Best Mods For Metro Exodus

Summary

• Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition offers substantial graphic upgrades with limited but helpful mods available.
• Metro Exodus Redux maintains the game’s original art style while enhancing colors, shadows, and sharpness.
• Various mods like No-Intro Videos Fix, Collectors Save Game, and Performance & Gameplay Enhancer enhance gameplay quality.

The world is in a sad state of affairs in the Metro Exodus universe. Having to live underground to survive, after all, is no picnic. Then, there’s always the mutant wildlife to contend with as well. Nevertheless, just because things are dreary from a storytelling standpoint doesn’t mean the game itself has to look that way too.

The number of mods available for Metro Exodus is limited, and the vast majority of them focus on the graphics. However, whether it’s making the visuals look prettier or making the player’s life easier, both newcomers and veterans of Metro Exodus shouldn’t go without these helpful mods.

Updated January 10, 2025 by Andrew McLarney: Although it was initially released almost seven years ago now, Metro Exodus, along with its predecessors, continues to hold up as a fantastic game both visually and in terms of its captivating story and gameplay. However, the game has been somewhat starved of mods due to the difficulty of learning its exclusive engine, meaning the vast majority of available mods for the game are just visual reshades.

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Metro Exodus Redux

A Graphical Improvement Overhaul

Speaking of enhanced visuals, it’s hard for the player to go wrong with Metro Exodus Redux. Comprehensive graphics mods often incorporate a variety of improvements as part of their function. Sometimes, certain mods can go a little overboard, resulting in a drastically altered visual presentation. One of the main strengths of Metro Exodus Redux is that it still maintains the general artistic vision of the vanilla game.

Among its features are improvements to colors, shadows, tonemapping, and sharpness. When looking to make an upgrade to the graphics, this mod gets the job done admirably.

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Minimalist Reshade

A Minor But Noticeable Enhancement

A great alternative to the previous mod is the aptly titled Minimalist Reshade. Like Metro Exodus Redux, the Minimalist Reshade mod doesn’t substantially change the vanilla art style. Rather, the mod includes a selection of small tweaks and improvements that, when taken together, give the game much cleaner visuals.

The appearance of blurry textures is reduced, which allows Metro Exodus to possess a much smoother presentation. The mod also adjusts various colors, making the game world look more vibrant without resorting to overkill.

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No-Intro Videos Fix

A Simple Time-Saver For Returning Players

For games that fans have played hundreds of times already, sitting through the same old intro sequence represents the epitome of boredom. Luckily, PC players often have a way to skip these interminable cutscenes for good.

In the case of Metro Exodus, the No-Intro Videos Fix mod does precisely that. Installing this mod will deactivate the intro cutscene, letting players jump straight into the action, minus the unnecessary waiting.

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Collectors Save Game

An Easy Shortcut For Frustrated Players

• Created by: deleted91024703

Many video games, particularly ones with an open-world component, tend to contain collectibles. Although they’re not always mind-blowingly interesting, plenty of fans undoubtedly enjoy the scavenger hunt mechanic this trope represents.

However, for players who don’t feel like going through all that work in Metro Exodus, the Collectors Save Game mod is just the ticket. This is, unsurprisingly, a save game whereby every collectible has already been found. In addition, all weapon and armor/utility mods have been collected as well. This mod is great for those wanting to begin a New Game Plus without any hassles.

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All Weapons – Modded Savegame

A Save File For All Gun Nuts Out There

• Created by: TheGuyWithDeadEyes

Speaking of weapons, wouldn’t it be nice to have all the firepower possible early on in the game? In a similar vein to the previous mod, All Weapons-Modded Savegame gives players all the available hardware in Metro Exodus while barely lifting a finger.

When players start a new game at the Volga level, every weapon and its associated upgrade will be open to them. This also holds true for armor, helmets, and equipment modifications. Being overpowered never felt so good.

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More Authentic Textures

Improves The Game’s Visual Authenticity

Improving a game’s textures can go a long way toward upgrading the overall visual fidelity. Experienced modders are undoubtedly aware that most texture improvements are contained in comprehensive packs. Just having a few texture packs installed will have a marked impact on a game’s appearance.

More Authentic Textures is, by contrast, a bit smaller in scope compared to other packs. It includes enhancements to the game’s many posters and railroad cars. The mod also retextures army officers, giving them uniforms belonging to the Russian Federation rather than the Soviet Union.

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A Photo-Cinematic Metro

An Atmospheric Mod For Dramatic Screenshots

As mentioned before, various reshades can have very different impacts on a game’s artistic presentation. As its name implies, A Photo-Cinematic Metro gives the game a much more realistic aesthetic and strives for a film-quality presentation.

The altered visuals are certainly impressive, especially when it comes to shadows and lighting. Just be sure to follow the mod author’s installation instructions carefully before giving this mod a shot.

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High Performance Reshade For Only DX11

Improves The Vibrancy of the Game Considerably

Yet another reshade mod, this add-on’s effects can have a strikingly noticeable impact on the game’s color palette. The High Performance Reshade For Only DX11 mod tweaks the game’s lighting, shadows, and color effects to make things less somber and more eye-catching.

More specifically, the mod tones down the game’s predilection towards yellow tint in certain places. Snowy scenes now appear more vibrant and contain less gray. It’s a noticeable alteration that most fans will likely appreciate.

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Performance & Gameplay Enhancer

Improves All Visual Aspects of the Game And Some Additional Settings

No game is without its share of bugs or otherwise irritating faults. Metro Exodus, of course, is no exception. Fortunately, players won’t have to look far for an all-inclusive mod that alleviates at least some of these annoying distractions.

The Performance & Gameplay Enhancer mod employs several quality-of-life fixes. The mod itself is actually a configuration file that “disables unwanted effects, such as motion blur, foliage shadows, and artificial mouse input delay.” As such, this mod should definitely be considered by new and returning players alike.

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Anna Mod Pack

Enables Players To Alter Anna’s Appearance

The Anna Mod Pack is a rather unique add-on for Metro Exodus that focuses solely on one character. Anna, Artyom’s wife, plays a central role in the game’s story. For whatever reason, if fans feel that Anna is due for a bit of a makeover, this mod certainly delivers.

Among its features are several alternative options regarding Anna’s look. Tattoos, new hair colors, and clothing choices can all potentially give Anna a vastly different appearance. It’s by no means an essential mod, but one that may interest fans nonetheless.

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Matyus Immersive Reshade

A High Contrast Reshade Focussed On Immersion

For a relatively amateur mod, Matyus Immersive Reshade does a very good job and altering the tone and color palette of Metro Exodus in a way that enhances the post-apocalyptical feel of the game without detracting from or losing any of its beauty.

An extensive list of alterations is shown, including shadows and ambient occlusion. The result is a fairly restrained but noticeably immersive mod which may be a good alternative to some of the more demanding graphical mods around.

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Oblivion Exodus

A Highly Detailed Photorealism Reshade

Oblivion Exodus is a photo-realism reshade that enhances the detail of textures and improves how ray tracing appears in-game. With everything tuned up to absolute max, performance will inevitably suffer as a result, so this is more ideal for screenshots than smooth gameplay.

The result of the mod is a fantastically detailed environment with brilliant lighting regardless of which source it comes from. The Ural area in particular benefits from this mod, which makes it feel considerably more atmospheric than it already does.

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Enhanced Edition Definitive Experience Reshade

A High-Quality Visual Enhancement

• Created by: IcedFREELANCER

Though Metro Exodus and its Enhanced Edition already look incredibly good graphically, the Enhanced Edition Definitive Experience Reshade from IcedFREELANCER elevates the game to a whole new level visually.

Lighting and reflections are noticeably sharper which helps contribute to an overall improvement in atmosphere and immersion. Colors in the game feel more vibrant, but not oversaturated, and overall this leads to one of the best reshade experiences available for the game.

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Enhanced Filmic Reshade

• Created by: TahuuuuLudologicznaESSA

TahuuuuLudologicznaESSA’s Enhanced Filmic Reshade has several options that may be of interest to both new and veteran players alike. The filmic reshade itself may be slightly too vibrant and contrasting for some eyes, but the mod has a second option that certainly offers a unique experience.

Players can also choose a low-quality camera visual overhaul, which adds grain and static to the lens, as well as a small vignette to the corners of the screen. Simulating a helmet camera, this particular reshade can provide a touch of additional realism and immersion.

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The Metro Calls

A New Area To Explore Along With Enemies and Obstacles

Although the vast majority of Metro Exodus mods are visual reshades, ADrunkEwok has gone the extra mile to learn all the necessary coding and programming to create entirely new playable locations in the game, which is what this mod seeks to introduce.

While it may not be the easiest thing to set up, it shows the capacity for the engine to accept more complex mods and some that actually affect the content of the game. The Metro Calls features a new playable location complete with enemies, buildings, and obstacles.