

Due to how valuable these artifacts are, many have made a living sneaking into the Zone to collect them to sell to the outside world.

These artifacts provide special effects to the people who hold them, such as protection from radiation or increased natural healing. According to a trailer's video description, the protagonist is named Skif.Īs a result of the second explosion, special items called artifacts were created. Choose your paths wisely, as they will determine your fate and shape the future of the humankind in the end.STALKER 2 is set in a fictional version of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in which the power plant mysteriously exploded again in 2006, causing strange supernatural events that defy all scientific reasoning and spawning horrifying mutated beasts that began to roam. Unveil your own epic story as you make your way to the Heart of Chernobyl. However, you can also pre-order it right now if you want to, with special Deluxe and Ultimate Editions also available to purchase.ĭiscover the vast Chernobyl Exclusion Zone full of dangerous enemies, deadly anomalies and powerful artifacts. The game will be a timed console exclusive to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S when it arrives next April (no Xbox One version is planned right now), and will be included with Xbox Game Pass. We've also been treated to a few new details courtesy of its listing on the Microsoft Store, including a bunch of new screenshots (some of which you can see below), along with a whopping 150GB download size. Stalker 2 has been a bit of a mysterious game for the past year, with no actual gameplay having been shown until yesterday at Xbox and Bethesda's E3 2021 Showcase, but it now finally has a release date of April 28, 2022.
