This guide details the four distinct endings in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, determined by player choices in three key missions: Subtle Matter, Dangerous Liaisons, and The Last Wish. A manual save before Legends of the Zone allows players to experience all endings without a full replay.
Choices That Determine Your Ending
Three pivotal missions shape the game's conclusion. Conveniently, these missions occur late in the game, allowing for efficient exploration of all four endings.
1. She Will Never Be Free
- Subtle Matter: Choose "Life is for the living."
- Dangerous Liaisons: Choose "[Escape]."
- The Last Wish: Choose "[Fire]."
This ending aligns with Strelok's goal of protecting the Zone, requiring antagonism towards all other factions: rejecting Scar, escaping Korshunov, and eliminating Kaymanov.
2. 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, the player spares him, siding with his scientific approach to the Zone's future.
3. 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 assisting Scar, the leader of the Spark faction, leading to his journey into the Shining Zone. Only two mission choices are crucial here.
4. 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 results from siding with Colonel Krushunov and the Ward faction, aiming to completely destroy the Zone. Like the Spark ending, only two mission choices matter.
