STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobylis set to release on June 18, 2025, and fans of the franchise are sure to be very excited to start their time with the game. In fact, some of those fans will undoubtedly want to jump into the Zone as soon as it is possible for them to do so. Fortunately for those players,STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl’s release times have been officially confirmed, and those times can be found in what follows.
STALKER 2has a global launch time, which means that players worldwide will gain access to the game simultaneously.
STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl Release Times
STALKER 2: Heart of Chronobylwill launch globally at8am PST / 11am EST / 5pm CETon May 11, 2025. For thoseSTALKERfansin other time zones, here is a more extensive look at its release times:
PST (UTC-8)
May 16, 2025, 08:00 AM
MT (UTC-7)
May 10, 2025, 09:00 AM
CST (UTC-6)
July 08, 2025, 10:00 AM
EST (UTC-5)
June 01, 2025, 11:00 AM
BRT (UTC-3)
July 20, 2025, 01:00 PM
GMT (UTC+0)
Jun 29, 2025, 04:00 PM
CET (UTC+1)
August 01, 2025, 05:00 PM
EET (UTC+2)
May 24, 2025, 06:00 PM
CST (UTC+8)
Jul 21, 2025, 12:00 AM
JST (UTC+9)
June 21, 2025, 01:00 AM
AEDT (UTC+11)
July 12, 2025, 03:00 AM
NZDT (UTC+13)
July 04, 2025, 05:00 AM
With respect to what players should do while waiting for the game’s global release time to arrive, those who will be playing on Xbox Series X/S may want to start pre-loading the title. Indeed, the console version of the game is now available for pre-load, and it may take players quite a while to get it installed due toSTALKER 2’s massive file size.
Unfortunately, PC players will not have the opportunity to pre-load the game prior to release, and they will need to start their downloads at the global launch time. This means that fans who are playing on PC may not be enteringSTALKER 2’s Zoneuntil several hours after launch, as it can take some time to download a 150GB game.
Despite the absence of an opportunity to pre-load the game, there are still some incentives for PC players topre-orderSTALKER 2. Specifically, fans that purchase the game prior to its release will receive a special weapon, suit, and backpack. Additionally, pre-purchasers will receive some additional campfire content, including guitar tunes and stories.
