A long and tedious road.
The hostile and treacherous Zone.
Unbelievable treasures that might cost you everything.
A blood trial, separating your old life from a new one...

The unique combination of first-person shooter, immersive sim, and horror is back. With unprecedented scale, advanced graphics, freedom of choices, and the thickest atmosphere of a deadly adventure, it’s going to be the ultimate S.T.A.L.K.E.R. experience.

Welcome to The Zone — an area of exclusion around the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, a seamless open-world environment full of radiation, mutants and anomalies, it keeps drawing adventurers from beyond the perimeter.

Through everything, the Zone found her own way to bloom and thrive. Luring seekers from all over, gifting with wonders protected by the unknown, desolation, and human sins.

Bounty hunters dwell deep into the Zone, driven by its treasures and mysteries. These people are known as stalkers.

Are you ready to become one of them?

GSC Game World is pleased to announce that S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl will be released on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 5 Pro on November 20, 2025 — exactly one year after the PC and Xbox Series X/S versions.

Get ready to enter the Zone with a range of fully optimized features, including Adaptive Triggers, Haptic Feedback Support, Tempest 3D Audio, and much more.

This version of the game is fully optimized for PlayStation 5, including, but not limited to:

• Adaptive Triggers and Haptic Feedback Support

• Gyro Aiming through Motion Sensor

• Speakers, Lightbar, and Touchpad Gesture Utilization

• Tempest 3D Audio

• Trophies

PlayStation 5 Pro-specific features include, among others:

• Improved shadow quality and resolution

• Enhanced global illumination

• Higher-quality reflections

• Improved volumetric fog

• Enhanced volumetric cloud rendering

Thanks to these changes, Skif’s journey through the Chornobyl Anomalous Zone will feel immersive and authentic for all players — whether you’re returning to the Zone or venturing in for the first time. 

Pre-orders are open through this link digitally, with three editions to choose from — Standard, Deluxe, and Ultimate. Among other exciting offers, pre-order bonuses include new weapon and costume skins for PlayStation players.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl will feature a branching story with multiple endings. Players will have to constantly make uneasy choices with tough consequences — some of them changing the world itself.

The unique simulation system called A-Life from the original S.T.A.L.K.E.R. trilogy is getting on a new level with A-Life 2.0. With different behavior of characters and mutants, the Zone changes constantly. Every playthrough will be unique with lots of things happening every moment, even if the player doesn’t witness them directly.

Since the very start of Russia's full-fledged war against our country, GSC Game World has been supporting Ukraine in all the ways possible. For those willing to do the same, we recommend following this link to the official charity fund of Mr. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the President of Ukraine himself.

Currently available for PC and Xbox Series X|S, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is coming to PS5 on November 20, 2025.