S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope
The first major expansion for Heart of Chornobyl coming this summer, including a huge new storyline that can take dozens of hours to complete, two new regions, new and returning characters, and much more.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope is an adventure developed by GSC Game World, released 20 August 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope is
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope is an adventure game developed by GSC Game World and released in 2026. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
The first major expansion for Heart of Chornobyl coming this summer, including a huge new storyline that can take dozens of hours to complete, two new regions, new and returning characters, and much more.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope is the 13th of 13 entries we hold in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series. It arrived a year after S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Prypiat - Enhanced Edition. It is the most recent released entry in the series.
What it launched against
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope launched on 20 August 2026, within three weeks of The Blood of Dawnwalker, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy and Mortal Shell II. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: The Blood of Dawnwalker, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, Mortal Shell II.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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