S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl / GSC Game World
Spring has sprung, and squirrels have come out in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. They’ve brought a nice discount on Steam and won’t eat you like rats… probably.
GSC Game World said in X about a 15% discount on S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 as part of the Steam Spring Sale 2025 festival. As always, the game developers have come up with a creative approach to the message:
«Flowers break through the concrete, the wind buzzes in empty bunkers and underground laboratories. The wind of spring, the warm wind of change. They say that no one has been here since Strelok last descended on the X-16. Dvupalov promised that everything would be [green twig emoji]»
The discount is already active on Steam and will be valid until March 20. Currently, the minimum price of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is 1189₴, and other purchase options have also become cheaper.
The creators of the game conveyed the spring mood with a short video showing many squirrels jumping in a sunny courtyard somewhere near the Zone wall. The message that accompanies the video is interestingly the actual announcement of patch 1.3.
Look whose here! 🐿 🐿 🐿
Restless squirrels will appear in the Zone with patch 1.3. Not so dangerous as some bigger ‘locals’, but these creatures can get nuts from any stalker.
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— S.T.A.L.K.E.R. OFFICIAL (@stalker_thegame) March 12, 2025
«Look who’s here! Restless squirrels will appear in the Zone with Patch 1.3. Not as dangerous as some of the larger «locals», but these creatures can get nuts from any stalker».
So, the patch, in addition to any possible corrections mistakes, it will also bring new content. The English word get nuts can also be translated as «burn», so we expect surprises from the squirrels. This is the second mention of new content from GSC recently. Earlier, the developers said that «strive to surprise» with the first DLC to S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. However, nothing is known about it except for «fresh prospects».