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Stalker 2
31 December, 2020: By Ajoy Maitra

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. which is a short for Scavengers Trespassers Adventurers Loners Killers Explorers and Robbers, was a first person survival horror genre of a game series. The series has its popularity far before the Metro series was released which has a similar environment set up in a post apocalyptic world.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. has its first release in 2007 with Shadow of Chernobyl, followed by Clear Sky in 2008 and Call of Pripyat in 2009. After a long wait for 11 years, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 eventually releases its first teaser at the latest along with the user name revealed to be as SKIF.

With the previous releases, the developer GSC Game World has gained experience which they would be collating to offer a refined gaming experience in a more realistic zone with improved mechanics developed in Unreal Engine.


GSC Game World, the developers of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series, had been the most renowned game development studio in Ukraine. Apart from the above genre, they had other releases as Alexander (2004), Cossacks 2: Napoleonic Wars (2005), Cossacks 2: Battle for Europe (2006), Heroes of Annihilated Empires (2006). However, post the launch of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, the developer had been acknowledged with numerous awards as the 'Game of the Year' and 'Most Atmospheric Shooter' even maintaining a top sales position.


Though any specific release date has not yet been declared, it is set to be launched in 2021 in delivering an exquisite gaming experience with the next-gen post apocalyptic environment. Previous parts of the series were developed in X-Ray Engine which had been the benchmark of those times and even some mid range hardware specs struggles to deliver a smooth gameplay. The upcoming release of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 would be developed in the latest Unreal Engine version allowing more optimization, adding an immersive experience to it.

It's a unique blend of FPS, immersive sim and horror with a really thick atmosphere. One of the biggest open-worlds to date is yours to explore - along with an epic branching story with multiple endings.

Accordingly, the game would be a massive open world with multiple endings as the story is being played by the players, paving paths to new horizons to explore. With its unique features as set to be delivered soon, the fans of the series are more hyped to hear out the final release date in 2021 for consoles and PC.