S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl is a first-person shooter game developed by Ukrainian game company GSC Game World, built using Unreal Engine 5, and officially released on PlayStation 5 on November 20, 2025.
Journey to the vast Chernobyl containment zone, confront numerous dangerous enemies, and explore deadly anomalies and powerful artifacts. Unravel your epic chapter and venture into the heart of Chernobyl. Make wise choices in your path; every decision you make will determine your fate and ultimately shape the future of humanity.
Recently, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl received a major update, introducing a new "Master Difficulty" mode, which can only be selected when restarting the campaign. It also introduces Expedition Mode and Immersive Mode: the former imposes stricter save rules, allowing players to save their progress only when exiting the game; the latter allows players to hide the game's HUD with a single click, making it easier to take screenshots.
As the fourth installment in the *S.T.A.L.K.E.R.* series of first-person shooters, *S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Hearts of Chernobyl* was officially released on November 21, 2024, for PC and Xbox Series X/S, and initially launched on the Game Pass subscription service. However, the development team recently announced that the game will be leaving the Game Pass subscription service, expressing their sincere gratitude to the Xbox team for their comprehensive support.
