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The Aurora is the armored steam locomotive of Metro Exodus, the moving base on which Artyom, Anna, Colonel Miller and the Spartans cross Russia for a year after leaving Moscow. It has not appeared in Metro 2039 as of Nov 3, 2026.
The Aurora is the train of Metro Exodus: an armored steam locomotive that carries Artyom, Anna, Colonel Miller and the Spartan Rangers out of Moscow and across Russia, and acts as your station between missions. Metro 2039, out Feb 4, 2027, has not shown it as of Nov 3, 2026: the new game stays in Moscow, set four years after the Aurora left, and GamesRadar+ wrote that Artyom's Rangers "aren't coming back." The clip is gameranx's 2019 look at Metro Exodus.
Quick facts
| Game | Metro Exodus (2019) |
| What it is | An armored steam locomotive and mobile base |
| Named | By the crew after leaving the Metro; the player names it (achievement "Aurora") |
| Commander | Colonel Miller |
| Helmsman | Yermak |
| Journey | About a year, from spring to nuclear winter, Moscow to the Taiga |
| In Metro 2039 | Not shown as of Nov 3, 2026 |
Sources: Game Informer, Jan 25, 2019; GameRevolution, Feb 13, 2019; Steam Community: Metro Exodus achievements; Steam: Metro Exodus; Deep Silver: Metro Exodus.
How the Aurora came to be
Once the Spartans learn that Hanza's jammers kept Moscow cut off and that other cities survived, they cannot go home, and they leave aboard a train. The group names it Aurora after leaving the Metro, and it grows from a locomotive into a home as cars are added. On Steam, 69.0% of players have the achievement for naming the locomotive, as of Nov 3, 2026. The clip is Gaming Harry's retelling of Metro Exodus.
The journey
The Aurora crosses Russia from spring through autumn to nuclear winter, in search of a new home in the East. Each region brings the train to a stop for the armory, the crew and side adventures: the frozen Volga, the dried-up Caspian, where it runs out of coal and water, and the autumn Taiga, before the last trip into the Dead City. Steam's achievements name the stops as MOSCOW, VOLGA, YAMANTAU, CASPIAN, TAIGA and DEAD CITY, with a wedding in SUMMER (Steam Community). Not all companions survive the trip. The clip is Roanoke Gaming's retelling of Metro Exodus.
The crew
| Crew member | Role |
|---|---|
| Colonel Miller | Commander |
| Yermak | Permanent helmsman, a pre-war train engineer |
| Artyom | Spartan Ranger, the player |
| Anna | Sniper, Artyom's wife |
| Sam | Miller's bodyguard, a former US Marine |
| Stepan | Heavy weapons specialist |
| Damir | Medic, from Kazakhstan |
| Idiot | Philosopher |
| Krest | Trader, con artist and engineer |
| Tokarev | Weapons expert |
| Katya and Nastya | A medic and her daughter |
| Duke and Alyosha | Crew members whose fates the achievements track |
Sources: Deep Silver: Metro Exodus; VideoGamer, updated Jun 15, 2021; Steam Community: Metro Exodus achievements.
Yermak's line about the old engine: "This speed is basically nothing for our old gal..." Keeping the crew whole, with Duke alive and Damir aboard, takes the right choices; the achievement for all three together, "Full Strength", is held by 13.0% of Steam players as of Nov 3, 2026. All the series' people are on Metro Characters. The clip is Gaming Harry's retelling of Metro Exodus.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Aurora in Metro Exodus? The Aurora is Metro Exodus's armored steam locomotive, the Spartans' mobile base for their year-long journey across Russia.
Who drives the Aurora? Yermak, a pre-war train engineer, is the Aurora's permanent helmsman in Metro Exodus.
Is the Aurora in Metro 2039? The Aurora has not been shown in Metro 2039 as of Nov 3, 2026; the game stays in Moscow.
Where does the Aurora go in Metro Exodus? The Aurora runs east from Moscow through the Volga, the Caspian and the Taiga over about a year of Metro Exodus.
Sources
- Metro Exodus Cover Story: Leaving The Rails, Game Informer, Jan 25, 2019
- One Last Look At Metro Exodus Before Launch, Game Informer, Jan 16, 2019
- Metro Exodus Review, GameRevolution, Feb 13, 2019
- Metro Exodus review, VideoGamer, updated Jun 15, 2021
- Metro Exodus, Deep Silver, undated
- Metro Exodus, Steam, undated
- Metro Exodus achievements, Steam Community
- Metro 2039: The Big Preview, GamesRadar+, Sep 1, 2026
- Metro Exodus - Before You Buy, gameranx, Feb 13, 2019 (video)
- The ENTIRE Metro Story... So Far..., Gaming Harry, May 14, 2022 (video)
- The Metro Exodus Story Explained in 11 Minutes | Campaign Summary, Review, Lore, Good and Bad Ending, Roanoke Gaming, Mar 8, 2019 (video)
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Metro Exodus - Before You Buy
gameranx
The ENTIRE Metro Story... So Far...
Gaming Harry
The Metro Exodus Story Explained in 11 Minutes | Campaign Summary, Review, Lore, Good and Bad Ending
Roanoke Gaming
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The Spartan OrderThe Spartan Order is the Metro series' elite brotherhood of Rangers, who protect the Metro's people under Colonel Miller and leave Moscow with Artyom in Metro Exodus. In Metro 2039 its first Spartan, Hunter, rules the Metro as Fuhrer, and the hero, the Stranger, is a former Spartan.
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See also
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Metro ExodusMetro Exodus is 4A Games' third Metro game, out Feb 15, 2019 on PC, PS4 and Xbox One, in which Artyom and the Spartans leave Moscow aboard the Aurora train and cross Russia over a year. It mixes linear missions with large open levels, sold over 10 million copies by Feb 2024, and is followed by Metro 2039.
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ArtyomArtyom is the hero of the Metro novels and of Metro 2033, Metro: Last Light and Metro Exodus, a young man of VDNKh station who becomes a Spartan Ranger. He is not the protagonist of Metro 2039, and no return has been announced as of Nov 3, 2026.
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AnnaAnna is Colonel Miller's daughter, the Spartan Order's best sniper, met in Metro: Last Light and married to Artyom by Metro Exodus. She has not been shown or announced for Metro 2039 as of Nov 3, 2026.
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Colonel MillerColonel Miller is the commander of the Spartan Order in Metro: Last Light and Metro Exodus, Anna's father and Artyom's father-in-law, who loses his legs at D6 and commands the Aurora. He stars in The Two Colonels; Metro 2039 has not shown him as of Nov 3, 2026.
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