<s>
Metro	B-Application
Exodus	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
4A	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Metro	O
video	O
game	O
trilogy	O
based	O
on	O
Dmitry	O
Glukhovsky	O
's	O
novels	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Metro	B-Application
2033	I-Application
and	O
Metro	B-Application
:	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Light	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2019	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Stadia	B-Application
and	O
in	O
2020	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
conversion	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
on	O
6	O
May	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
18	O
June	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metro	B-Application
Exodus	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
with	O
survival	O
horror	O
and	O
stealth	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metro	B-Application
Exodus	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2035	O
,	O
one	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Metro	B-Application
:	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Light	I-Application
,	O
on	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
Earth	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
devastated	O
by	O
a	O
nuclear	B-Application
war	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
continues	O
the	O
story	O
from	O
Metro	B-Application
:	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Lights	I-Application
"	O
Redemption	O
"	O
ending	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
decide	O
to	O
scout	O
a	O
nearby	O
taiga	B-Application
forest	O
valley	O
to	O
see	O
if	O
it	O
is	O
suitable	O
to	O
settle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
Spartan	O
Order	O
settles	O
in	O
Lake	O
Baikal	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Spartans	O
,	O
former	O
U.S.	O
Marine	O
guard	O
Samuel	O
"	O
Sam	O
"	O
Taylor	O
,	O
decides	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
his	O
home	O
in	O
San	O
Diego	O
to	O
see	O
if	O
his	O
father	O
survived	O
the	O
nuclear	B-Application
war	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metro	B-Application
Exodus	I-Application
is	O
developed	O
by	O
4A	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
4A	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metro	B-Application
Exodus	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
11	O
June	O
2017	O
at	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
press	O
conference	O
during	O
E3	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
15	O
February	O
2019	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
Stadia	B-Application
version	O
on	O
19	O
November	O
2019	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
that	O
system	O
's	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
14	O
April	O
2021	O
,	O
a	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
conversion	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
6	O
May	O
2021	O
,	O
an	O
Enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
and	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
on	O
18	O
June	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
pre-sales	O
were	O
discontinued	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
following	O
the	O
announcement	O
,	O
with	O
existing	O
Steam	B-Application
digital	O
purchases	O
still	O
being	O
fulfilled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
caused	O
controversy	O
,	O
and	O
resulted	O
in	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
players	O
calling	O
for	O
a	O
boycott	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
review	O
bombing	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
previous	O
games	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
physical	O
retail	O
editions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
previously	O
announced	O
for	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
were	O
also	O
changed	O
to	O
use	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
,	O
despite	O
many	O
copies	O
already	O
being	O
preordered	O
by	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
developers	O
was	O
criticised	O
in	O
the	O
gaming	O
press	O
for	O
stating	O
on	O
a	O
forum	O
that	O
if	O
Metro	B-Application
Exodus	I-Application
did	O
not	O
sell	O
well	O
on	O
the	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
,	O
its	O
sequels	O
may	O
become	O
console	O
exclusives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metro	B-Application
Exodus	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
"	O
generally	O
favourable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
release	O
month	O
,	O
Metro	B-Application
:	I-Application
Exodus	I-Application
claimed	O
the	O
second	O
spot	O
on	O
the	O
UK	O
's	O
sales	O
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metro	B-Application
:	I-Application
Exodus	I-Application
sold	O
50%	O
more	O
copies	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Metro	B-Application
:	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Light	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
approximately	O
17,513	O
physical	O
units	O
for	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
were	O
sold	O
during	O
its	O
launch	O
week	O
,	O
making	O
Metro	B-Application
:	I-Application
Exodus	I-Application
the	O
7th	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
any	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
15	O
February	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
200,000	O
copies	O
within	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
