S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl - Guides

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First-Person Shooter
Open-World
Post-Apocalyptic
Survival
Systems
Top Critic Avg: 75 /100 Critics Rec: 64%
Released
November 20, 2024
ESRB
Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language, Use of Alcohol and Tobacco
Developer(s)
GSC Game World
Publisher(s)
GSC Game World
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WHERE TO PLAY

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Chornobyl Exclusion Zone has changed dramatically after the second massive explosion in the year 2006. Violent mutants, deadly anomalies, and warring factions have made the Zone a very tough place to survive.

Nevertheless, artifacts of unbelievable value attracted many people called S.T.A.L.K.E.R.s, who entered the Zone for their own risk, striving to make a fortune out of it or even to find the Truth concealed in the Heart of Chornobyl.

EPIC NONLINEAR STORY IN SEAMLESS OPEN WORLD
Take over a role of the lone stalker and explore photorealistic seamless open world in a 64-km² radioactive zone with a variety of environments that reveal post-apocalyptic atmosphere from different angles. Make your way through the Zone to define your destiny as you choose your paths within highly branching epic story.

VARIETY OF ENEMIES AND HUNDREDS OF WEAPON COMBINATIONS
Meet members of different factions deciding who of them worth your friendship and who deserve a bullet. Engage intense gunfights with a variety of enemies that follow different tactics trying to outsmart you. Choose your preferable firearms from 30+ types of weapons with numerous modifications that allow creating hundreds of distinctive lethal combinations.

LEGENDARY MUTANTS WITH DIFFERENT BEHAVIOUR MODELS
Prepare to encounter horrifying mutated creatures that will try to slaughter you following different behaviour model. Each mutant may appear in different subtypes which makes their behaviour less predictible. Truly extreme danger represent regions with lairs with numerous mutants hunting in large groups.

ARTIFACTS OF INCREDIBLE VALUE AND UNFORGIVING ANOMALIES
The most valuable artifacts and secrets of the Zone are hidden in the most dangerous places. Beware of the hazardous anomalies and unique devastating arch-anomalies as you hunt for highly valuable artifacts scattered around the Zone. Will you dare to unveil the mysteries of the Zone that took lives of many others before you?

GOOD HUNTING, STALKER!

Genre(s)
First-Person Shooter, Open-World, Post-Apocalyptic, Survival
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STALKER 2: How To Get The Zalissya Bar Stash

Discover how to find the Zalissya Bar Stash in Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl. Follow the guide to locate this hidden stash and claim valuable rewards.

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This guide will help players find the Hydrodynamics Lab code and reach the Scientists’ Stash in STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl's Zaton region.

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STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl - A Sign of Hope Walkthrough

Here's how to complete A Sign of Hope in STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl, one of the game's most heartbreaking missions.

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STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl - Chasing Ghosts Walkthrough

To activate the Azimuth Station during STALKER 2's Chasing Ghosts mission, you'll need to know where to look.

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STALKER 2: Should You Kill The Shah Or Roosevelt?

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Players confront Solder relatively soon in the main story of Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl and decide whether to shoot him or knock him out.

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How to Get Pol Depot Artifact in STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl

This guide will help players get the Artifact at Pol Depot, a location in the northwest corner of STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl’s Lesser Zone.

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Stalker 2: How to Get Preorder Bonuses

Find out how to claim your Stalker 2 preorder bonuses and special edition items in this quick guide.

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Learn how to find the Eastern Checkpoint Artifact in STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl. Head to the east of the Zalissya Base and grab the artifact.

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Stalker 2: What To Do When A Technician Cannot Install An Upgrade

Here's what to do when players can't upgrade their weapons or gear after seeing the message, the technician cannot install this upgrade in Stalker 2.

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Players will meet Vova Amalgam NPC trapped in the electrical field in Stalker 2 and saving him will reward them with the Rat King artifact.

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Stalker 2: Heart of Chernobyl compiles shaders at every launch of the game, but here's a way to skip that and intro videos to launch it faster.

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There's a Gravitational Anomaly in Stalker 2's Deaf Meadow --here's how to get its Artifact.

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How to Get Whirlwind Artifact in STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl

This guide details a method that is guaranteed to yield a Whirlwind in STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl, though the Artifact may not come quickly.

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Stalker 2: Should You Help Or Fight Squint?

Helping or fighting Squint is one of the first few major choices players have to make in Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl that impacts the story.

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STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl - The Lost Boys Walkthrough

There are numerous side quests with some worthwhile rewards; The Lost Boys even has optional tasks for even more rewards.

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If you’re constantly running out of ammo in Stalker 2, use the tips in this guide to get more.

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