Stalker 2: Heart of Chernobyl sees its biggest patch yet as developers roll out over 1,700 fixes in a single Xbox/PC update. GSC Game World, the developers behind the adventure survival game, released patch 1.2 on Xbox Series X/S and PC. It easily dwarfs the first patch released in early 2025.

STALKER 2 Patch 1.2, the first big 2025 update for the game, is officially out now. Here's a look at all the highlights from the patch notes.

Stalker 2 developer GSC Game World has released a “major patch” for the game, featuring more than 1,700 fixes and improvements. The Version 1.2 patch is described as “a massive one, with over 1700 improvements and fixes to all aspects of the game – balance, locations, quests, blockers, crashes, performance, more A-Life 2.0 fixes, you name it.”

Stalker 2 has received its biggest update yet in 2025 that brings an obscene number of fixes to players across Xbox and PC.

Stalker 2's much-anticipated 1.2 patch is here, and it continues where the last few 1.1 updates left off--and then some. According to its announcement on Steam, Stalker's 1.2 patch has more than 1,700 individual fixes and improvements, including a large number of bug fixes, NPC behavioral changes, revamped visuals, and more.

STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl developer GSC Game World has issued a major patch for the shooter, targeting some 1,700 fixes and improvements including to the A-Life 2.0 system.

Heart of Chornobyl has just received a massive 1.2 update. The fixes and improvements cover almost every aspect of the game, including the controversial A-Life system.

GSC Game World has released Stalker 2 Update 1.2, a huge patch that includes over 1700 fixes across the A-Life AI system, the story, and many more areas.