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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl	2007
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky	2008
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat	2009
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Lost Alpha (Unofficial)	2014
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl	2023

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is an upcoming singleplayer first-person FPS, immersive sim and open world game in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Contains only a download code.
Official website		Choice between Epic Games Store or Steam key. Deluxe Edition and Ultimate Edition also available.
Epic Games Store		Deluxe Edition and Ultimate Edition also available.
		Deluxe Edition and Ultimate Edition also available.
GOG.com		Deluxe Edition and Ultimate Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Deluxe Edition and Ultimate Edition also available.
Humble Store		Deluxe Edition and Ultimate Edition also available.
Steam		Deluxe Edition and Ultimate Edition also available.
Microsoft Store (unavailable)		Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC.

The game is not available yet, but pre-orders are open.

Version differences

The Deluxe Edition includes the base game, an additional story-based side quest, 1 costume skin and 3 weapon skins for singleplayer, 2 costume skins and 3 weapon skins for multiplayer, a digital artbook and the digital soundtrack.

The Ultimate Edition includes the base game, Deluxe Edition content, the Season Pass, and 1 additional costume skin and 4 additional weapon skins for multiplayer.

Pre-ordering any edition (including the standard one) includes additional music near campfires, 'Early Bird' skins for weapons, costume and multiplayer badge, and a package of Steam profile cosmetics (animated avatar, animated avatar frame and animated profile background).

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1643320/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1643320/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Ray tracing (RT)

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 5 page for more details.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Arabic
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Serbian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish
Turkish
Ukrainian

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-7600K AMD Ryzen 5 1600X	Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	150 GB (SSD Recommended)
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 580 6 GB (Nvidia), 8 GB (AMD) of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER (8 GB) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (11 GB) AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (8 GB)

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1643320/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1643320) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Stalker 2, announced the physical version Xbox Series X and PC - last accessed on 2021-08-11

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1643320/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (1643320) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1643320/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (1643320) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Stalker 2, announced the physical version Xbox Series X and PC - last accessed on 2021-08-11

[1]

[Note 1]

Developers

	GSC Game World
Publishers
	GSC Game World
Retail	Plaion^[1]
Engines
	Unreal Engine 5
Release dates
Windows	September 5, 2024
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Modes	Singleplayer
Perspectives	First-person
Genres	FPS, Immersive sim, Open world
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Post-apocalyptic, Horror, Eastern Europe
Series	S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

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+{{ii}} The game is not available yet, but pre-orders are open.
+===Version differences===
+{{ii}} The '''Deluxe Edition''' includes the base game, an additional story-based side quest, 1 costume skin and 3 weapon skins for singleplayer, 2 costume skins and 3 weapon skins for multiplayer, a digital artbook and the digital soundtrack.
+{{ii}} The '''Ultimate Edition''' includes the base game, Deluxe Edition content, the Season Pass, and 1 additional costume skin and 4 additional weapon skins for multiplayer.
+{{ii}} Pre-ordering any edition (including the standard one) includes additional music near campfires, 'Early Bird' skins for weapons, costume and multiplayer badge, and a package of Steam profile cosmetics (animated avatar, animated avatar frame and animated profile background).
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+ |interface = true
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   |subtitles = true
   |notes     =
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   |interface = true
   |audio     = false
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   |interface = true
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   |subtitles = true
   |notes     =
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+{{L10n/switch
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   |interface = true
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@@ Line 441: / Line 502: @@
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