Players eager to return to the Zone have kept their ears to the ground throughout the development of STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl. Fans of the tactical survival horror franchise got a special treat when the STALKER 2 gameplay trailer was released by GSC Game World in June 2021. It gave a few glimpses at some weapons returning from past games including the PMm, Viper 5, GP 37, and what appears to be an updated model of the Gauss Rifle. Viewers also caught a short look at what looks like a Saiga-12 Automatic Shotgun in bloodsucker-infested laboratories as well as a new model of anomaly detector in the swamps.