Xbox Giving Away AAA Game for Free for 72 Hours Only

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For the next 3 days, or until May 27th, the Microsoft Store is giving away a free AAA game for Xbox One, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X users on their Xbox platform. Once redeemed, you can keep this game forever. However, remember that it needs to be claimed within these 72 hours. Unlike previous offers, this one is accessible to all Xbox users without requiring an Xbox Game Pass subscription.

The video game being discussed is Metro 2033 Redux. If you’re experiencing a sense of familiarity, it might be due to the fact that Metro 2033 Redux was offered for free on the Microsoft Store in April, but unfortunately, there was an issue with the giveaway, so it has been made available for free again recently. To date, there have been no problems reported with this second offering.

If you’re not already familiar, Metro 2033 Redux is actually an updated version of a game that came out in 2010 called Metro 2033. The original game was launched for both PC and Xbox 360, while the remastered version, which also includes some new features, was released on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in 2014.

4A Games’ debut title, Metro 2033, inaugurated the Metro series and marked the studio’s first venture into gaming. This game, which combines elements of first-person shooters and survival horror, was succeeded by Metro: Last Light in 2013, and later by Metro Exodus in 2019. However, Metro Awakening, released in 2024, was a virtual reality spin-off from the main series.

After its debut, the initial game received an impressive Metacritic rating of 81 and managed to sell over two million copies, achievements that proved to be substantial victories for 4A Games. These milestones were more than enough to establish a series that has persisted for over a decade.

2033 marks the time when an entire generation has lived and grown up underground in their fortified Metro Station-Cities. These cities are constantly battling for survival against each other and the terrifying mutants lurking outside, as described on the Microsoft Store for this game. You assume the role of Artyom, born just before the fires swept through, but raised below ground. Never having ventured beyond the city limits, a pivotal event triggers a perilous journey to the core of the Metro system. Your mission is to alert the remaining human survivors about an impending disaster. This odyssey takes you from the forgotten subway tunnels to the barren wasteland above, where your decisions will shape the destiny of mankind. However, one might wonder if the true danger lies within.

On the Xbox One, you can play the enhanced version of Metro 2033 Redux, which also has a native version for Xbox Series X|S that boosts its frames per second (FPS). Typically, playing through this game takes about 9 to 11 hours, but if you aim for completion, it will require approximately 20 to 25 hours.

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2025-05-25 04:39