S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
- Developer
- GSC Game World
- Publisher
- GSC Game World
- Released
- 20 November 2024
- Age rating
- PEGI 18
- UK price
- £34.99
Platforms: PC
Genres: shooter , role playing rpg , adventure
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is the unforgiving FPS survival adventure in a dark science-fiction open world. Scavenge for gear and resources, hunt for wonders, make hard decisions to survive and pave the path through the Chornobyl Anomalous Zone.
Best gaming PC for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by GSC Game World on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 x64 / Windows 11 x64 | Windows 10 x64 / Windows 11 x64 |
| CPU | Intel Core i7-7700K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | Intel Core i7-11700 / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |
| RAM | 16 GB | 32 GB |
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB / Intel Arc A750 | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT |
| Storage | 160 GB | 160 GB |
| DirectX | — | — |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i7-11700 / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and your GPU is at or above Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.
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