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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl (Steam)
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is a first-person survival shooter developed and published by GSC Game World. Released on November 20, 2024, for PC via Steam and Xbox Series X/S, it is the fourth installment in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series and continues the story nine years after Shadow of Chornobyl. Players explore a massive open world across the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, navigating dangerous anomalies, hostile factions, and mutated creatures. Survival mechanics, including hunger, bleeding, radiation, and fatigue, run throughout, alongside a non-linear story with multiple branching paths.
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Nov 19th, 2024
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Discover the legendary S.T.A.L.K.E.R. universe and experience:Unique gameplay built on a blend of FPS, horror, and immersive sim
It is a non-linear story, with a variety of paths that lead to one of the several endings
Benchmark-setting graphics developed using cutting-edge photogrammetry and scanning technologies
Advanced artificial intelligence systems that will keep engaged even the most hard-boiled players
Immersive survival mechanics like hunger, sleeping, bleeding, radiation effects that enrich the gameplay
Dynamic day-night cycle and weather will add even more realism to the gameplay experience
Mod support gives the freedom to the creative stalker to extend and enrich the game universe
Multiplayer mode, will be added after release as a free update
Unique gameplay built on a blend of FPS, horror, and immersive sim
It is a non-linear story, with a variety of paths that lead to one of the several endings
Benchmark-setting graphics developed using cutting-edge photogrammetry and scanning technologies
Advanced artificial intelligence systems that will keep engaged even the most hard-boiled players
Immersive survival mechanics like hunger, sleeping, bleeding, radiation effects that enrich the gameplay
Dynamic day-night cycle and weather will add even more realism to the gameplay experience
Mod support gives the freedom to the creative stalker to extend and enrich the game universe
Multiplayer mode, will be added after release as a free update
Chornobyl Exclusion Zone has changed dramatically after the second massive explosion in the year 2006. Violent mutants, deadly anomalies, and warring factions have made the Zone a very tough place to survive. Nevertheless, artifacts of unbelievable value attracted many people called S.T.A.L.K.E.R.s, who entered the Zone for their own risk, striving to make a fortune out of it or even to find the Truth concealed in the Heart of Chornobyl.
EPIC NONLINEAR STORY IN SEAMLESS OPEN WORLD
Take over a role of the lone stalker and explore photorealistic seamless open world in a 64-km² radioactive zone with a variety of environments that reveal post-apocalyptic atmosphere from different angles. Make your way through the Zone to define your destiny as you choose your paths within highly branching epic story.
VARIETY OF ENEMIES AND HUNDREDS OF WEAPON COMBINATIONS
Meet members of different factions deciding who of them worth your friendship and who deserve a bullet. Engage intense gunfights with a variety of enemies that follow different tactics trying to outsmart you. Choose your preferable firearms from 30+ types of weapons with numerous modifications that allow creating hundreds of distinctive lethal combinations.
LEGENDARY MUTANTS WITH DIFFERENT BEHAVIOUR MODELS
Prepare to encounter horrifying mutated creatures that will try to slaughter you following different behaviour model. Each mutant may appear in different subtypes which makes their behaviour less predictible. Truly extreme danger represent regions with lairs with numerous mutants hunting in large groups.
ARTIFACTS OF INCREDIBLE VALUE AND UNFORGIVING ANOMALIES
The most valuable artifacts and secrets of the Zone are hidden in the most dangerous places. Beware of the hazardous anomalies and unique devastating arch-anomalies as you hunt for highly valuable artifacts scattered around the Zone. Will you dare to unveil the mysteries of the Zone that took lives of many others before you?
GOOD HUNTING, STALKER!
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About S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is a first-person survival shooter developed and published by GSC Game World. It was released on November 20, 2024, for PC via Steam and Xbox Series X/S, following a development period that spanned over a decade, including a halt in 2012 and the studio's relocation from Kyiv to Prague after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 holds a Metacritic score of 73 and a Mostly Positive rating on Steam.
The game is the fourth entry in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series and is set in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, an open world approximately 64 square kilometers in size. The story picks up nine years after the events of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chornobyl and follows Skif, a stalker drawn into a conspiracy at the heart of the Zone.
Players navigate a landscape divided between mutated wildlife, supernatural anomalies, and competing human factions, each with their own agendas that respond dynamically to player decisions. The A-Life 2.0 simulation system runs a persistent ecosystem of NPC and creature activity across the entire map independent of the player's position, creating an environment that behaves as though it exists without them.
Survival mechanics are woven into every aspect of play. Hunger, bleeding, radiation, and fatigue must all be managed throughout each session. Artifacts scattered across the Zone offer powerful buffs but expose the player to radiation while carried. Anomalies function as environmental hazards with their own physical rules and can be navigated, exploited, or avoided depending on the situation. The game features a non-linear narrative with multiple branching story paths and different endings. Mod support is available through Steam Workshop.
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System Requirements
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 x64 / Windows 11 x64
- Processor
- Intel Core i7-7700K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Graphics
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB / Intel Arc A750
- Storage
- 160 GB available space
- Additional Notes
- Graphics Preset: LOW / Resolution: 1080p / Target FPS: 30. 16 GB Dual Channel RAM. SSD required. The listed specifications were evaluated using TSR and comparable technologies.
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 x64 / Windows 11 x64
- Processor
- Intel Core i7-11700 / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Memory
- 32 GB RAM
- Graphics
- Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
- Storage
- 160 GB available space
- Additional Notes
- Graphics Preset: HIGH / Resolution: 1440p / Target FPS: 60. 32 GB Dual Channel RAM. SSD required. The above specifications were tested with TSR, DLSS, FSR and XeSS.
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The game is set nine years after the first S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and references events from the original trilogy. Playing the earlier games adds significant lore context, but S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is designed to be accessible to new players. The world and its rules are introduced through the game itself, and newcomers can follow the story without prior knowledge of the series.
The Chornobyl Exclusion Zone in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 covers approximately 64 square kilometers of seamless open world, making it one of the largest maps in a first-person shooter. It includes a range of distinct environments from dense forests and marshes to abandoned urban areas and the ruins of Prypiat.
A-Life 2.0 is GSC Game World's AI simulation system that runs a persistent ecosystem across the entire open world independently of the player's location. Factions, mutants, and NPCs pursue their own goals, engage in conflicts, and move around the Zone regardless of where the player is at any given moment. This creates a world that feels alive and unpredictable rather than one that only activates when the player approaches.