Gabe Newell admitted that he is waiting for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2

We are used to the fact that the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game universe, given its flavor, is popular in the former Soviet Union. But it has a lot of fans overseas as well. One of these gamers was the CEO of Valve and Steam store Gabe Newell. Reddit user known as Salivan Bufrat chatted with him, and posted a screenshot of the correspondence to the public.

In response to a fan letter, Newell said that he has passed the original S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game several times, and with the additions, so he is full of enthusiasm for the second part. Meanwhile, the output of "Heart of Chernobyl" has recently moved from the spring of 2022 to December 8, and there is still no detailed information about the shooter. Unless, of course, do not count the statements of the developers and released their promo materials on the engine Unreal Engine 5. There are rumors among Stalker fans about the possibility of another postponement.

According to official data, which sounded PR-manager of the studio GSC Game World Zakhar Bocharov, development team consists of over 300 people, a tenth of which deals with the script. Among the short-term plans of the company - a real, not a directed gameplay demonstration. It is also known that the single player campaign S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 will be released before the multiplayer and will be available in two versions, standard and collectible - with additional materials and activation codes for Steam.