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STALKER 2: Cost of Hope is a "massive nonlinear expansion" that includes the Chornobyl power plant visit the base game never made time for

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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
GAMESubject
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Genres · fps
Release · Nov 20, 2024
Developer · GSC Game World
Xbox Series X|SPCPS5
118 articles 61 writers 11 reviews
Stalker 2
GAMESubject
Stalker 2
Genres · rpg
Release · Dec 31, 2006
136 articles 50 writers 4 reviews
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope
GAMESubject
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope
Genres · adventure, fps, rpg
Release · Aug 20, 2026
Developer · GSC Game World
Xbox Series X|SPCPS5
3 articles 3 writers 0 reviews
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Active · 1995
Latest · Mega Man X3
Top genres · fps
337 articles 140 writers 1 games
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