Key Takeaways
- Stalker 2 has had a pretty rough launch, with players reporting all kinds of graphical issues and bugs.
- GSC Game World is aware of issues, and plans to dish out hotfixes over the next several days to address some of the most pressing issues.
- It will then shift to larger updates, and promises free in-game content in the future, with a roadmap dropping in December.
Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl has finally arrived, and while the consensus is that it’s a pretty great shooter, there has also been a lot of negative criticism aimed at the game’s lack of polish. That’s not too surprising, given that the first game was also pretty janky, and fans were already worried about the PC performance before launch. There’s also the slight issue of Russia’s war with Ukraine, which has massively impacted developer GSC Game World.
Thankfully, the developers are fully aware that Stalker 2 has a lot of issues right now, and have explained as such in a statement on the game’s official Twitter account. It starts off by describing the team’s overall excitement about the game’s launch, before then jumping into a detailed plan about what it’s going to do about the myriad of technical issues players are currently facing.
Stalker 2 Developer GSC Game World Addresses Rough Launch
In the statement, GSC Game World says that Stalker 2 is the biggest game that the studio has ever worked on, so there “may still be some rough edges” as a result. However, it also says that the team is “committed” to dishing out hotfixes to address some of the more major issues over the next few days, and will be working with player feedback to try and get things running more smoothly.
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Once that’s sorted, it’s explained that GSC Game World will then move onto “larger updates that include constant improvements” as time goes on, while also promising free in-game content to sweeten the deal. We don’t get any dates as to when this free content is dropping, but it’s revealed that a roadmap for the title will drop at some point in December.
If you’re not in a rush to play Stalker 2, then it sounds like waiting for some fixes is your best bet, though Stalker fans are probably used to slightly janky games at this point. It’s also on Xbox Game Pass too, so if you want to try it out now to see whether the bugs are getting in the way too much, you can do so there at no risk. GSC Game World says that is has “big plans” for the Stalker universe, so let’s hope they get things fixed pretty soon.
Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl is the long-awaited follow-up to the apocalyptic first-person shooter. As a Stalker, you must venture into the deadly Exclusion Zone, contending with mutants and warring factions alike, in search of valuable artifacts.