If you're looking forward to collecting the Stalker 2 achievements , we recommend you check out the recent Stalker 2 gameplay deep dive from GSC Game World. While it gives us a decent look at some of the game's environments, enemies, and weapons, it also shows us that it won't be an easy romp through the Zone when the first-person shooter leaves our list of upcoming Xbox Game Pass games on November 20. Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl deep dive showcases a world of danger The life of a Stalker is a hard one, and similar to the original trilogy, Stalker 2 will be offering players another difficult adventure through the post-apocalyptic Chornobyl Exclusion Zone.

GSC Game World has mimicked real life once again in this sequel, tasking you with managing your character's needs for sleep, hunger, and thirst. You'll need to find resources to heal yourself, manage your carry weight, and contend with environmental hazards as you pick your way through the deadly world. "We didn't want to make the game easy for the player because we believe that this would kill the grip of reality," game director Ievgen Grygorovych says.

"If the player can easily make mistakes, cannot die, gets the hit points regenerated...

No, it's not a Stalker experience then." The game is huge, with 20 different regions to explore, including returning locations from previous games like the Burning Homestead and the Pump Station. With the world's size, GSC hopes to offer you freedom but also feelings of anxiety and lone.