This guide details the four possible endings in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl and the choices that determine them. The game features three key mission choices impacting the final outcome: Subtle Matter, Dangerous Liaisons, and The Last Wish. Conveniently, these missions occur late in the game, allowing players to save before them and experience all endings without a full replay.
Choices That Determine the Ending
Three pivotal missions shape the game's conclusion: Subtle Matter, Dangerous Liaisons, and The Last Wish. Players can save their game before Legends of the Zone and experiment with different choices to see each ending.
She Will Never Be Free
- Subtle Matter: Choose "Life is for the living."
- Dangerous Liaisons: Choose "[Escape]."
- The Last Wish: Choose "[Fire]."
This ending involves siding with Strelok to protect the Zone, requiring antagonizing other factions: rejecting Scar, fleeing Korshunov, and eliminating Kaymanov.
Project Y
- Subtle Matter: Choose "Life is for the living."
- Dangerous Liaisons: Choose "[Escape]."
- The Last Wish: Choose "[Lower the Gun]."
Similar to the previous ending, but instead of killing Kaymanov, players spare him, aligning with his scientific approach to observing the Zone's natural evolution.
Today Never Ends
- Subtle Matter: Choose "Eternal spring."
- Dangerous Liaisons: Choose "[Escape]."
- The Last Wish: This mission's choice is irrelevant for this ending.
This ending involves supporting Scar and the Spark faction, culminating in Scar entering a pod believed to lead to the Shining Zone. Only two missions' choices directly influence this outcome.
Brave New World
- Subtle Matter: Choose "Life is for the living."
- Dangerous Liaisons: Choose "I'm not your enemy."
- The Last Wish: This mission's choice is irrelevant for this ending.
This ending involves allying with Colonel Krushunov and the Ward faction to destroy the Zone. Similar to the Spark ending, only two missions' choices matter here.
