Announced a very long time ago (in 2010), then canceled in 2012, and then restarted in 2018, the development of the terrifying shooter STALKER 2: The Heart of Chernobyl stopped for several months (Ukrainian developer GSC Game World was founded). in Kyiv and is clearly suffering from the consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine). However, STALKER 2 comes out of the shadows at the end of the year to present a new gameplay trailer, illustrating in particular the game universe – an open world created with Unreal Engine 5 with a non-linear narrative structure.
The developer is taking the opportunity to finally announce a release scheduled for 2023 for both PC and Xbox Series. STALKER 2 will also be available upon release on Xbox Game Pass.