STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl has many side missions for players to extend their time in the game, but there is also a list of main missions that players will need to progress through to reach the end of the story. Chasing Ghosts is one such mission that players will get closer to the start of the game.

Heart of Chornobyl, the fourth video game in the Stalker series, is finally here, and with it comes a terrifying new chapter in the saga. Stalker 2 is set in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, a dangerous area contaminated by radiation and filled with deadly anomalies.

Forged in adversity, this Ukrainian-developed shooter delivers a beautiful open-world survival-shooter like no other.

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Not that a lot of post-apocalyptic first-person shooters are, but STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl is especially not for the faint of heart. It’s built to generate the kind of friction that goes a long way in creating a challenging and punishing game that’s also captivating.

The Stalker 2 Heart of Chornobyl Review Scores are in, and we're curious to see what critics think of the game.

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You don't need to have played past Stalker games to dive into Heart of Chornobyl, but newcomers to The Zone – an irradiated land of impossibilities in Ukraine – will find themselves tested by its brutality. That goes double for protagonist Skif, whose first foray into The Zone results in him being ambushed and left for dead.

From fleeing Kyiv bombings and supporting colleagues on the front, the game’s developers have endured the shadow of war

Heart Of Chornobyl, you'll probably be fighting enemy factions and mutants. Combat in the game is a pretty simple affair: shoot, don't get got as much, heal if you do get shot. The basics are the basics for a reason.