GSC Game World has just launched a free update for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl called “Sealed Truth.” Players on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (via Steam, the Epic Games Store, and GOG) can download it now.
According to the Steam page, the update includes the following:
- Explore a new questline that starts when you talk to Diode.
- The update is available after completing the story quest “Hot on the Trail” and before starting the quest “A Minor Incident”.
- Fixed an issue causing overpopulation of strong mutant types in long campaigns.
- Fixed an issue where the mission ‘Dark as a Dungeon’ would immediately cancel if the player had already reached the point of no return.
- Added new loading screens.
GSC Game World recently revealed a new expansion for Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl called Stalker 2: Cost of Hope during the latest Xbox Partner Preview. The expansion is scheduled to launch in the summer of 2026. According to Mykyta Horodyvskyi, Brand Manager at GSC Game World, in a post on Xbox Wire:
At its heart, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. is a story about people and how they see the world. The game is starting a new chapter in a conflict that fans already know well. Previously enemies, the factions Duty and Freedom are now linked by the D4 Treaty, an agreement signed by all groups in the Zone before the events of the Heart of Chornobyl expansion.
The Duty believe the Zone is a threat to humanity and want to eliminate it to keep everyone safe. Freedom, on the other hand, sees the Zone as an opportunity – something to be studied and used for the benefit of all. A shaky peace treaty once kept these opposing views from erupting into conflict, but such agreements rarely last when so much is at stake. Or will this one?
The new expansion will take a significant amount of time to finish, and introduces a new character named Skif. Its story runs alongside the main game’s narrative, and you’ll receive a prompt during gameplay to begin it. The expansion includes two fresh areas to explore: Iron Forest and the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
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2026-04-15 01:30