In a nutshell

• Stalker 2: Heart of Chernobyl is now available on Xbox Series and PC, and as a day one release on Game Pass.
• The game’s development faced numerous challenges, including the pandemic, relocations, cyberattacks, a fire, and the ongoing war in Ukraine.
• Players explore a dangerous Chornobyl Exclusion Zone as Skif, uncovering secrets and surviving in a non-linear story with multiple endings.

GSC Game World and 4Divinity have announced that Stalker 2: Heart of Chernobyl is now available on Xbox Series and PC.

The game is also available for Game Pass subscribers as a day one release.

This release marks the end of a long and challenging development cycle that included the pandemic, relocations, cyberattacks, a fire in the Prague office, and, above all, the ongoing war in Ukraine, which continues to devastate the developers’ Homeland.

Related – Read our Stalker 2: Heart of Chernobyl Review

Here’s an overview of the game:

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. takes place in a fictional Chornobyl Exclusion Zone. The nuclear disaster at the Chernobyl Power Plant in 1986 wasn’t the only one to occur, as the second explosion hit the reactor in 2006, creating the Zone. It’s a dangerous place, filled with mutated creatures, deadly radiation, and a strange, anomalous energy.

Bounty hunters delve deep into the Zone, driven by its treasures and mysteries. Some of them are running from their past, others are blinded by money, and some are obsessed with finding the truth behind all the mysteries.

You will take the role of Skif – a lone stalker, who enters the Zone after a series of unforeseen events. On the way to the Heart of Chornobyl, you will gradually uncover the secrets of this world, explore the balance of power between factions, fight, and survive.

In this non-linear story, every choice you make will impact the outcome of this global and epic tale, featuring three hours of scripted cutscenes. Thanks to Unreal Engine 5, photogrammetry technology, and the developers’ regular visits to the real Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, the authenticity and atmosphere that have always been the hallmark of the series are better than ever.

Stalker 2: Heart of Chernobyl is now available on Xbox Series and PC.