A new trailer has dropped for upcoming post-apocalyptic survival sequel S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, as developers GSC Game World lock in their 2023 release date.
The game’s been in something of an understandable limbo of late, due in no small part to the ongoing war between Russia and the studio’s home of Ukraine.
However, the team has now put out a new trailer to both reassure fans and dedicated it to those friends and colleagues they’ve lost or are otherwise currently fighting in the war.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl predicted release date
At the time of writing, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is currently pencilled in for a 2023 release window.
Originally, the game was expected to launch at the back end of last year. Of course, the conflict in the home country of GSC Game World caused the game’s production to be put on an indefinite hold.
However, development was confirmed to have resumed by summer, once the development team were safe and their families were taken care of and a second studio was set up in Prague.
They’ve been hard at work on the game ever since, which promises a ‘huge borderless open-world’ for players to explore, as well as a ‘non-linear story’ to boot.
Hopefully, we’ll hear a more specific release date soon. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is set to land on both Xbox Series X|S and PC and will be available from day one via Xbox Game Pass.
