The Art of S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 Hit With Another Delay
- The Artbook Collector
- 5 days ago
- 2 min read
May 15th 2025
Fans of GSC Game World's first-person shooter S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 will have to wait a little longer to get their hands on the upcoming artbook, following another setback.
The Art of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl has been delayed again, at least the fourth time it has happened, but fortunately it is not a long as changes that came before. The last delay moved it to November 4th, but now the book from Dark Horse has been pushed another 3 weeks, to November 25th.
This 208 page hardcover book will feature concept art and commentary from the team and comes with an RRP of $55. It will give players a look at the art for characters, weapons, creatures, environments and items of its game world. You can expect a good quality book from Dark Horse, who are very consistent with their releases and well known to anyone that owns or collects artbooks.
The book announced last September with a release date of May 27th 2025. A long gap between a reveal and release is not unusual, but unfortunately, nor is delaying a book soon after. The following delays moved the due date to June 17th, September 16th, and finally to November 4th, which was reported here in December.
Like before, this delay was spotted while checking the Dark Horse website, something done often and so this is very recent. No reason again is given, but delays are in most cases done under the radar, only noticed by people that are tracking books or have pre-ordered them. It's hard to speculate as to why the delay has happened, as ordinarily they happen come to release, but in the case of this book, delays are occurring much earlier. The game itself was delayed due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, where the studio is based, so this could be the reason for delays of all work done by the studio.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl was released on November 20th 2024 for PC and Xbox consoles, with continued speculation of a PS5 release coming in the future. It is a survival horror FPS and is a follow up to the three previous instalments, the last coming in 2009. It has had more than 6 million players and is beloved for its more realistic and difficult approach to gameplay, something that makes it stand out in the genre. With the series having a strong fanbase, this is an artbook that will be on the radar for a lot of people.
When it finally arrives, The Art of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl will be joining the collection, so you can expect previews and a review to be found here. Hopefully there will be no more schedule updates, but there is still 6 months to go until it is currently set to hit shelves, so if any more changes are made, I'll be reporting those as well.
If you are wanting to add the book to your own collection, you can pre-order it here;
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Based On: #STALKER2HeartOfChornobyl Series: #STALKER Publisher: #DarkHorse Studio: #GSCGameWorld
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