Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone's Megapatch Arrives, Complete with Community Requests & Improvements

Gaming Staff • April 23, 2025

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Chernobylite 2, the narrative-driven open-world RPG with survival, crafting, and exploration aspects, has reached a significant milestone with the release of its first major update, the Megapatch. This update includes overhauled systems, new features, enhanced visuals, and gameplay changes based on community feedback since its Early Access launch in March 2025.

The Megapatch introduces new mechanics, bug fixes, and quality-of-life improvements, such as the addition of a blaster with customization options, stealth attacks with ranged weapons, and two new essence-based weapons. The update also features a revamped introduction, enhanced dialogue sequences, and improved stealth and crouching animations.

The development team has also optimized various CPU and GPU processes, updated XeSS to version 2 and DLSS to version 4.0, and fixed numerous major bugs reported by the community.

A roadmap outlining upcoming milestones, key features, and community-driven goals for the Early Access period has also been unveiled. The roadmap will continue to evolve with community input.

Chernobylite 2 has been positively received by players, and the development team is committed to continuing to shape the game with the community. The team is available for interviews, feature articles, or behind-the-scenes insights.

The Megapatch changelog can be found in its entirety on the Steam store page. The game is currently discounted by 15% for a limited time to celebrate the milestone.

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