Hot on the heels of STALKER 2 patch 1.0.1, which had over 650 fixes for the game on PC and Xbox, GSC Game World has released STALKER 2 Heart of Chornobyl

From fleeing Kyiv bombings and supporting colleagues on the front, the game’s developers have endured the shadow of war

Learn all the ways you can acquire the Zircon Suit — one of the best early-game armor pieces — in STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl.

Ahead of its release, Digital Trends received a PC copy of Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl that was plagued with more technical issues than we typically see in a review build this close to launch. I personally hopped into the Xbox build once our critic started raising red flags and was instantly met with bugs within my first 20 minutes.

Forged in adversity, this Ukrainian-developed shooter delivers a beautiful open-world survival-shooter like no other.

There are plenty of little or major objectives you can complete in Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl to earn all the achievements and trophies.

Not that a lot of post-apocalyptic first-person shooters are, but STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl is especially not for the faint of heart. It’s built to generate the kind of friction that goes a long way in creating a challenging and punishing game that’s also captivating.

STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl has a story with lots of twists and turns. Players will progress through the story in order to get Dead Frequency, a mission that sees them trying to recover their scanner. This takes them to the location known as Camp Icarus — a complex under the control of one of the STALKER 2’s many factions, The Ward.

The Stalker 2 Heart of Chornobyl Review Scores are in, and we're curious to see what critics think of the game.

Stalker 2 features a ton of factions, both new and old, who call the Zone home. Here’s everything you need to know about them.