Heart of Chornobyl didn’t get off on the best foot with many. A whole host of bugs have marred what should otherwise be one of the biggest game launches of the year. And that experience was already much-improved versus what reviewers were presented with pre-launch.

Forged in adversity, this Ukrainian-developed shooter delivers a beautiful open-world survival-shooter like no other.

Not that a lot of post-apocalyptic first-person shooters are, but STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl is especially not for the faint of heart. It’s built to generate the kind of friction that goes a long way in creating a challenging and punishing game that’s also captivating.

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