After years of development and constant delays, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl has finally been released. But was it worth the wait? The gaming press has published their reviews, with many highlighting performance issues and bugs. The game was developed in Ukraine during the Russia-Ukraine War, which led to multiple postponements.
As of writing, STALKER 2’s MetaCritic score stands at 76 on PC and 80 on Xbox, while OpenCritic has it at 77. We’ll be preparing our own comprehensive review soon. For now, let’s take a look at the scores from various gaming publications:
STALKER 2 Review Scores
- Hardcore Gamer: 5 / 5
- Game Rant: 9 / 10
- GamingBolt: 9 / 10
- GameGrin: 9 / 10
- SECTOR.sk: 9 / 10
- IGN Spain: 9 / 10
- Nexus Hub: 9 / 10
- Gameliner: 4.5 / 5
- Generación Xbox: 8.7 / 10
- Spaziogames: 8.6 / 10
- Tom’s Hardware Italia: 8.5 / 10
- XboxEra: 8.4 / 10
- PC Gamer: 83 / 100
- Gamer Guides: 81 / 100
- GameSpot: 8 / 10
- Shacknews: 8 / 10
- Daily Mirror: 4 / 5
- Kakuchopurei: 80 / 100
- IGN Deutschland: 8 / 10
- Gamer.no: 8 / 10
- One More Game: 8 / 10
- GosuNoob: 8 / 10
- Atarita: 79 / 100
- Everyeye.it: 7.5 / 10
- DualShockers: 7 / 10
- Checkpoint Gaming: 7 / 10
- AltChar: 70 / 100
- Press Start: 6.5 / 10
- GAMES.CH: 63%
- TheGamer: 3 / 5
- GamesRadar+: 3 / 5
- Dexerto: 3 / 5
- CGMagazine: 6 / 10
- Stevivor: 5 / 10
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