Yesterday, Ukrainian developer GSC Game World released the update roadmap for the rest of 2025, with one of the major updates being upgraded to Unreal 5.4 engine, which is expected to bring performance improvements.In addition, new tasks and exceptions, as well as improvements to MOD tools, are on the way.

Unreal Engine 5.4 engine update (optimization)

Various night vision equipment

Binoculars

A-Life Update: Multiple technical improvements, NPC's visual effects in the dark are not as good as before, NPC combat updates, Mutant combat and balance updates

New abnormality

New mission (from new and old friends)

New weather scene

Master difficulty preset

Extend the day and night cycle

Warehouse loot remake

Remade physical and energy drinks

Immersive display mode

Player equipment UI update

More UI updates and improvements

Local Archive Backup Recovery

Further optimization and exception repair

Zone Kit - Phase 1 to Phase 2: Audio Modification (Wwise), narrative tools, compatibility of various Mods modules that interact with common gaming systems, enhanced blueprint modification support, technical improvements and optimizations

In addition, the enhanced version of "Stalker 1" will have more improvements, and "Stalker 2" will be available on PS5 and PS5 Pro

GSC has not yet announced the release date of the PS5 version of "Stalker 2", but the official may announce it at the Cologne Game Show.

Unfortunately, there is still no news about multiplayer mode or DLC, and it seems that there will be no more this year.