After many years of waiting,STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl(to give it its full title) is not far from release. Admittedly, the developer did have todelay the game once again, but this final push should hopefully make the long-awaited follow-up even sweeter.
However, we must be coming to the end now, as GSC Game World has announced thatSTALKER 2will be at this year’s Gamescom. In a recent post on X, the studio announced that the demo “will await you in the public zone” at the event, which kicks off later this month.
New year, same place. The Zone will be there to test you. Again.Get ready for#gamescom2024— as the new S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl demo will await you in the public zone.📍 Cologne, August 21–25.See you at the@Xboxbooth! |@gamescom#goodhuntingstalkerspic.twitter.com/qQTTcyzTAS
The fact that the post mentions the Xbox booth suggests that it’s going to be the Xbox Series X|S version of the game. Not much else has been said about the demo, so if you are attending Gamescom 2024, you may be able to get your Exclusion Zone-based survival horror kicks whilst you’re there.
No more delays forSTALKER 2
Along with GSC Game World, other developers and publishers who will be attending Gamescom 2024 include: Capcom, EA, Blizzard Entertainment, Ubisoft, SEGA, Konami, THQ Nordic, and many, many more. The event is being held at the Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany between August 21 and August 25.
However, not all will be in attendance. Sony recently confirmed thatPlayStation won’t be at Gamescomthis year. Neither willNintendo, which means there will be no announcement for the anticipated follow-up to the Switch (which everyone is just referring to as the Switch 2 until we hear otherwise).
Back toSTALKER 2. It’s good news that there will be a public demo available at the event, as it also means it’s definitely close to finishing development. Although it was also at Gamescom 2023. Having said that, it’s been a very long time since there was a new entry in the series, and the likes ofChernobylitecan only pick up some much of the slack.
