Metro 2033 is a new first-person shooter in development at Ukrainian development studio 4A Games, to be published by THQ, set in a post-apocalyptic world in the same vein as Fallout 3, but with tinges of horror similar to STALKER, and it’s looking fantastic.

News of a well executed combination of these two titles should be sending you into fits of excitement right… about… now!

The story and setting of Metro 2033 is based on a best-selling Russian novel (of the same name), written by Dmitry Glukhovsky, where survivors of an apocalyptic event live underground in the depths of a Moscow subway, waiting for the day that they will be able to live free of horrific mutants resulting from the fallout, and venture out into the open without fear of the poisonous wasteland above their heads.

As the protagonist Artyom, and having lived underground all of your life, you have been tasked with undertaking a perilous mission to the surface in order to warn what’s left of mankind of a looming menace, taking you from the safety of the subway, down through the forgotten catacombs below and to the desolate wasteland above.

Watch the debut trailer for Metro 2033 below:

Apparently Metro 2033 (previously known with the subhead, ‘The Last Refuge’) has been in development for quite some time by ex-STALKER developers, but was only recently picked up for publishing by THQ, which is definitely a good thing if the trailer is anything to go by.

Metro 2033 releases early next year on PC and Xbox 360.