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

4.5
Great Boss Battles
Diverse Characters
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is the unforgiving FPS survival adventure in a dark science-fiction open world. Scavenge for gear and resources, hunt for wonders, make hard decisions to survive and pave the path through the Chornobyl Anomalous Zone.

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

Discover the vast Chornobyl Exclusion Zone full of dangerous enemies, deadly anomalies and powerful artifacts. Unveil your own epic story as you make your way to the Heart of Chornobyl. Choose your paths wisely, as they will determine your fate in the end.

Chornobyl Exclusion Zone has changed dramatically after the second explosion hit the reactor in year 2006. Violent mutants, deadly anomalies, warring factions have made the Zone a very tough place to survive. Nevertheless, artifacts of unbelievable value attracted many people called stalkers, 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 find your own fate 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 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 behavior model. Each mutant may appear in different subtypes which makes their behavior less predictable. 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?

Discover legendary S.T.A.L.K.E.R. universe and experience:

  • Unique gameplay built on a blend of FPS, horror and immersive sim

  • Non-linear story with the variety of paths that lead to one of the several endings

  • Benchmark-setting graphics developed using cutting-edge photogrammetric and scanning technologies

  • Advanced artificial intelligence systems that will keep engaged even the most hard-boiled players

  • Life-simulating system “A-life 2.0” that makes the game world feel alive as never before

  • Dynamic day-night cycle and weather add more realism to the gameplay experience

  • Multiplayer mode, that will be added soon after release as a free update

Available Achievements

Curiouser and curiouser!
20 XP
Miracle hoarder
50 XP
Flash Royal
30 XP
Bouncy
10 XP
Taking it for granted
10 XP

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

Epic Player Ratings

Captured from players in the Epic Games ecosystem.

4.5

This game has

Great Boss Battles

This game has

Diverse Characters

This game is

Highly Recommended

This game has

Challenging Combat

This game has

Amazing Characters

This game has

Amazing Storytelling

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

PC Gamer

by Joshua Wolens

83 / 100

Just like in the old days, performance issues and bugs don't stop Stalker's mad, wonderful heart from shining through.

IGN

8 / 10

Underneath the technical problems that plague STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl is a unique greatness. It emerges as a refreshingly brutal shooter that strives to hook you with its incredible atmosphere and leave you invested by the end of this long, arduous journey.

Eurogamer

by Brendan Caldwell

3 / 5

Full of anomalies in more ways than one, Stalker 2 is a mess of bugs and jank that nonetheless stays faithful to the open world survival shooter of yesteryear.

Reviews provided by OpenCritic

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

Minimum

Recommended

OS

Windows 10 x64 / Windows 11 x64

OS

Windows 10 x64 / Windows 11 x64

Processor

Intel Core i7-7700K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Processor

Intel Core i7-11700 / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

Memory

16 GB

Memory

32 GB

Storage

160 GB

Storage

160 GB

Graphics

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB / Intel Arc A750

Graphics

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT

Other

Graphics Preset: LOW / Resolution: 1080p / Target FPS: 30. SSD required. Evaluated using TSR.

Other

Graphics Preset: HIGH / Resolution: 1440p / Target FPS: 60. SSD required. The above specifications were tested with TSR, DLSS, FSR and XeSS.

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Languages Supported

  • AUDIO: English, Ukrainian

  • TEXT: English, Chinese - Simplified, Chinese - Traditional, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Ukrainian, Czech, Spanish - Latin America, Turkish, Arabic

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