Sleep and Resting Effects

Sleep is the fastest way to pass the time and progress the day-night cycle in STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl. Learn how to sleep and its other effects in this guide!

How to Sleep

Look Beds in Stalker Camps and Bases

You can let Skif sleep by looking for an open bed, usually found in Stalker Camps and Bases, and interacting with it.

Remove Any Status Ailment First

The game won't let you sleep until all of your status ailments are removed either. You'll need to cleanse all active status ailments first with the necessary recovery items before you can access a bed.

Another bad news is that even if you just ate and removed the Hunger status before sleeping, you will be hungry again after waking up. There's really no point in sleeping in this game unless you want to skip to morning.

All Status Conditions and Cures

Sleep and Resting Effects

You Get Hungry Afterwards

Hunger will still accumulate even while you're sleeping, so it's likely that you'll wake up with the Hunger status almost full. Be sure to eat something right away after waking up as Hunger can hinder your movement.

How to Remove Hunger

Switch to Morning Immediately

Sleeping also skips time in the game to morning, which is useful if you're not comfortable exploring in the dark. Visibility is almost zero in most areas at night, especially if you haven't set the right brightness setting and have your flashlight turned off.

Day-Night Cycle Differences Explained

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