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

STALKER 2 features a wide variety of weapons, each offering something a little different. Here are the best pistols in STALKER 2.

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.

The Needle in a Haystack mission gives players several options to progress in Stalker 2, but some are much more advisable than others.

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.

There are plenty of great weapons to get your hands on in the early game of Stalker 2. Here’s our guide to the best.

The Fora-221 is one of the stronger assault rifles in STALKER 2, and it has some of the highest accuracy out of any assault rifle in the game. The rifle is most commonly found as a drop from stronger, well-armed enemies such as Ward Soldiers.

Heart of Chornobyl, armor will often be your saving grace in The Zone. You'll not only need physical protection from the hazardous elements in the world, but heat, radiation, electrical, and even chemical protection.

As a first-person shooter, if you don't have any ammo in Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl, you won't be doing much shooting. The game's economy is also such that you're often better off spending your hard-earned money on upgrades,