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

Open-world survival FPS built around exploration and atmospheric danger

GSC Game World · Published by GSC Game World (worldwide), SEGA (Japan), 4Divinity (China and South East Asia) · Released Nov 20, 2024

Action Adventure RPG

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 80% of 141K
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 76% of 3,271 in 30 days
Playing now: 8,027; right now
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: 4 days ago; Sep 18, 2026

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

A single-player, first-person open-world shooter with action RPG and survival elements, set in a post-apocalyptic world. You explore the map, engage in gunfights, and follow a story.

For you if...

+you want a solitary, atmospheric post-apocalyptic open world
+you enjoy difficult survival with tight resources
+you value exploration and weighty gunplay

Not for you if...

−you prefer relaxed combat without resource pressure
−you dislike long trips across large open worlds
−you primarily want competitive or cooperative multiplayer

What players say

80% of 140,943 reviews are positive · 76% of 3,271 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the world’s atmosphere, open-ended exploration, and weighty gunplay. Common complaints focus on poor NPC AI, repetitive travel, demanding or unstable performance, and bugs that persist after updates; some recent players say the latest major update still leaves substantial problems.

Screenshots and trailer

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

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10 x64 / Windows 11 x64
Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB / Intel Arc A750
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Storage: 160 GB available space
Notes: Graphics Preset: LOW / Resolution: 1080p / Target FPS: 30. 16 GB Dual Channel RAM. SSD required. The listed specifications were evaluated using TSR and comparable technologies.

OS: Windows 10 x64 / Windows 11 x64
Processor: Intel Core i7-11700 / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Memory: 32 GB RAM
Storage: 160 GB available space
Notes: Graphics Preset: HIGH / Resolution: 1440p / Target FPS: 60. 32 GB Dual Channel RAM. SSD required. The above specifications were tested with TSR, DLSS, FSR and XeSS.

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 76
Steam features: Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards, HDR

Steam Deck: Unsupported

Graphics settings cannot be configured to run well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English, Ukrainian. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Arabic, Czech, Spanish - Latin America, Turkish, Serbian.