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

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Developer:
GSC Game World
Engine:
Unreal Engine 5
Release date:
20 November 2024
Recent Steam reviews:
Not specified
All Steam reviews:
Mostly Positive (55331)

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About the Game

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


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!

Recommended 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.

User reviews

^4Angelic^2Torment
Recommended | 19 Jul 2026
62.1h played

Game play has been enjoyable. I love the fact that even in "Rookie" mode it is quite the challenge. I have not played S.T.A.L.K.E.R yet. But from my understanding you can jump in to them anytime as they're different

Helpful: 0
Darth_Fader
Not recommended | 19 Jul 2026
17.8h played

25 years on Steam and this is my first review. This game is truly awful in every way. - Weather can change in a blink of an eye. - Lighting changes constantly. - AI can see you through walls and knows your flanking but

Helpful: 2
WOLFHUNT3R
Recommended | 19 Jul 2026
90.8h played

Right at the first hour I was hooked on this game. After roughly 85 hours of gameplay I just found the abandoned legendary town of Pripyat and I simply can not put the game down. It's amazing. The story, the characters,

Helpful: 2
UncleAndyyy
Not recommended | 19 Jul 2026
35.8h played

This game is definitely fun, but that was back in the first 20 hours of this game. This game drags on for so much longer that its become annoying to run across the entire zone constantly. Sure I can pay to fast travel

Helpful: 1
Frozennn
Not recommended | 18 Jul 2026
11.2h played

The game is 40% fun, 60% frustrating. I'd still continue to play because I really love the gunfights, but I have to push through so much agonizing content in game. Let's see; — AI is like Superman. They detect you

Helpful: 1
Herr Orange
Recommended | 19 Jul 2026
141h played

First of all, probably the only UE5 game that delivered on a promise. This game is so freaking immersive. Headphones, immersive mode and you do feel you're there. I cannot even tell, what I'd like to be changed in the

Helpful: 1