The number of copies sold of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl* has exceeded one million, as reported by GSC Game World**. This milestone was reached on the second day after its release, despite the shooter being available through the Game Pass subscription.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl*
The developers added that many more people have experienced the game through Game Pass, though they did not specify how many.
Remember, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl* was released on November 20 for PC and Xbox Series. At its peak, over 117,000 people were playing the shooter on Steam simultaneously, making it one of the most successful releases of 2024 based on this metric.
As of August 2021, total sales for the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series of games had reached over 15 million copies.
*Owned by GSC Game World, whose activities have been deemed undesirable in the territory of the Russian Federation
**The studio's activities have been deemed undesirable in the territory of the Russian Federation