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Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl lives up to its legacy with incredible atmosphere, engaging systemic gameplay and a fair amount of technical issues. Thankfully, GSC Game World's day one patch has solved a lot of the woes suffered by reviewers, but the game still suffers from everything to minor, amusing bugs to more serious issues and heavy CPU utilisation. Suit up Stalker, let's explore the lay of the land on PC and Xbox Series X/S. Read more
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