There is an opinion that the STALKER franchise is popular only in Russia and the CIS countries. Steam features make it easy to check if this is a hoax
Recently premiered gameplay STALKER 2 Heart of Chornobyl. Fans are analyzing footage, and some are pre-ordering.
The release of STALKER 2 Heart of Chornobyl is currently scheduled for 2023. In Russia, the game is not yet sold, 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 30th, ie. recently after the premiere.
It is worth noting that pre-orders have been open for a long time and some people who wish could already purchase a copy in advance. Steam sorts games by revenue.
AT 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, i.e. now STALKER 2 Heart of Chornobyl is actively bought only in Turkey. It is assumed that some of the purchases were made by “Russian migrants”.
