Exciting atmosphere, cool shootouts and a huge number of bugs - critics did not agree on STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl

The release day of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl.

The developers presented an atmospheric release trailer, and critics can finally publish their reviews.

Gamers have been waiting many years for the release of the shooter from the Ukrainian studio GSC Game World, but whether it was worth it - there is no definite answer to this question.

Here's What We Know

Reviewers praise S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 for the excellent atmosphere and superb shootouts - fighting with bandits and mutants is always interesting, exciting and difficult.

Few questions and graphics - it is modern, technological and really allows you to get a sense of being in the Chernobyl exclusion zone. However, experts believe that the open world, for all its beauty and realism, is too poorly filled with interesting tasks, the story lacks unexpected and memorable moments, in addition, many note that it (the plot) is too predictable.

The main problem of the original S.T.A.L.K.E.R. trilogy has not escaped the new game. - A huge number of bugs, which do not allow you to fully enjoy the game and give it the highest marks. Of course, in time many bugs will be fixed, but critics note that even a huge patch of the first day (140 GB) does not save the situation much.

As a result, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl so far receives the following scores:

• 74 points - Metacritic, PC version;
• 80 points - Metacritic, Xbox Series version;
• 76 points - Opencritic, with 62% of recommendations.

S.T.A.A.L.K.E.R.. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is already available on PC and Xbox Series and Game Pass.

Source: Metacritic, Opencritic