Confused on Steam Play and Proton? Be sure to check out our guide.
We do often include affiliate links to earn us some pennies. See more here.

Metro 2033 Redux & Metro Last Light Redux Launch On Linux, Sorta (UPDATED)

By - | Views: 70,491
Update: Metro 2033 Redux is now downloading.

Original article:
tagline-image
Both Metro 2033 Redux & Metro Last Light Redux now have Linux icons on Steam, but they aren't currently downloadable. Looks like someone either forgot a switch or two.

Someone actually emailed in to ask us to notify people of this horrific scam taking place. Sarcasm aside, it happens a lot, and it's due to how many switches you need to hit on the Steam control panels or something.

Steam itself is saying it's out now:
image

Considering they are on sale right now too, it's probably legit, but the developers forgot to make the download completely public. We will update you when we have more folks.

Ps. If it was you who said it was a scam, please take this as a joke, really! We like to make light of annoying situations.

About the games
Both FPS games have been revamped, and this time Metro 2033 is available on Linux for the first time thanks to it using a newer engine.

Looks like you need 64bit too, so yet again it's time to upgrade if you haven't. They also require OpenGL 4. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Tags: FPS, Steam
0 Likes
About the author -
author picture
I am the owner of GamingOnLinux. After discovering Linux back in the days of Mandrake in 2003, I constantly came back to check on the progress of Linux until Ubuntu appeared on the scene and it helped me to really love it. You can reach me easily by emailing GamingOnLinux directly. Find me on Mastodon.
See more from me
The comments on this article are closed.
106 comments
Page: «4/11»
  Go to:

lucifertdark Dec 12, 2014
Typical, things like this always happen when I'm skint. :| Looks like I'll have to wait for the next sale to pick these up, although I have the originals so I can play Last Light anyway.
Anorelsan Dec 12, 2014
Bought the bundle! Now, to wait for the oss drivers to support it :P
D34VA_ Dec 12, 2014
Quoting: FinCoderI just downloaded 2033 redux. It doesnt launch on open source drivers (ati). Complains about opengl 4 support missing.

You can get around this by adding

'MESA_GL_VERSION_OVERRIDE=4.0 MESA_GLSL_VERSION_OVERRIDE=400 %command%'

to the launch options. On my end, the game will launch after doing this, but I get a black screen the whole time with the game audio and menus working. I'm trying to figure out how to get the visuals working. I have Intel Ivybridge graphics, Mesa 10.3.
FredO Dec 12, 2014
Can anybody confirm is it's working well with the ATI proprietary drivers? Also if there are no options to set the resolution, is it at least using the default resolution set in the driver settings?
coeseta Dec 12, 2014
I cant wait to play it as soon as I get home from work. I also hope it wont crash as often as Metro LL did. Crashing every time between 5 mins and 1 hour wasn't fun to play.
volker_holthaus Dec 12, 2014
Doesn't anyone start the game with primusrun (Bumblebee) and the latest nvidia driver. If i try this, i get an segmentation fault.

Regards

Volker
Orkultus Dec 12, 2014
Quoting: volkerholthausDoesn't anyone start the game with primusrun (Bumblebee) and the latest nvidia driver. If i try this, i get an segmentation fault.

Regards

Volker

I used to use primusrun with bumblebee until the option to make Nvidia run all the time was released. Either way, you can toggle between Intel and Nvidia cards in the nvidia settings window. You just have to restart Xorg each time you switch. Ive had better luck with it.
omer666 Dec 12, 2014
Played Metro 2033 Redux for half an hour.
In fact, resolution is included in the general "Graphics Quality" option, which sucks.
The other thing that sucks is that the only anti-aliasing that is available is SSAA, which allows you to play 2K, 3K or 4K on a HD screen. Well, my GeForce GTX660 can't handle that :p So I'm without any anti-aliasing and it's kind of... pixelated sometines.

But on another hand:
- I run this maxed out (appart from SSAA of course :p)
- I run this with PhysiX and that's really awesome
- It never crashed
- It was the best looking thing I ever played on PC

To sum it all up, I'm really, really pleased.
THANK YOU 4A Games.
drmoth Dec 12, 2014
@omer666 can't you force anti-aliasing through the Nvidia Settings panel?

I've also got a GTX660 and LLredux...haven't tried it yet, but looking forward to it!
leillo1975 Dec 12, 2014
Quoting: omer666Played Metro 2033 Redux for half an hour.
In fact, resolution is included in the general "Graphics Quality" option, which sucks.
The other thing that sucks is that the only anti-aliasing that is available is SSAA, which allows you to play 2K, 3K or 4K on a HD screen. Well, my GeForce GTX660 can't handle that :p So I'm without any anti-aliasing and it's kind of... pixelated sometines.

But on another hand:
- I run this maxed out (appart from SSAA of course :p)
- I run this with PhysiX and that's really awesome
- It never crashed
- It was the best looking thing I ever played on PC

To sum it all up, I'm really, really pleased.
THANK YOU 4A Games.

The "problem" when you activate SSAA is a game's problem, not of the Linux port. Windows version have the same issue:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2290958/metro-2033-redux-ssaa-low-fps-gtx780ti.html

http://steamcommunity.com/app/286690/discussions/0/34096318683314583/?l=spanish
While you're here, please consider supporting GamingOnLinux on:

Reward Tiers: Patreon. Plain Donations: PayPal.

This ensures all of our main content remains totally free for everyone! Patreon supporters can also remove all adverts and sponsors! Supporting us helps bring good, fresh content. Without your continued support, we simply could not continue!

You can find even more ways to support us on this dedicated page any time. If you already are, thank you!
The comments on this article are closed.