The Russian Around Metro Builds community on Telegram has shared details about the new Metro game in development at 4A Games, along with a purported image from the upcoming title.
Details include:
The game will not feature an open world, but rather large, open areas;
The open-world concept was scrapped in 2022, resulting in a reboot of development;
The shooter will be set in Moscow;
Artyom will not be the main character;
Locations from previous games will return;
Some authors from the book series are involved in development;
The entire development team has been revamped, with few members remaining from Exodus;
Sergey Karmalsky is serving as art director;
The game is expected to be announced in 2025;
The project, codenamed Eolla, has not been canceled and entered active development at the end of 2023.