Hot on the heels of STALKER 2 patch 1.0.1, which had over 650 fixes for the game on PC and Xbox, GSC Game World has released STALKER 2 Heart of Chornobyl

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While it can occasionally be overstated, Stalker 2 really is a difficult game. You have to be on your toes when fighting human enemies, and sometimes it's smarter to run from a mutant rather than spend resources and risk death by fighting it.

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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.

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 Chornobyl features four different possible endings. Here’s our complete guide to getting the one you want.

Heart of Chornobyl, one of the most haunting survival horror games I have ever played and unlike anything else in the genre. The game’s chilling sound design, incredible storytelling, and demanding combat come together to deliver on that central premise.

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The Ram-2 is easily one of the most powerful shotguns in the game and even ranks among the best overall guns in the game due to its well-balanced stats. The Ram-2 has a unique pump-action firing mechanism and two barrels, enabling players to fire off two shots at a time.

Specifically, you'll be going to the Clear Sky Base at the deepest part of the Swamps, which is not a journey you want to make twice, so getting the RPG during the story quest is