S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl launched on November 20, 2024, with a reported worldwide schedule beginning at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time and 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Because the release was simultaneous across the listed time zones, several regions—including China, Japan, Australia’s east coast and New Zealand—reached launch on November 21 locally.
Global release times for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2
Windows Central reported the following global launch schedule. Times are shown in the time-zone abbreviations used in that schedule; the local date changes to November 21 in several locations farther east.
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Heart of Chornobyl - PC | $62.58 | Buy on Amazon |
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - Shadow of Chernobyl Bd. 2: Inferno (Der offizielle Roman zum PC-Horror-Game) | $91.25 | Buy on Amazon |
| Time zone | Local release time |
|---|---|
| Pacific Time (PT) | November 20, 8:00 a.m. |
| Eastern Time (ET) | November 20, 11:00 a.m. |
| Brasilia Time (BRT) | November 20, 1:00 p.m. |
| Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) | November 20, 4:00 p.m. |
| Central European Time (CET) | November 20, 5:00 p.m. |
| Eastern European Time (EET) | November 20, 6:00 p.m. |
| China Standard Time (CST) | November 21, midnight |
| Japan Standard Time (JST) | November 21, 1:00 a.m. |
| Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) | November 21, 3:00 a.m. |
| New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT) | November 21, 5:00 a.m. |
The schedule was reported by Windows Central. These are historical launch times, not a current availability timetable.
Release date and platforms
GSC Game World’s official fact sheet announced S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl for PC and Xbox Series X/S on November 20, 2024. It also said the game would be available on Game Pass on day one. GSC Game World’s fact sheet and Steam’s listing both give November 20, 2024 as the release date; Steam’s date listing does not establish the regional time schedule.
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