SteamDB data reveals the top ten most anticipated PC games on Steam for December 2024, ranked by the number of followers each game has accumulated on the platform. The list includes:

As usual, while exploring the open world of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, gamers will come across unrelated events. Sometimes you need to help stalkers fend off bandits, and sometimes you need to rescue them from anomalies. The latter is just such a case. Below we describe how to find and complete the unknown task at the Garbage to save the stalker.

During the storyline quest In Search of a Guide in the game S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, you will encounter a stalker nicknamed Nimble. This character can become a valuable source of information, which will be crucial if you choose the right approach. In this guide, we will detail the quest itself and help you make a choice between two possible outcomes for the stalker. Player actions at this moment will affect the further development of events, so it is worth approaching the decision carefully.

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Random events in Stalker 2 diversify the gameplay and help earn some money or get useful items. However, finding them on the map is quite difficult since they are not marked in any way. Below we tell you where to get the unknown task from bandits and how best to proceed.

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Fans continue to work not only on the technical state of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, but also on the graphics. The author of the YouTube channel Beyond Dreams demonstrated the gameplay of the shooter with a ray tracing mod and other improvements.

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GSC Game World has announced the first patch for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, arriving on PC and Xbox Series X/S between November 25th and December 1st. This update tackles a range of issues, including:

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The quest in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornoby will begin immediately after talking to Varan. The bandit wants Skif to eliminate one of his rivals. In return, Varan will connect the main character with the prisoner who participated in the scanner kidnapping.

Skif's investigation continues in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornoby. Pripoy, Nestor, and now Varan are somehow connected, but crucial information is desperately lacking. Skif decides to personally go to Varan to sort everything out.

Skif managed to find out that the traces of his artifact lead to Nestor — the local king of the Junkyard in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornoby. However, he has disappeared, but Kondor — Nestor's technician and assistant — is on site. However, he is also unaware of where his boss has gone. Now Skif needs to inspect the workshop for clues.

As soon as you leave the initial area of the Zone and meet the new Iskra group of stalkers in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornoby, Skif will receive a new task. Pripoy turned out to be just a pawn, but he gave a lead on a scientist named Nestor. Richter believes that it is the stalkers from the Isolator who will help Skif in his search, but, as is usually the case, they need something in return.

Independent studio Talking Drums has announced the start of an open beta test of Trench Tales, a gothic shooter set in the First World War, but with supernatural enemies and abilities. Testing is available to all interested players.