Stalker 2 Launches With Bugs, Developers Promise Fixes and Free Content Updates

After 15 years Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl is now available on PC, Xbox Series, and even PC Game Pass. But it didn’t launch smoothly as at launch players experienced numerous bugs and issues as they returned to The Zone.

Thankfully, developer GSC Game World acknowledges the current stage of the game at launch and has released a statement, ensuring that the team is committed to polishing and fixing the game as well as launching free content.

“We literally haven’t released anything of this scale before. We’re absolutely committed to being here, monitoring your feedback, and quickly fixing any issues that need our attention. In the first days after release, we’ll be working with hotfixes, rolling them out as precisely as possible, but as frequently as we can.” says the developer in their letter which can be seen in their official X account.

“In the first days after release, we’ll be working with hotfixes, rolling them out as precisely as possible, but as frequently as we can. Then, we’ll switch to larger updates that include constant improvements. There will also be free in-game content — we’ll share its roadmap later in December.”

Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl starts with a Metacritic score of 74 and it looks like the main criticism so far is the amount of bugs holding back what the developers consider their most ambitious title released to date. Players currently going through the game seem to have the same sentiment about its bugs but haven’t affected their enjoyment as the game is doing rather well in the Steam user reviews in its first 24 hours as it sits with a ‘Very Positive’ rating with roughly 7,000 reviews so far as of this writing.

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