Summary
- STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl gets a new Patch 1.4 update for May 2025.
- Highlights from the update include fixes to mutants, improved AI combat, and much more.
GSC Game World has released a brand-new STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl update for May 2025, offering a huge list of improvements and bug fixes deployed within Patch 1.4. STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl was first launched back in November 2024, serving as the fourth game in the STALKER series and the first entry in 15 years since 2009’s Call of Pripyat. Players are tasked with navigating the FPS survival horror within the post-apocalyptic exclusion zone of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
It’s no secret that STALKER 2 had a long road to launch, initially delayed from its original 2012 release year. Development restarted years later in 2018, but the project was hit with further delays due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. To continue the FPS’ success, the STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl devs promised “more accessible” mod support in the future, acknowledging the positive impact modders and their work have had on gameplay.
STALKER 2 Reaches Impressive Player Milestone
Developer GSC Game World announces an incredible new feat for FPS horror STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl, celebrating a new player milestone.
Posted on social media and the game’s Steam page, GSC outlined everything included in Patch 1.4. For starters, one of the update's highlights is improvements to AI and combat, where the team has fixed a long list of issues affecting the behavior of A-Life NPCs, for example. STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl features eight different mutant types, including the Pseudogiant, the Chimera, and the Controller, and Patch 1.4 also brings a handful of changes to these enemies. Mutants can now use a corpse-eating animation and have an “alert” state if something is happening in the vicinity.
STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl Releases Patch 1.4 Update for May 2025
- Mutants' improvements
- AI and combat fixes
- Balance changes
- Bug, crashes, and performance fixes
- Changes to main, side quests, and open world encounters
- Technical updates
STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl’s The Lost Boys mission has also received a fix regarding Max Saturday’s despawning, alongside several fixes that were deployed to The Boundary mission. Additionally, the dev team wanted to highlight two separate fixes. In particular, there was a fix for shooting at sausage props and one where ducks could fly into the water after being shot at. The STALKER community was very receptive to the update, but many fans were still demanding an imminent PlayStation 5 port.
2025 is nearly at the halfway mark, but GSC has already revealed STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl’s Q2 roadmap. The team has fulfilled their promise to bring changes to the game’s A-Life system, in addition to the delivery of new weapons, Mutant Loot, and further bug fixes to make gameplay more seamless. The content plan also outlined the arrival of wide-screen aspect ratio support, and further stabilization, optimization, and fixes to Anomalies.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- 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
WHERE TO PLAY
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 5
- Genre(s)
- First-Person Shooter, Open-World, Post-Apocalyptic, Survival
