S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl [Day One Edition] (PS5) (Pre-order)

Good hunting, stalker!

Discover the vast Chornobyl Exclusion Zone full of dangerous enemies, deadly anomalies and powerful artifacts. Unveil your own epic story as you make your way to the Heart of Chornobyl. Choose your paths wisely, as they will determine your fate and shape the future of humankind in the end.

Chornobyl Exclusion Zone has changed dramatically after the second explosion hit the reactor in the year 2006. Violent mutants, deadly anomalies, and warring factions have made the Zone a very tough place to survive. It turned out that the centre of the Zone hides the source of incredible power representing a serious threat to all humankind. Nevertheless, artifacts of unbelievable value attracted many people called stalkers, who entered the Zone for their own risk striving to make a fortune out of it or even to find the Truth concealed in the Heart of Chornobyl.

Take over the role of the lone stalker and explore a photorealistic seamless open world in a 64-km² radioactive zone with a variety of environments that reveal a post-apocalyptic atmosphere from different angles. Make your way through the Zone to find your own fate and define the destiny of humankind as you choose your paths within a highly branching epic story.

Meet members of different factions deciding which of them is worth your friendship and who deserves a bullet. Engage in intense gunfights with a variety of enemies that follow different tactics trying to outsmart you. Choose your preferred firearms from 30+ types of weapons with numerous modifications that allow the creation of hundreds of distinctive lethal combinations.

Prepare to encounter horrifying mutated creatures that will try to slaughter you following different behaviour models. Each mutant may appear in different subtypes which makes their behaviour less predictable. Truly extreme danger represents regions with lairs with numerous mutants hunting in large groups.

The most valuable artifacts and secrets of the Zone are hidden in the most dangerous places. Beware of the hazardous anomalies and unique devastating arch anomalies as you hunt for highly valuable artifacts scattered around the Zone. Will you dare to unveil the mysteries of the Zone that took the lives of many others before you?

Features:

• Unique gameplay built on a blend of FPS, horror and immersive sim
• Non-linear story with the variety of paths that lead to one of the several endings
• Benchmark-setting graphics developed using cutting-edge photogrammetric and scanning technologies
• True next-gen graphics developed using cutting-edge photogrammetric and scanning technologies
• Advanced artificial intelligence systems that will keep engaged even the most hard-boiled players
• Life-simulating system “A-life 2.0” that makes the game world feel alive as never before
• Immersive survival mechanics like hunger, sleeping, bleeding, radiation effects that enrich the gameplay
• Dynamic day-night cycle and weather will add even more realism to the gameplay experience
• Mod support giving the freedom to the creative players to extend and enrich the game universe