Stalker 2: Cost of Hope – The trailer for the first expansion introduces two new companions for your adventures in the Zone

GSC Game World will releasein summer 2026Cost of Hope, the first major story expansion for the first-person shooterStalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl. In the role of the Stalker Skif, you’ll dive into the smoldering conflict between the rival factions Duty and Freedom.

On your perilous journey, you’ll be accompanied by the experiencedDuty veteran Zuluand the courageousFreedom fighter Mavka. Together, you’ll explore two brand-new regions of the radioactive zone: the gloomy Iron Forest andthe infamous Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.