This shooting video game that took 15 years to release reaches one million sales in a few days

Game news This shooting video game that took 15 years to release reaches one million sales in a few days

“The beginning of an unforgettable adventure”

Yes, we've been waiting for 15 years to return to Prypiat thanks to the Stalker sequel. We were obviously not the only ones. STALKER 2: The Heart of Chornobyl, the game from GSC Game World, is doing good numbers on Steam. According to Steamdbthe game is regularly above the 50,000 player mark, with a peak recorded at 121,335 players connected on November 24. As for opinions, the software is in “rather positive” with more than 75% enthusiastic reviews. Users especially regret too many bugs, even though numerous patches would have fixed the most urgent problems.

Designed in chaotic conditions, literally, summarized in the excellent report War Game, Stalker 2 is doing well. More than good, actually. GSC Game World posted a message on X warning that its title had sold over a million copies. An impressive figure considering the genre of the game, its yellow Metacritic (74/100 on PC) and its availability in Game Pass Ultimate/PC. “A million copies have been sold, and many more Stalkers have joined the hunt for artifacts thanks to Game Pass. This is just the beginning of our unforgettable adventure” we read in the published message.

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The hard way

With Stalker 2, GSC Game World has taken the formula that made its series famous while refining certain details. Let me be clear: this immersive sim is deliberately austere. As we said in our test, the first moments in Chornobyl are both harsh and complicated… and that is the whole point of this experience which forgives (almost) nothing. Here, the player is forced to learn the hard way, one failure after another. If you're interested in the game, it's currently available on PC and Xbox Series X/S. As we said, it is also offered in the Game Pass Ultimate/PC catalog.