S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Creator Sergiy Grygorovych Announces His Leaving From GSC Game World

Last month, a new DLC for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl, Cost of Hope, was announced during Xbox Partner Preview. The expansion is set to release this summer on PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 5, but GSC Game World, the developers of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. franchise, is having some breaking news.

On his Telegram channel, the founder of GSC Game World and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game series, Sergiy Grygorovych, announced that he is leaving the company to work on his own new project - S.T.R.A.N.G.E.R. Bermuda SOS. You can check out the statement from Sergiy Grygorovych below:

"The era of the Zone is officially over. It’s time for something new.

Many of you know me, Sergiy Grygorovych, as the founder of GSC Game World and the “father” of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. universe. It was a glorious past that I respect, but the Zone is now a thing of the past.

Today I declare I no longer have any connection to GSC or the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. projects.

I am not one to dwell on the past. My creative energy, my drive, and my experience no longer belong to the Zone. I am stepping out of the game. To start a new one.

This image symbolizes what is happening. Even in the most difficult, “apocalyptic” times, true creativity never dies. I am ready to play a new tune. A tune that will change the rules of the game once again.

I’m ready to present my new, revolutionary project to you: S.T.R.A.N.G.E.R. Bermuda SOS

I’m pouring all the passion into it that has been waiting for its moment for years. Furthermore, I know that fans are waiting for something truly spectacular. And I won’t let you down.

It will be a challenge, it will be a shock, and it will be art that will immerse you in an unknown and mysterious world.

Leave the past in the past. Only the future lies ahead. And it will be spectacular.

Stay tuned for updates. The legend returns."

The upcoming S.T.R.A.N.G.E.R. Bermuda SOS will be a sci-fi RPG set in a post-apocalyptic world. For now, only 6 people are working on the project, and some of them were working on S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl alongside Sergiy Grygorovych. He also revealed some mystery picture that could be the first concept art of S.T.R.A.N.G.E.R. Bermuda SOS, which you can check out below:

Are you disappointed Sergiy Grygorovych has left GSC Game Studios? Are you excited over his new game, S.T.R.A.N.G.E.R. Bermuda SOS? Share your thoughts in the comments below!

As for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl, the new DLC for the game, Cost of Hope, will be released this summer for PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 5.