
As a result, the game is currently without a release date. Since then, the development team has been directly affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and development persists, but understandably at a hampered pace. Stalker 2 was later dated for April 28, 2022, but that too has come to pass.

Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl was previously slated for a 2021 release, but obviously that's come and gone.

While we wait for the game's launch, here's everything we know so far about the once troubled, now promising genre-bender. Fans of the original post-nuclear fallout survival-horror/shooter hybrid may be eagerly awaiting this gorgeous-looking sequel from GSC Game World, especially given that it was first announced (and even canceled) a decade ago. Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl has been in development for a long time, and that process continues into 2023.
