How STALKER 2 survived a war

The GameSpot team visited GSC Game World’s Prague office as the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 team recounted the many hardships they faced leading up to the release of the ambitious sequel. In this GameSpot Insider documentary, we chatted with 9 developers (7 in Prague and 2 in Ukraine) about the toll the Russian invasion has taken on the team, and the profound importance of sharing Ukrainian culture with the world at a time like this.

00:00 – Intro
02:01 – History of GSC Game World and Stalker 2
06:04 – Stalker 2 returns and the war intensfies
10:19 – GSC Game World evacuation
20:35 – Prague
28:07 – Hackers, leaks, and a studio fire
32:21 – Changes to Stalker 2
37:59 – Outro
41:21 – Credits