Developer The Farm 51 has introduced Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone, a sequel to 2021’s survival recreation Chernobylite. The sequel is ready to debut on PC and consoles in 2025.
Per the sport’s official Steam web page, you may play as a planewalker (sure, that’s somebody who travels between parallel actuality, so don’t be concerned, you did not flip over two pages without delay) on the hunt for the mysterious titular useful resource.
You will end up trapped within the Exclusion Zone and preventing to your life towards hordes of monsters. The Farm 51 describes Chernobylite 2‘s atmosphere as a “massive and practical open world” which has been taken over by the Chernobylite useful resource, with the inhabitants of the Zone attempting to struggle again utilizing “prototype know-how”.
Chernobylite 2 will permit you to create your personal character, and you can make selections about how your character approaches conditions. The Farm 51 offers the examples of an “boastful muscle man with an enormous sword” intimidating everybody he meets, in addition to a “sensible sniper who at all times finds the suitable arguments”, so it seems like you can diversify fairly extensively.
You will additionally have the ability to select whether or not you method fight with melee weapons or firearms, and The Farm 51 says you possibly can go for stealth or “ask[ing] others for assist” in the event you want. The planewalking system permits you to swap builds on the fly, so you possibly can swap up your method relying on what the scenario requires.
In keeping with Chernobylite 2‘s Steam web page, the sport may even characteristic a forged of get together members to fulfill and discuss with, every of whom is “a possible instructor, able to impart their data and abilities”. It seems like The Farm 51 is taking a extra RPG-centric method to this followup.
Between every little thing outlined above, a base you possibly can develop, and factions you may meet (and doubtlessly affect), Chernobylite 2 seems like a considerably extra formidable enterprise than the primary recreation, which was already fairly expansive.
You can try Chernobylite 2 on PC and “consoles” (which presumably means PS5 and Xbox Collection X|S, on the very least) subsequent yr. Keep tuned for extra.