

This time, though, the game will be a seamlessly open world. Moreover, the players are funneled through a few specific access points to travel between them. However, while sizable, they were broken into different chunks. The earlier Stalker games are known for their big maps. All of these are class options for you before you delve deep into the Zone. stands for Scavengers, Trespassers, Adventurers, Loners, Killers, Explorers, and Robbers. What’s different is the level of graphics and atmosphere brought about by the use of Unreal Engine. Also returning are the terrifying monsters and mutants that players need to face in extremely-unforgiving combat. In this game, players will once again roam the heavily-contaminated and extremely-dangerous area surrounding the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. 2 is the fourth installment to the popular strategy game series. The following weapons appear in the video game S.T.A.L.K.E.R.Softonic review The newest installment to the Stalker seriesĪfter several false release dates, fans of the popular first-person shooter series can now go back to The Zone. game published in 14 years since 2009's Call of Pripyat, and the first to be released on consoles. In August 2023 it was again delayed to 2024, pushing it past the point where the gap between announcement and release narrowly under that of Duke Nukem Forever.

The real-life Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 delayed the release yet again to 2023 while the title was changed to "Ch Ornobyl" to reflect the native Ukrainian spelling of the word.

The game resurfaced years later in 2018, with the release date set for 2021, later delayed to 2022. Initially announced following the release of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat, it was initially planned to have released in 2012, before it was ultimately cancelled on the year of its intended release. It is a first-person survival horror shooter game, like the original trilogy, and is set to return to the Zone, now rendered beautifully in Unreal Engine 5 and featuring proper character voice acting and motion capture, along with vastly better graphics. trilogy, developed and published by GSC Game World, with a planned release date for the first quarter of 2024 on PC and Xbox Series consoles. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is the long-awaited sequel to the original S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
