S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Enter the Chornobyl Anomalous Zone — a vast open world where anomalies, mutants, and rivals stand in your way. Explore, scavenge, and try to survive in this brutal and dangerous land. Evolving with every update, now overhauled and crowned with UPDATE 2.0.
- Released
- 2024
- Developer
- GSC Game World
- Platforms
- 2 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- unsupported
- Download
- 160 GB
What is S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl?
Enter the Chornobyl Anomalous Zone — a vast open world where anomalies, mutants, and rivals stand in your way. Explore, scavenge, and try to survive in this brutal and dangerous land. Evolving with every update, now overhauled and crowned with UPDATE 2.0.
Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.
The record
| First released | 20 November 2024 |
|---|---|
| Developer | GSC Game World |
| Publisher | GSC Game World |
| Platforms | PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S |
| Genres | First-Person Shooter, Horror, Role-Playing |
| Languages | 18 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q10865101, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
How was S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl received?
Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.
Accessibility
Seeing
None declared
Hearing
None declared
Input
- Partial Controller Support
Difficulty
None declared
Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
What does it support?
| Capability | Support |
|---|---|
| Controller | partial support |
| Cloud saves | Yes |
| Cross-platform play | No |
| Mod support | Steam Workshop |
| Online play | Single-player only |
| In-game purchases | No |
| Steam Deck | unsupported |
| Download size | 160 GB |
| Add-on content | 3 DLC listed |
| Age gate | None |
Content descriptors
- Frequent violence or gore
- General mature content
Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.
What does it cost?
Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.
Problems players report
We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.
- Crashes and freezes69 of 300 (23%)
Sadly, it's crashed 4 times in 3.5 hours.
Steam review, 21 August 2026 · 4 hours played · 213 readers marked it helpfulCrashes every 10 minutes or so even after full fresh reinstall and stripping it of all the cool stuff like FSR4 and Anti-lag, capping frames to 60, etc.
Steam review, 21 August 2026 · 132 hours played · 15 readers marked it helpful - Performance and stutter32 of 300 (11%)
It's one of the most unoptimized games of this generation.
Steam review, 23 August 2026 · 11 hours played · 10 readers marked it helpfulRandom FPS drops happen no matter where I am or what I'm doing.
Steam review, 24 August 2026 · 47 hours played · 6 readers marked it helpful - Will not launch or install10 of 300 (3%)
rip loved the game but i cant even launch it anymore every time i try it crashes 2.0 didnt fix nun of the bugs just made a whole bunch of new ones
Steam review, 25 August 2026 · 341 hours played · 8 readers marked it helpfulTraversing the zone is tedious, you can't run for more than 30 meters, you're permanently overencumbered and you rarely have any cool encounters or find valuable loot (as opposite to eg Fallout games where the exploring part is always really fun).
Steam review, 28 August 2026 · 63 hours played · 2 readers marked it helpful - Controller and input9 of 300 (3%)
Two years after release, any attempt at immersion is ruined by the enemy AI, input lag, etc.
Steam review, 21 August 2026 · 8 hours played · 16 readers marked it helpfulNo amount of effort ever got rid of all the input lag and bad frames.
Steam review, 29 August 2026 · 152 hours played · 4 readers marked it helpful
A further 16 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.
Games like S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
24 games overlap with S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, Fallout: New Vegas and Metro: Last Light.
Common questions about S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
What platforms is S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl on?
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S. It first released in 2024.
How much does S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl cost?
$41.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.
Do players recommend S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl?
80% of 138,669 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Mostly Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.
Does S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl work on Steam Deck?
Valve rates S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl as unsupported on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.
How big is the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl download?
160 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.
Who made S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl?
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl was developed by GSC Game World and published by GSC Game World.