S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl has turned its attention to another grim location inside the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant: the Unit Control Room. The official Steam announcement looks at the rooms that once served as the plant’s operational nerve centers.
These rooms were located behind doors branching away from the Golden Corridor. Each power unit had its own Unit Control Room, or UCR, where operators monitored and managed the reactor, turbines, pumps, and electrical system.
The walls were covered with light bulbs, gauges, diagrams, and recorders carrying hundreds of signals. It was a room built for constant observation, although the events described in the post showed how little the operators could see of what was happening inside the reactor.
During a test, operators watched the system’s readings before activating the emergency protection system. The mechanism was meant to shut down the reactor, but the situation did not unfold as expected. After the explosion, people stayed at their consoles while trying to determine whether anything inside the plant could still be controlled.
Some UCRs were cleaned and returned to service, allowing the station to operate from them for many more years. Others remained part of the accident site. Their chairs, panels, buttons, and telephones were left where they stood, with dust and radiation covering the room.
The post also touches on a rumor that appeared after the Second Incident. According to the story, lights on dead control panels sometimes switched on without anyone touching them. It may only be a myth, but the warning attached to it is simple enough: if the panels start lighting up, leave the buttons alone.
The Unit Control Room adds another layer of unsettling history to the game’s version of the plant, where even abandoned machinery can feel like a threat. Tell us what you think in the comments, and follow us on X, Bluesky, YouTube, and Instagram.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Developed by GSC Game World
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is the unforgiving FPS survival adventure in a dark science-fiction open world. Scavenge for gear and resources, hunt for wonders, make hard decisions to survive and pave the path through the Chornobyl Anomalous Zone.
- Genre: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
- Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
- Modes: Single player
- Release: 2024-11-20
- Publisher: GSC Game World
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Age Rating:
USK 18 / GRAC 19+ / ACB MA 15+ / CLASS_IND 16 / PEGI 18 / ESRB M
- IGDB Rating: 81.3/100
