As the hours go on, though, the cracks start to appear.

Yana, you see, can hear the voice of her dead son.

Want a game with an excellent philosophical narrative thats deep and slow-paced?

A person stands with their back to the camera as they walk toward an orange tunnel in the key art for Metro Awakening VR.

If you want both, perfect, this is absolutely the game for you.

The set-ups are almost always the same.

When no one is talking, chances are youre about to hit enemy territory.

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Entering a room with a load of ammo on a table?

Wave battle coming up.

The four available guns are great, too.

A view down an old abandoned Metro train from Metro Awakening VR. It has been derailed and sits on a slant so wooden boards have been placed along its innards to create a steady walkway.

You just need to worry about them hitting your target.

Chiefly: the dreaded Mura effect from the PSVR 2’s OLED screens.

Metro Awakening VR accessibility options

Seated and standing play.

A Lurker monster from Metro Awakening VR is rushing out of the shadows towards the player character who is aiming at them with a pistol. The lurkers are like big rats and they make horrible growling noises.

Toggles for camera shake, interaction lines, vignetting, jumping, crouching, ladders and falling.

Smooth and teleport movement schemes and continuous and blink turning.

Instead, it’s just the English language with some heavy Russian accents put on top.

The Metro Awakening VR player character sneaks up on an unsuspecting Scavenger in a very dark corridor. Lots of the game looks this dark.

Its disappointing back half makes it hard to really recommend, too.

A copy of Metro Awakening VR was provided for review by developer Vertigo Games.

The Metro Awakening VR player character has his arms raised in frustration at yet another NPC who is blocking his path until they’ve finished talking.

The Metro Awakening VR player character is turning a red wheel to shut off steam. You have to do that a lot in this game.

The Metro Awakening VR player character is pouring vodka onto a fire and the fire is reacting accordingly by burning brighter.