After the start of the full-scale Russian invasion on February 24, 2022, the fate of the Ukrainian-Maltese developers from 4A Games, who created Metro 2033, Last Light, and Exodus, was up in the air. The studio was bought out in 2020 for more than $30 million. After February 24, 2022, the American-Russian studio Saber Interactive, which at that time was part of the Embracer Group, began relocating employees from Belarus and Russia to Yerevan, Armenia, to avoid sanctions.
And in 2024, legal proceedings began regarding the possible merger of 4A Games with the American-Russian Sabre Interactive, as Ebracer Group began to “merge” assets in Russia in mid-March 2024. Among the assets was the Ukrainian studio Fractured Byte, which was working on the port of Brother's a tale of two sons for Nintendo Switch. While the development of Exodus 2/Metro 4 is still ongoing and the announcement of the new part is not far off, I suggest you watch this video that will clarify the fate of 4A Games.