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- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
New recording from S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope
Watch a new recording from the first major expansion for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope. Join us as we explore the Iron Forest and take a look at the grounds of the Chornobyl NPP. It’s coming August 20, 2026.
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2: Cost of Hope release date Announcement
S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2: Cost of Hope will open the door to the center of the Zone on August 20, 2026. Skif will have to choose between the two beliefs of Freedom and Duty and try to discover for himself what is hidden at the c…
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⚙ Scheme "H" — Helen
There's one Helen in the Zone. But this time it's not so simple… Helen is the name given to the reactor's upper biological shield — scheme "H." Before the incident, it was a massive metal structure about 17 meters in di…
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☢ The Sarcophagus
Do you think they built the Sarcophagus to bury the fourth block? No. They built it so the fourth block wouldn't bury everything around it. After the first incident, there was nothing left to repair there. Over 206 days…
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🔩 Turbine Hall
Youth have learned nothing; those schools nowadays are useless! It was the reactor itself that exploded. The Turbine Hall just happened to be right next to it, and it took the full brunt too: fire, debris, dust, and rad…
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The Unit Control Room
As for the Golden Corridor: it didn’t just run between the power units. Behind some of the doors lay the plant’s true nerve centres — Unit Control Room (UCR). The Unit Control Room. Each power unit had its own separate…
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The story of the Golden Corridor
Besides the legendary Monolith, there’s another urban legend around the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant. The story of the Golden Corridor. It’s a beautiful name, but don’t be fooled. Before the accident, it was just a reg…
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🕊 Atomic Dove — Administrative building of CNPP
Haven’t seen doves in the Zone for a long, long time! We have at least one here for sure. Never seen it myself, but my trusted buddy told me about that dove. Steam post imageHe said the administrative building of CNPP i…
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GSC Game World Summer Sale
Summer is at its peak, and so are the deals. Enjoy 30% off S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, along with discounts up to 75% on other titles from GSC Game World. Whether you've been planning to venture into the Zone…
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⭐ S.T.A.L.K.E.R.2: Heart of Chornobyl Is 30% Off During Steam Summer Sale
In the summertime, when the weather is high... 🔥 Radiation levels are too. Good thing the prices aren't. You can grab S.T.A.L.K.E.R.2: Heart of Chornobyl with a 30% OFF discount during the Steam Summer Sale. Get Ultima…
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Enter the unknown in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope
Most stalkers know that artefacts are born inside anomalies. Who creates them is a favorite topic of debate in the bars. Is it the Zone herself? Emissions? God? Duty sees them as a bane of humanity. Freedom calls them a…
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope – Between Duty and Freedom
The story of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope revolves around the long-burning conflict between the Duty and Freedom factions. Two iconic rivals, who see the Zone differently — as a danger to humanity, and as a gift to it…
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope — New trailer is here 👀
This place is the root of all evil in the Zone. Get ready. It’s about to get serious. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope — new trailer is here.
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🌱 GSC Game World May Publisher Sale Is Live on Steam
The Zone traders can wait for your habar — the real-world sale is now live across all GSC Game World games. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1643320/STALKER_2_Heart_of_Chornobyl Whether you are a veteran player or hav…
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Content Update Sealed Truth — a new questline for you to explore
Sealed Truth is focused around the new questline. Explore the places of horrific experiments and find the answers. With calculated risks, you can get your hands on… Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. ☢️ What’s new Explor…
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📢A free content update, Sealed Truth, is coming in April
Stalkers! A free content update, Sealed Truth, is coming in April to celebrate the Cost of Hope DLC announcement — you will be able to open the door to X-18 Lab. And who knows what's hiding there in the darkness... Stay…
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