Although it was originally meant to launch this year, an update to the official press kit and fact sheet for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl has revealed that the game is now due to release early next year.
The new fact sheet on the website reads, “S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl releases on PC and Xbox Series X/S in
Q1 2024. The game will be available on Game Pass day one, and preorders are opened on our website, as well as on Steam and GOG.”
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is currently a big feature at Xbox’s Gamescom 2023 presence, with visitors at GC able to get their hands on the game for the first time ever. Early reports are quite positive, describing the game as having brutal and challenging gunplay with smart enemy AI and Unreal Engine 5-powered visuals pack with detail and atmosphere.
The official fact sheet for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl has also detailed some of its key features, as below:
- Play a major part in a branching cinematic story that unfolds in the setting of a local post-apocalyptic dark science fiction landscape.
- Experience one-of-a-kind gameplay, featuring the elements of a first person shooter, immersive sim, and horror.
- Survival mechanics that hinge on searching for crucial and valuable supplies: food, drinks, meds to survive the harsh conditions, (un)natural hazards and hostile locals.
- Shed light on the dark secrets of these lands, hunt mutants, and explore the mysterious anomalies in search of precious artifacts with game-changing affinities.
- Try to survive in tactical firefights against various enemies and more than 30 firearm models, yours to upgrade and customize.
- Experience benchmark-setting graphics powered by the Unreal Engine 5.
Amazon has the Standard, Limited and Collector’s Editions available for pre-order now:
