2 Heart of Chornobyl is an open-world survival RPG the sequel to the fan beloved S.T.A.L.K.E.R. GSC Game World has revealed the contents of all editions of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Great reporting, GRY-Online (link in Polish.Chornobyl calls out for victims once again S.T.A.L.K.E.R. The website for Stalker 2 was also blocked in Russia. There's no indication yet how much of Stalker 2's development is back in motion, or how that will affect Stalker 2's release date-which at this point is almost sure to be pushed back from its December launch, and for good reason.īetween that suspension of work and today, rumors have circulated that some developers working on Stalker 2 have been relocated to Prague, in nearby Czechia. The game's official Discord was closed to new chat in March, following GSC's announcement that it would be suspending development on Stalker 2, and reopened only a few days ago. Developer and publisher GSC Game World stated that the 7 additional months of development are critical to fulfil the studio’s vision of S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 and achieve the desired state of the game. Since then, the game has been renamed to Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl to reflect the Ukrainian, rather than Russian, spelling. The release date of S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 has now been pushed back from 28 April 2022 to December 8, 2022. In February, developers at Stalker 2 developer GSC Game World paused development on their game as the Russian Federation invaded Ukraine, their home country. In a post on Discord, GSC Game World community representative Mol1t has said that "it continues" and "the work is in progress." The community manager for GSC game world has said that development on Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl has resumed.