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

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Game details

  • Description Explore a vast, photorealistic Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in a tense first-person survival-shooter where scavenging, anomaly hazards, hunger and equipment wear force strategic choices that shape nonlinear story paths and multiple endings.
  • Genre Open World, FPS, Post-apocalyptic, Survival, Atmospheric, Singleplayer
  • Developer GSC Game World
  • Publisher GSC Game World
  • Release Date Nov 20, 2024

Latest updates

Patch 2.0.1 is here!

Stalkers! We’re ready to present Patch 2.0.1, in which we focused on fixing:

  • Fixed some broken textures.
⚠️ Warning

The Zone is ever-changing, and a new update can shift Her structure. If you’ve chosen to walk the path with modifications, know this: they may not withstand the latest shifts. If you have performance or stability issues following the release of Back to the Zone, we recommend you to disable your mods ...

Update 2.0 Back to the Zone - Major Content and Technical Update

Back to the Zone — Update 2.0 is our biggest overhaul to how the Zone looks, feels, and lives since launch. The technical work here runs deeper than usual — including a significant engine upgrade — and alongside it, we've packed in features stalkers have been asking for, over 500 bug fixes, and a few things we've been wanting to show you for a while. ☢️Highlights

  • Engine Upgrade to Unreal Engine 5.5.4
  • Visual Evolution
  • Improved lighting, shadows, and reflections ...

Content Update Sealed Truth — a new questline for you to explore

Sealed Truth is focused around the new questline. Explore the places of horrific experiments and find the answers. With calculated risks, you can get your hands on… Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. ☢️ What’s new

  • Explore a new questline that starts when you talk to Diode.
  • Fixed an issue causing overpopulation of strong mutant types in long campaigns. ...

Stories Untold — Content update: new characters, missions, locations & more.

Stalkers, welcome to Stories Untold, the free content update for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. Let’s go through everything new you can find in your playthrough, starting with.

NEW STORIES Over five hours of gameplay have been added, depending on your pace. Discover the mysterious transmission that gives stalkers headaches, nosebleeds, and even hallucinations. ...

Stalkers! Patch 1.7.1 is ready to be downloaded.

Hello, stalkers!   In update 1.7.1, we exterminated some pesky anomalies, especially underground ones that were stealing artifacts from the Zone, and returned the missing power lines.

  • Introduced fail-safe mechanism for cases where mod incompatibility prevents users from launching title
  • Fixed an issue where the power lines could disappear on approach. ...

Update 1.7 Expedition

Stalkers, welcome to the latest update of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, glad you are back and ready to see all the new shiny toys the Zone got. Let’s go through the changes, starting from the Highlights. ☢️ Highlights

  • Fixes and improvements to the A-Life system
    • Master Difficulty & Expedition Mode
  • NPC Vision & Combat Update
  • Inventory & Equipment Stats Update
  • Stamina and sprint rework
  • New anomalies
  • Controller aim improvements
  • Immersive Mode ...