THQ and 4A Games have lifted back the veil for Metro: Last Light, the upcoming sequel to Metro 2033. METRO: Last Light is set after events of the original game and will see the remnants of humanity fighting amongst the nuclear winter and cold dark tunnels of the Moscow city ruins.

“We believe that Metro 2033 was a flawed masterpiece,” said Danny Bilson, EVP Core Games, THQ. “It was a beautiful, original game that didn’t get the marketing support it needed.”

“We won’t make that mistake with Metro: Last Light. This game improves on the original in every way – it will have more polish, deeper and more sophisticated gameplay, and satisfyingly visceral combat, without losing what our fans loved about the original,” he continued. “Metro: Last Light is another artful piece of game development from an Eastern European studio that will thrill and terrify anyone looking for a more cerebral experience than your typical first person shooter.”

The game is being developed for the Windows PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 platforms and is due out in 2012. Check out all the latest screenshots for Last Light here, first trailer below.