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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl on Twitch — competition and audience

GSC Game World· 2024· Series X|S · PC · PS5
ShooterRPGAdventureHorrorSurvivalOpen world

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is the unforgiving FPS survival adventure in a dark science-fiction open world. Scavenge for gear and resources, hunt for wonders, make hard decisions to survive and pave the path through the Chornobyl Anomalous Zone.

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What is S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl about?

Yevhen "Skif" Martynenko, a veteran of the Ukrainian Marine Corps, has returned from a 3-year deployment in an unspecified conflict. He awakens to find his apartment has been destroyed by an anomaly that has mysteriously appeared outside of the Zone, leaving an unknown artifact in its wake. Looking to earn money for a new home, he is smuggled into the Zone by a scientist, Professor Hermann, along with a piece of technology called the 'Scanner' that creates local anomalies and can apparently "recharge" depleted artifacts. Venturing into the Zone, he finds his initial team he was to make contact with have been killed and sets out alone to use the Scanner in special coordinates where it works. On the third and successful attempt, he is interrupted by an investigation from soldiers of the faction called 'Ward', dedicated to controlling the Zone and stopping its expansion. The soldiers themselves are killed by an unknown third party, who steal Skif's belongings and knock him unconscious. Skif awakens and sets out to recover the Scanner and artifact, aided by a friendly loner named Richter. He finds himself on the trail of Solder, who sold him and the scientists the coordinates of where to place the Scanner, collaborating with either the local Stalkers or the Ward in the process. Following the trail, he is led to Scar, the protagonist of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, who leads an anarchistic faction called Spark that opposes the Ward and believes the Zone can be transformed into a utopian 'Shining Zone', as well as the Noontide faction, consisting of the formerly-brainwashed soldiers of the Monolith from previous games, who seek to make their own lives, having no memory of their pre-zone life or enslavement to the Monolith. They are divided between Strider, who aims to make the Zone a safer place, and Faust, who still preaches the original mindset of the Monolith.

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12Room for youClosed off
14Live streamers7 in English
122People watching
#5Your spot at 10 viewersof 15

Should I stream S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl on Twitch?

12/100 · Closed off· 9 viewers per streamer on paper

Not really. Almost all of the 32 people watching S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl in English are already committed to the streams they are on, leaving about 12 across 5 other English streams. You would start around #5 of 15.

About 12 of the 32 English viewers here are not watching the two biggest English streams — roughly 2 each if you split it with the 5 other English streams below them. With ten viewers you would sit at #5.

Only 32 of the 122 viewers here (26%) are watching in English. 7 of the 14 live streams are in English.

Almost nobody here is available to you — either a couple of streams hold the room, or nobody is watching in English, or the category is empty, or you would be buried.

This reads the room as it is right now — how much of the English-speaking audience is reachable and where you would land — not how many followers you would gain. That depends on you.

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How many people stream S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl?

Right now

14 right now, to 122 viewers between them. 7 of them are streaming in English. Counted live from Twitch and refreshed every 15 minutes.

Is S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl too saturated on Twitch?

No. 14 people are streaming S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl to 122 viewers, 7 of them in English to 32 — about 5 each — and you would open at about #5 of 15.

Who you're up against

Biggest streams of 14 live right now

Is S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl any good?

Steam calls it Mostly Positive across 58,117 reviews, and players score it 85 out of 100 from 151 ratings, critics 87 out of 100.

77%Steam players58K reviews
87Critics2 outlets
85Players151 ratings

Steam calls it Mostly Positive across 58K reviews.

  • “I highly warn against buying this product. Maybe if you're really into the STALKER story. It's still riddled with bugs, dying randomly by enemies through walls really ruins your immersion. The economy is absolutely broken, it doesn't take much to become an 1%'…”

    Not recommended · 40h played · 357 found this helpful · from Steam

  • “This will be a long commentary, but I assure you it won't be boring. Thanks for reading. ;) S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 makes much more sense once you stop treating it like a conventional open-world FPS. 1. SOLO EXPEDITION Unlike many open-world games where you focus on…”

    Recommended · 334h played · 57 found this helpful · from Steam

  • “Unplayable on 7900xtx since launch. Was able to play right up until after tutorial area. CTD no matter what after a few mins. This is happening before and after the most recent update. Do not buy if youre using amd. Give it a year or 2.”

    Not recommended · 8h played · 28 found this helpful · from Steam

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Details

Released
Nov 20, 2024 · 2 years ago
Time to finish
About 72h
Playing on Steam
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Price
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Modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
Rated
ESRB M
Biggest stream
48 (39% of the category)
Typical stream
4 viewers (median)
Count accuracy
Exact — every live stream counted

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Updated Oct 10, 2026, 5:39 AM UTC