For several years, the developers have been working on the successor to the famous STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl – or Stalker for short. Now the Ukrainian studio behind the game gives new insights into the development and shows how good the new survival game looks with 4 new pictures.
What is Stalkers 2? The story of Stalker takes place in Chernobyl, several years after the reactor accident. There was a second explosion, the whole area is now contaminated and full of dangerous mutants.
At the same time, particularly valuable “artifacts” have appeared here, which various people are fighting over to get their hands on. As a “stalker” you risk your life to get these artifacts.
Stalker 2 is one of the most anticipated games on Steam and currently sits at number 7 on most wish lists (via Steam as of January 19). The first part already has a rating of over 94% on Steam alone.
In terms of gameplay, Stalker is something like a survival RPG:
The game is played in a first-person perspective in a realistic environment with Unreal Engine 5. A day-night cycle should further contribute to the immersion. The game has a good chance of being included in our list of the best survival games for PC, Xbox and PlayStation on MeinMMO.
Stalker 2 is one of the new survival games 2023 that you can look forward to. You can see gameplay for the game and 4 other survival titles here:
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This is new now: On Twitter, the Stalker 2 official channel has shared new images of the upcoming survival game. Different places can be seen on it, but also protective clothing, different enemies and already at least 6 different weapons:
On Twitter, many fans praise the visuals of the game. The surroundings look fantastic and the famous, oppressive atmosphere comes across really well:
When will STALKER 2 be released? After several postponements, Stalker 2 is scheduled to appear in 2023 for the PC on Steam, Epic and Gog as well as for the Xbox – December 2023 is specified, but probably as a placeholder. Shortly afterwards also for the PlayStation 5, but a date is still missing.
In a report on wired, the developers gave an insight into the development difficulties. Originally based in Kyiv, the studio had to leave the country because of the Russian war of aggression and now works from Prague.
Even the name of the game was changed in protest: from “Heart of Chernobyl” to the Ukrainian spelling: “Heart of Chornobyl.” The game can already be pre-ordered and costs between €59.99 and €109.99, depending on the version .
If you want to shorten the time until the release of Stalker 2, you can fall back on a potpourri of various survival games in 2023, because the year has it all:
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