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

GSC Game World

2024•Shooter•PEGI 18•About 72 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurehorrordetectivemafia/gangsterrobots/ai/spacefastunsavouryheavyimaginarygrittybig & variedall consuming questdeep rivalryfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeA fantastical, dark shooter: serious and fast-moving. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

85 / 100

151 ratings

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About This Game

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is the unforgiving FPS survival adventure in a dark science-fiction open world. Scavenge for gear and resources, hunt for wonders, make hard decisions to survive and pave the path through the Chornobyl Anomalous Zone.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Yevhen "Skif" Martynenko, a veteran of the Ukrainian Marine Corps, has returned from a 3-year deployment in an unspecified conflict. He awakens to find his apartment has been destroyed by an anomaly that has mysteriously appeared outside of the Zone, leaving an unknown artifact in its wake. Looking to earn money for a new home, he is smuggled into the Zone by a scientist, Professor Hermann, along with a piece of technology called the 'Scanner' that creates local anomalies and can apparently "recharge" depleted artifacts. Venturing into the Zone, he finds his initial team he was to make contact...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureHorrorDetectiveMafia/gangsterRobots/ai/spaceAll consuming questDeep rivalryFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

Post-apocalypticExplorationBloodyCinematicGoreMultiple endingsAtmosphericNon-linear

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Details

Developer: GSC Game World
Publisher: GSC Game World
Released: 20 November 2024
Series: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Modes: Single player
Perspective: First person
Time to beat: 37h rushed, 72h normally, 123h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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