GSC Game World has released the trailer for «S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl», which contains ratings and quotes from reviews by Western publications, including The Guardian, PC Gamer, IGN, and Game Rant.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 has a score of 73 out of 100 on Metacritic (PC version) and 74 on OpenCritic. The game received «very favorable» reviews on Steam, —84% of almost 67,000 reviews are positive. Players appreciated the atmosphere, the scale of the game world, and the high-quality Ukrainian localization the most, while criticizing bugs and optimization.
Since its release, the game has received three patches that improved its technical condition and fixed a large number of problems. The latest patch was released by the developers on December 3.
After the release, the CEO of GSC Game World explained why the team did not postpone the game despite technical difficulties, as well as commented the operation of the A-Life 2.0 system, which did not meet the expectations of players.
As a reminder, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is available on PC and Xbox Series X/S, and is included in the Game Pass subscription.