It is believed that the STALKER franchise is popular only in Russia and the CIS countries. Steam features make it easy to check if it’s a hoax
Gameplay recently premiered STALKER 2 Heart of Chornobyl. Fans are browsing the footage and some are pre-ordering.
STALKER 2 Heart of Chornobyl is currently scheduled for release in 2023. In Russia, the game is not sold yet, but it is available in other countries.
Steam provides worldwide sales data, so it’s easy to check how STALKER 2 Heart of Chornobyl is doing as of December 30, e.g. recently after the premiere.
It’s worth noting that pre-orders have been open for a long time, and some people who want to may already buy a copy in advance. Steam sorts games by revenue.
IN Turkeywhere some users from Russia moved, STALKER 2 Heart of Chornobyl was in 50th place between Sid Meier’s Civilization VI and Naraka: Bladepoint.
In the USA, Australia, Great Britain, Germany, Japan, Taiwan, China, Poland, the game is not in the top 100 most profitable. In other regions, at the time of publication, a similar situation, e.g. now STALKER 2 Heart of Chernobyl is actively being bought only in Turkey. Some of the purchases are alleged to have been made by “Russian migrants”.
