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

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

GSC Game World | Nov 20, 2024 | game

Released

3,916players observed · 7 October 2026 - 06:22:31 UTC

ActionAdventureRPGOpen WorldFPSSteam Store

  • Latest observed players3.9K · 7 October 2026 - 06:22:31 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak120,960
  • Units sold (VGI)2,005,442
  • Revenue (VGI)$89,683,942
  • Review score80% positive

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players3.9K · 7 October 2026 - 06:22:31 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak120,960
  • Units sold (VGI)2,005,442
  • Revenue (VGI)$89,683,942
  • Review score80% positive
  • Total reviews135,978
  • Release dateNov 20, 2024
  • DeveloperGSC Game World
  • PublisherGSC Game World (worldwide), SEGA (Japan), 4Divinity (China and South East Asia)

Genres: Action, Adventure, RPG

Company pages: Developer: GSC Game WorldPublisher: GSC Game World (worldwide), SEGA (Japan), 4Divinity (China and South East Asia)

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Game overview

Overview

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl comes from GSC Game World and is published by GSC Game World (worldwide), SEGA (Japan), 4Divinity (China and South East Asia). It arrived on Steam on Nov 20, 2024, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, DualSense Controller Support, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, and HDR available. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 3,916 players at 7 October 2026 - 06:22:31 UTC, with a tracked peak near 120,960. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 80% positive across 135,978 reviews.

Language and system requirements

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is available in 18 languages including:

EnglishFrenchItalianGermanSpanish - SpainJapaneseKoreanPolishPortuguese - BrazilRussianSimplified ChineseTraditional ChineseUkrainianArabicCzechSpanish - Latin AmericaTurkishSerbian languages with full audio support

8 regional rating boards including dejus, pegi, usk, oflc, and nzoflc

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumWindows 10 x64 / Windows 11 x64Intel Core i7-7700K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X16 GB RAMNvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB / Intel Arc A750160 GB available space
WindowsRecommendedWindows 10 x64 / Windows 11 x64Intel Core i7-11700 / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X32 GB RAMNvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT160 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl has sold up to 2,005,442 units and has 108,025 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $89,683,942. On Twitch, 19 streamers are live with around 94 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

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

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Editions S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope Expansion About the Game

SteamPulse editorial summary

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is listed as a game with $41.99 (30% off from $59.99). It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, DualSense Controller Support, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, and HDR available, and is associated with Action, Adventure, and RPG. SteamPulse's latest observation records 3,916 players at 7 October 2026 - 06:22:31 UTC, a tracked peak of 120,960, and 80% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameS.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Steam App ID1643320
Typegame
Release dateNov 20, 2024
DeveloperGSC Game World
PublisherGSC Game World (worldwide), SEGA (Japan), 4Divinity (China and South East Asia)
Price$41.99 (30% off from $59.99)
PlatformsWindows
GenresAction, Adventure, RPG
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, DualSense Controller Support, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, HDR available, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian * , Arabic, Czech, Spanish - Latin America, Turkish, Serbian * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players3,916 · 7 October 2026 - 06:22:31 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak120,960
Positive reviews108,495
Negative reviews27,483
Total reviews135,978
Positive percent80%
Review typeMostly Positive
Recommendations108,025
Average playtime7,600 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateNov 20, 2024
Official Steam feed update (UTC)3 October 2026 - 07:34:51 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)7 October 2026 - 11:28:37 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)7 October 2026 - 06:22:31 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)7 October 2026 - 11:28:37 UTC

Content descriptors

ESRB M Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language, Use of Alcohol and Tobacco.

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
ClincherNo description
GoodnightNo description
On the goNo description
Tit for tatNo description
First touchesNo description
The good, the bad and the uglyNo description
BingoNo description
Zone's deadliest predatorNo description
Pump it upNo description
The four windsNo description

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support email[email protected]
Support URLSupport page
Legal notice©2024-2026 GSC Game World Global Ltd. All rights reserved. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is a registered trademark of GSC Game World Global Ltd. All other trademarks, logos, and brand names are the property of their respective owners.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/1643320
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1643320/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/1643320
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl?

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl's latest SteamPulse observation records 3,916 players at 7 October 2026 - 06:22:31 UTC, with a tracked peak of 120,960 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 127 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 8,044 players; the highest observed daily value is 16,734 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (37.5%), Canada (8.3%), Ukraine (5.8%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (32.2%), Canada (7.3%), Ukraine (5.1%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (43.2%), Canada (7.4%), Ukraine (4.9%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (29.6%), China (6.6%), Canada (6.6%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl?

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl currently sits at 80% positive across 135,978 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 108,495 positive reviews and 27,483 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mostly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl have?

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl currently has about 363.1K tracked Steam followers as of 7 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 94 live viewers across 19 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl?

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is currently listed at $41.99 on Steam. That is 30% below the usual price of $59.99. Steam recommendations currently stand near 108,025, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mostly Positive

80% positive, 108,495 positive, 27,483 negative

Price and discount

$41.99 (30% off from $59.99)

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, DualSense Controller Support, Partial Controller Support

Achievements

76

Platform releases
  • Steam 20 November 2024
  • Xbox 7 August 2025
  • PlayStation 20 November 2025

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: COMPLETEBundle #54175 - 7% off$108.95
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of HopeLearn the Cost of Hope — head out on a new expedition into the Zone in this massive, nonlinear expansion.dlc #3765020$29.99S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl - Deluxe UpgradeS.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is the unforgiving FPS survival adventure in a dark science-fiction open world. Deluxe Edition provides a unique set of firearms and suits along with an Official Artbook and Original Soundtrack Set.dlc #1661620$17.49S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl - Ultimate UpgradeEnter the Chornobyl Anomalous Zone, a vast open world where anomalies, mutants, and rival stalkers await. Scavenge, survive, and forge your own path through a living world shaped by danger, mystery, and the choices you make.Go all-in with the Ultimate Upgrade. Includes extra weapons and gear, and a Season Pass for future expansions.dlc #1661621$24.49
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of ChornobylBuy S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl #1175936$41.99S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl - Deluxe EditionBuy S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl #1175937$55.99S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl - Ultimate EditionBuy S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl #1175938$76.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 x64 / Windows 11 x64 Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB / Intel Arc A750 Storage: 160 GB available space Additional Notes: Graphics Preset: LOW / Resolution: 1080p / Target FPS: 30. 16 GB Dual Channel RAM. SSD required. The listed specifications were evaluated using TSR and comparable technol…

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS: Windows 10 x64 / Windows 11 x64 Processor: Intel Core i7-11700 / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Memory: 32 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Storage: 160 GB available space Additional Notes: Graphics Preset: HIGH / Resolution: 1440p / Target FPS: 60. 32 GB Dual Channel RAM. SSD required. The above specifications were tested with TSR, DLSS, FSR and…

Live Twitch streams

StreamerTitleViewersLanguage
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