Gaming News This shooting video game, which took 15 years to release, reaches one million sales in just a few days
Finally it's here! And despite its availability on Game Pass and rave reviews, it's selling well.
“The beginning of an unforgettable adventure”
Yes, we've waited 15 years to return to Pripyat thanks to the Stalker sequel. We obviously weren't the only ones. STALKER 2: The Heart of Chornobyl, the game from GSC Game World, is running well on Steam. Accordingly SteamdbThe game regularly exceeds 50,000 players, with a peak of 121,335 connected players on November 24th. As far as opinions go, the software is in “rather positive” with more than 75% rave reviews. Users particularly regret that there are too many bugs, even though numerous patches have fixed the most urgent problems.
Designed under literally chaotic conditions, summarized in the excellent report war game, Stalker 2 is running well. Actually more than good. GSC Game World posted a message on X warning that the title had sold over a million copies. An impressive number given the game's genre, its yellow Metacritic (74/100 on PC) and its availability on Game Pass Ultimate/PC. “A million copies have been sold and, thanks to Game Pass, many more stalkers have joined the hunt for artifacts. This is just the beginning of our unforgettable adventure“, we read in the published message.
No wonder the area seems a bit crowded. A million copies were sold, and with Game Pass, many more stalkers took part in the artifact hunt.
This is just the beginning of our unforgettable adventure. The heart of Chernobyl shines stronger with each of us.
Thanks, stalkers! ☢️ pic.twitter.com/zslF7I8vR1
— STALKER OFFICIAL (@stalker_thegame) November 22, 2024
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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. To be clear, this immersive simulation is intentionally rigorous. As we said in our review, the first moments in Chernobyl are both hard and complicated… and that's the whole point of this unforgiving (almost) unforgiving experience. Here the player has to learn the hard way, one failure after another. If you're interested in the game, it's currently available for PC and Xbox Series X/S. As mentioned, it is also offered in the Game Pass Ultimate/PC catalog.
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