenging first-person shooter experience set in a compelling post-apocalyptic world. It promotes cognitive skills such as problem-solving, strategic thinking, and critical analysis through its survival mechanics and intelligent enemy AI. The game's strong narrative, based on a novel, also engages players in reading and language comprehension. Its high difficulty settings provide adaptive challenges, encouraging learning and transfer of skills.
Design risks
| R1 | Compulsion-loop pressure | 0.00 | |
| R2 | Monetization | 0.00 | |
| R3 | Social risk | 0.00 | |
This game contains significant mature content, including high levels of violence, strong language, and fear/horror elements, making it unsuitable for younger audiences. While it avoids manipulative compulsion-loop mechanics and monetization pressures, its intense atmosphere and challenging gameplay may require emotional regulation from players.
Content (not in risk score)
| R4.1 | Violence Level | 1.00 | |
| R4.2 | Sexual Content | 0.33 | |
| R4.3 | Language | 0.67 | |
| R4.4 | Substance References | 0.67 | |
| R4.5 | Fear / Horror | 1.00 | |
Content risk is displayed separately and does not affect the time recommendation.
Regulatory design checks · DSA — Assessed: meets criteria·GDPR-K — Assessed: meets criteria·ODDS — Assessed: meets criteria
- DSA:What Ludograph checks: whether the game's design gives minors the transparency the EU Digital Services Act expects: plain terms, honest defaults, and clear reporting routes.: Estimated from review data. No dark pattern or child-targeting concerns found.
- GDPR-K:What Ludograph checks: whether age assurance and consent flows are designed for under-16s, in the spirit of GDPR Article 8.: Estimated from review data. No privacy or child-targeting concerns found.
- ODDS:What Ludograph checks: whether paid random-reward drop rates are disclosed, as required in China, Japan and South Korea.: Estimated from review data. No paid random-reward mechanics found, so drop-rate disclosure requirements do not apply.
These reflect Ludograph's assessment of the game's design practices against each framework's criteria, not a legal compliance determination.