It’s the first new game in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

This is the date given by theStalker 2 Steam Storepage.

I wouldn’t be surprised if news of another delay soon pushes Stalker 2’s release into 2024 instead.

A mutant in Stalker 2: Heart Of Chornobyl roars at the camera.

The game won’t run on last-generation consoles, according to GSC Game World’s PR manager Zakhar Bocharov.

This means Stalker 2 will not be coming to either PS4 or Xbox One.

Or at least, without spending money specifically on the game.

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But there are also some very creepy-looking mutants too.

War…“which was published on GSC’s YouTube channel.

“But we will definitely continue”, the developers added at the end of the video.

The three editions of Stalker 2: Heart Of Chornobyl with box art for each one, as shown on the Stalker 2 website.

Chornobyl or Chernobyl?

The full game name is now S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

2: Heart Of Chornobyl.

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The protagonist’s name is Skif, and he is, as you might imagine, a Stalker.

Stalker 2 gameplay

Stalker 2: Heart Of Chornobyl is a survival horror first-person shooter.

There is a day-night cycle and dynamic weather system in place, too.

An NPC holds a gun to the player’s head in a house in Stalker 2: Heart Of Chornobyl.

In Stalker 2 this system has been upgraded to become A-Life 2.0.

How big is Stalker 2?

Still, 100 hours is an impressive benchmark, and speaks to the scale of Stalker 2.

A group of NPCs argue around a table in a dimly lit room in Stalker 2: Heart Of Chornobyl.

Is Stalker 2 multiplayer?

What form this multiplayer mode will take, we don’t yet know.

Do it’s crucial that you play the entire Stalker series before Stalker 2?

Development on Stalker 2: Heart Of Chornobyl is continuing following a delay due to the conflict in Ukraine.

Below are the full Stalker 2 system requirements.

A screenshot of Stalker 2 aka S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2.