As if things weren't grim enough, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. is returning

At this morning's Xbox Games Showcase, it was revealed that one of the bleakest video games of all time is set to receive a sequel. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is now in development for Xbox Series X.

Loosely adapted from Boris and Arkady Strugatsky's dark 1972 novel, Roadside Picnic, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2's suitably bleak trailer shows a dying world, engulfed in rot and social upheavel while lacking many resources. Among the happy sights on display are dilapidated towns, dying forests, and a rusted fun-fair - while deep in an abandoned bunker, strange mutations are afoot.