Assets for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. appeared on the network 2, which painted 3D-artist GSC Game World Igor Pogrebelny. He worked on photo-fragmentation of the game from December 2018 to September 2019.
Assets were found in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. developer guide 2. Among the examples of textures – a collapsed gas stove, padded jacket, as well as an UAZ car.
In January 2020, the creators of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 officially confirmed that the game will work on the basis of Unreal Engine 4. Then they showed a loaf model that was made on the engine. In March, GSC Game World studio published the first official screenshot from S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2. The frame was posted in connection with the anniversary of the original “S.T.A.L.K.E.R .: Shadow of Chernobyl”.
Announcement of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 was held in 2018. Representatives of the studio GSC Game World have not yet presented a release date.