Xbox console exclusive STALKER 2 runs on Unreal Engine 5

This upcoming survival shooter runs on the latest version of Epic Games' engine.

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GSC Game World is hard at work onSTALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl. On Wednesday, the team shared a small development update, confirming that STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl runs on Unreal Engine 5.

Hey@UnrealEngine,Feel free to mention we’re running on UE5 🤝https://t.co/GLXdLM5YoVHey@UnrealEngine,Feel free to mention we’re running on UE5 🤝https://t.co/GLXdLM5YoV— S.T.A.L.K.E.R. OFFICIAL (@stalker_thegame)August 11, 2021August 11, 2021

Earlier in the year, the team shared agameplay demoat the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase, giving players a taste of what survival and comradery in the Zone looks like, with mutants, hostile humans and strange anomalies all posing a threat.

There’s a handful of other games confirmed to use Unreal Engine 5 right now, with Xbox Game Studios developer Ninja Theory using Unreal Engine 5 to to developSenua’s Saga: Hellblade 2. The Coalition, another Xbox studio, has sharedUnreal Engine 5 tech demosand is currently rumored to be working on a new IP.

STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl is currently set to launch on April 22, 2022. It’ll be available as a timed console exclusive onXbox Series X,Xbox Series Sand PC. It’ll also launch into Xbox Game Pass.

Good hunting, stalker…

STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl will be one of the first games launched with Unreal Engine 5, with detailed environments and spooky effects populating The Zone.

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