S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl Ultimate Edition EU/NA Steam Digital Key

A return to the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl drops you into a 64 square kilometre open world zone, changed dramatically after a second explosion in 2006. You play a lone stalker picking a path through warring factions, mutated creatures and hazardous anomalies, all in search of artifacts and the truth said to be hidden at the heart of the zone.

The game blends first-person shooting, horror and immersive sim mechanics with survival systems such as hunger, bleeding and radiation, set against a dynamic day-night cycle and weather. The story is non-linear, branching towards one of several endings, and the world runs on the A-life 2.0 system, which aims to keep the zone feeling populated and alive even when you're not looking. It sits comfortably alongside other action games and RPG games for players who like their worlds dangerous and unpredictable, and it also carries plenty of adventure pedigree in how it handles exploration.

What's included in this Ultimate Edition

This listing covers the full Ultimate Edition package, not just the base campaign.

• The base game
• A season pass with access to all future DLC, including two story expansions
• An additional story-based side quest
• Single player content: one costume skin and three weapon skins
• Multiplayer content: three costume skins and seven weapon skins
• A digital artbook and digital soundtrack

Key details for this listing

This is a Steam key for the Europe region, redeemed on Steam and then played on your own Steam account on Windows. The game released on 20 November 2024 and carries a PEGI 18 rating, so it's intended for adult players given the mature themes and violence in the zone.

Language support runs wide, with English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese Brazil, Russian, Chinese and Ukrainian all included, so most players should find a comfortable option.

If you'd rather add the season pass separately later, or start with less content now, the Standard edition and Deluxe edition of the same game are also available on Steam, alongside plenty of other Steam keys and Steam DLC if you want to browse further expansions for other titles. Players outside Europe can look at the Global region key instead.