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

Action

Horror

Survival

Open world

Shooter

Role-playing (RPG)

Adventure

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.

4.2

External Ratings

141 ratings
Release Date:

20 Nov, 2024

Last Updated:

21 Jun, 2026

About this game

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.

Storyline

Yevhen "Skif" Martynenko, a veteran of the Ukrainian Marine Corps, has returned from a 3-year deployment in an unspecified conflict. He awakens to find his apartment has been destroyed by an anomaly that has mysteriously appeared outside of the Zone, leaving an unknown artifact in its wake. Looking to earn money for a new home, he is smuggled into the Zone by a scientist, Professor Hermann, along with a piece of technology called the 'Scanner' that creates local anomalies and can apparently "rec...

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platform

Platforms:

PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S

release date

Release Date:

20 Nov, 2024

mode

Modes:

Single player

theme

Themes:

Action, Horror, Survival, Open world

genre

Genres:

Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

perspective

Player Perspectives:

First person

IGDB Rating

4.0 ;
IGDB User Rating

4.0

User Rating

IGDB User Rating Count

139

User Rating Count

IGDB User Rating

80%

Rating %

Critics Rating

4.2 ;
IGDB User Rating

4.2

Critics Rating

IGDB User Rating Count

141

Critics Rating Count

IGDB User Rating

84%

Critics Rating %

Main Developers

GSC Game World

Supporting Developers

-

Publishers

GSC Game World

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