
What you need to know
- STALKER 2 is an immersive shooter set in a sci-fi infused alternative timeline.
- The Chornobyl nuclear disaster and "The Zone" around the plant has become an anomalously charged region of nuclear phenomena and mutants, and you're stick in the middle of it.
- The game launched on November 20 on Xbox and PC, as well as Game Pass. While the story delivery and atmosphere are next-level, the game is in a bit of a rough state with bugs and optimization issues.
- One of the biggest issues is STALKER 2's gamepad controls. The deadzones are set to zero, which leaves absolutely no room for stick drift on analog sticks.
- GSC Game World confirmed that a fix for this is incoming.