From fleeing Kyiv bombings and supporting colleagues on the front, the game’s developers have endured the shadow of war

The Fora-221 is one of the stronger assault rifles in STALKER 2, and it has some of the highest accuracy out of any assault rifle in the game. The rifle is most commonly found as a drop from stronger, well-armed enemies such as Ward Soldiers.

Not that a lot of post-apocalyptic first-person shooters are, but STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl is especially not for the faint of heart. It’s built to generate the kind of friction that goes a long way in creating a challenging and punishing game that’s also captivating.

Heart of Chernobyl does not have a standard tutorial before throwing players into danger. Instead, it approaches the game with a form of trial by fire. Players will have explanations appear on-screen,

It’s wild that anyone would want to go into The Zone by choice. But such is the addictive nature of the Stalker series. Even with all the harrowing attacks and life-draining challenges it throws at you,

Ahead of its release, Digital Trends received a PC copy of Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl that was plagued with more technical issues than we typically see in a review build this close to launch. I personally hopped into the Xbox build once our critic started raising red flags and was instantly met with bugs within my first 20 minutes.

Heart of Chernobyl has numerous side quests for players to undertake. These missions are very well sculpted into the games story, and many could have been main missions. One such endeavor is the mission Piece of Cake.

Heart Of Chornobyl takes you back to the unforgiving Zone, where you play as Skif, a lone Stalker navigating the radioactive wasteland to make his mark. Between deadly mutants, hostile factions, and the harsh world,

Heart of Chornobyl has sold an amazing one million plus copies despite being out for fewer than three days. That’s one heck of an accomplishment, considering it’s been fifteen years since the last game in the series game came out and Ukrainian developer GSC Game World is rightly pleased.

Tuning the graphics settings for the best FPS is par for the course with new PC games, and Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl is no exception, though this game is particularly finicky with its optimization.