About S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Heart of Chornobyl

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Heart of Chornobyl is the next-gen sequel to the award-winning PC franchise by GSC Game World. It’s the year 2006, deep in the Chornobyl exclusion zone another explosion has occurred, its heart is calling out once again for brave S.T.A.L.K.E.R’s to enter the zone and plunder the artifacts that might dwell within, but be careful dangerous mutants, unknown anomalies, and other stalkers might stand in your way. Once you get the artifact you can either sell them to the highest bidder or use them for yourself to unlock deeper mysteries within the exclusion zone.

• Within the exclusion zones are different factions fighting for control of their own piece of the zone it’s your choice whether you want to befriend them or make enemies out of them. Get into intense firefights with enemies that will try to outsmart you, with 30+ types of weapons plus modifications that allow for numerous combinations.
• Just like the game before its Stalker 2 wishes to immerse players in a harsh, unforgiving, and realistic world, with its own dynamic day and night cycle and survival mechanics for the players like hunger, sleeping, bleeding, and radiation.
• Experience the iconic mutants of the Chornobyl series, creatures made for slaughtering with their own different behavior models. They can sometimes appear in different subtypes to make them less predictable, while taking on one is dangerous enough it's straight-up suicidal if you try to take on mutants in large hunting groups.
• Anomalies are strange paranormal phenomena that occur within the zone, they can kill you but a good Stalker knows how to avoid them, they are a good indication that a valuable artifact may be nearby.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 Reviews

GSC Game World nails a unique mixture of genres between survival horror and open world with S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. The atmospheric environments, engaging gunplay, and the constant feeling of threat culminate in a heavy recommendation from me for fans of the genre.

Gamegrin

Stalker 2's combat is challenging and exciting, and there is almost never a dull moment as players explore the Zone. So long as players can look past some of its blemishes that are arguably overshadowed by its best features, they'll find a memorable and worthwhile experience in Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl.

Gamerant

I'm saying that because the review build received no fewer than four updates that fixed a ton of problems in the last week alone and a sizeable day-0 patch has already been confirmed. If the developers play their cards right and continue improving and expanding upon the game post-launch, the future ahead should be bright for Stalker 2.

Hardcoregamer

Minimum System Requirements:

• OS: Windows 10
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600X, Intel Core i5-7600K
• RAM: 8 GB
• HDD: 150 GB
• GPU: AMD Radeon RX 580, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060

Recommended System Requirements:

• OS: Windows 10
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, Intel Core i7-9700K
• RAM: 16 GB
• HDD: 150 GB
• GPU: AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER / GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Heart of Chornobyl Editions

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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Heart of Chornobyl Standard Edition

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Heart of Chornobyl Deluxe Edition

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Heart of Chornobyl Ultimate Edition

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Heart of Chornobyl Deluxe + Bonus Edition