Xbox console exclusive STALKER 2 runs on Unreal Engine 5

What you need to know

• GSC Game World announced that STALKER 2 was coming to Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PC back in 2020.
• The developers have announced that the game is also using Unreal Engine 5, the latest version of Epic Games' Unreal Engine.
• STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl is currently scheduled to be released on April 22, 2022.

GSC Game World is hard at work on STALKER 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.

Earlier in the year, the team shared a gameplay demo at 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 develop Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2. The Coalition, another Xbox studio, has shared Unreal Engine 5 tech demos and 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 on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PC. It'll also launch into Xbox Game Pass.