What can you do as a free member?

Member benefits illustration

Create your free account today and unlock all our premium features and tools to enhance your gaming experience.

Member benefits illustration

Create your free account today and save articles to your watchlist and get notified when they're updated with new information.

Member benefits illustration

Create your free account today and save your favorite games for quick access later, synced across all your devices.

Member benefits illustration

By creating a Game8 account and logging in, you'll receive instant notifications when someone replies to your posts.

Comment rating feature illustration

By creating a Game8 account and logging in, you can make use of convenient features in the comments section, such as rating and sorting comments.

Premium archive feature illustration

By creating a Game8 account and logging in, you can access Premium articles that are exclusively available to members.

Site Interface

Guest
Free Member
Article Watchlist
Game Bookmarks
Cross-device Sync
Light/Dark Theme Toggle
User Profiles
Direct Feedback
Comment Rating

Game Tools

Guest
Free Member
Interactive Map Access
Interactive Map Pins
Interactive Map Comments
Interactive Map Pins Cross-Device
Check List
Event Choice Checker
Deck Builder Cross-Device
Message Board Notification
Message Board Cross-Device
Build Planner
Stat Calculator
Diagnostic Tool
Weapon/Armor Wishlist

Want more information?Learn more

STALKER 2 Heart of Chornobyl

The Freedom Colosseum Walkthrough

Add to Watchlist

Stalker 2 The Freedom Colosseum
The Freedom Colosseum is a Side Mission located in the Garbage in STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl. Read on to the The Freedom Colosseum mission location, detailed walkthrough, and all its rewards!

The Freedom Colosseum Overview and Rewards

Location and Mission Info

The Freedom Colosseum Mission Info
Starting Location Rostok
Quest Giver Arnie

Completion Rewards

Rewards
Rookie Difficulty Rewards:
・5,398 Coupons (Round 4)
・6,748 Coupons (Round 5)
Stalker Difficulty Rewards:
・500 Coupons (Round 1)
・1,200 Coupons (Round 2)
・2,000 Coupons (Round 3)
・4,000 Coupons (Round 4)
・5,000 Coupons (Round 4)
Other Rewards:
・Sledgehammer Shotgun (Round 5)

The Freedom Colosseum Walkthrough

List of Objectives
1 Talk to Wheezer
2 Fight in the Arena
Round 1: Two Thugs
Round 2: Psy Dogs
Round 3: A Stalker Group
Round 4: Chimera
Round 5 Finals: Tyrant
3 Steal the Arena Gear (Recommended)
Return the Gear to Wheezer
4 Receive the Reward from Arnie

Talk to Wheezer

Talk to Wheezer
Talk to Wheezer downstairs and surrender your current items. Take the weapons and items from the locker they provided and use that on the match.

You will have to do this every time you challenge the arena.

Fight in the Arena

All Rounds
Round 1:
Two Thugs
Round 2:
Psy Dogs
Round 3:
Group of Stalker
Round 4:
Chimera
Round 5 Finals:
Tyrant

Fight in the arena from the first round and up until the fourth round. You won't be able to choose which round to fight on, and you will restart on your current round if you die.

You might need to progress on the main story if Round 4 onwards isn't accessible for you right now.

Arena: Round One (Two Thugs)

Round 1 is composed of two thugs to fight on. You can easily kill them with one headshot using the PTM pistol that Wheezer provided.

Try not to take too much shot from them as you can bleed out and end up losing the match.

Arena: Round Two (Psy Dogs)

The guns provided this time are a PTM pistol and a Buckshot shotgun. You will also get 1 Medkit for the entire match.

Use the pistol while shooting the Psy Dogs from a distance. But once they got close, quickly switch to the Buckshot to deal a fatal blow. Try to eliminate them quickly as they can multiple and prolong the battle.

Arena: Round Three (A Stalker Group)

You will start Round 3 with an M701 Super sniper rifle and a UDP Compact pistol. You will also get 3 Medkits for this round.

Utilize the M701 Super and pick them off from a distance before they get close. Use the cover and lean to the left or right to get a good angle on them.

Arena: Round Four (Chimera)

You will need to reach and progress on the Just Like the Good Old Days main mission to start Round 4. Take a break from the arena, play through it, and return after completing several objectives or the whole mission.

You will have a 1-on-1 fight against a Chimera using a Kharod assault rifle, 4 Medkits, and 5 Bandages. The best strategy is to climb on a two-level high box to avoid getting hit by the Chimera. You will want to go down and jump back up to lure the Chimera out, as it will hide if it can't reach you.

Arena: Round Five - Finals (Tyrant)

Choices Weapons
"Take your Pick" Rhino Pistol
"An AKM-74U" AKM-74U Assault Rifle
"The Double" Toz-34 Shotgun

You will get to pick your weapon for the final round against Tyrant, along with 3 Medkits and Bandages. The best weapon you can choose would be the AKM-74U, as it is the easiest to use, but you can opt for the Rhino pistol if you want a challenge.

The fight against Tyrant will be a little bit easier than the Chimera. Use the covers to your advantage and try to shoot back when he's about to reload and hide.

Steal the Arena Gear (Recommended)

Steal Arena Items Distance

You can steal the Arena Gear without Wheezer and the Freedom residents getting mad against you. Stand on the door after winning the fight and then drop the items once you can no longer equip your guns.

Once all the items are on the ground, talk to Wheezer and exhaust his dialogue. Leave the room first before grabbing the items, as some of them will disappear from your inventory if you pick them up immediately. Reload a save if you missed the right distance to drop your items.

Return the Gear to Wheezer

Return to Wheezer
You can go back to Wheezer after winning to return the items. You can retrieve your items from the safe after that if you don't want to take on the next round yet.

Receive the Reward from Arnie

Get Your Reward from Arnie
Get your Coupon rewards from Arnie upstairs every time you win a round. The reward you will get will increase as you get to higher rounds.

STALKER 2 Related Guides

Stalker 2 - Side Missions

List of All Side Missions

All Side Missions

Side Missions
Lost Boys The Poppy Field
Dogfight Shift Change
Dangerous Visitors Stalker Wisdom
Invisible Nets Piece of Cake
Warlock's Debtor An Errand for Warlock
No Honor Among Thieves A Sign of Hope
Nightingale's Hunt The Road to Salvation
Budmo! A Light at the End of the Tunnel
A Heavy Burden Deceive the Deceiver
The Freedom Colosseum Just Business
Three Captains Unhealthy Competition
In the Name of Science Bullseye
Business with Owl Uninvited Guests
A Big Score Joke Quest
All That is Left On the Edge
Black Sheep The Key to Freedom
Taking Back What's Mine A Job from Boozer
For Science! The Mysterious Case
A Matter of Honor An Order from Harpy
A Job for Sidorovich An Errand for Hera
Shock Therapy The Sound of Music
A Job for the Barkeep Save Vova Amalgam
Save Vadyk Firecracker Save Doctorant Zhytnychenko
Yurko Fantomas Side Mission Gray's Last Hunt
Busting Myths Car for Sale
Save Vovchyk Koldyba The Side Hustle
Save Tymchenko -

Best Side Missions Worth Doing

Comment

1 Lockie Lockie 4 months

In Round 2 if you stay in the far right corner it makes it much easier as the dogs can't flank you. In Round 4 I managed to get the chimera stuck by standing on the shipping container, it then jumped up there and couldn't get down again making it an easy target.

Author

    Please participate in our site
    improvement survey
    12/2025
    Would you assist in
    improving Game8's site?
    ×
    This survey will take about 1 minute.
    Your answers will help us to improve our website.
    We are listening to our users' valuable opinions and discussing how to act on them.
    The information collected through this survey will be used for the purpose of improving our services. In addition, the information will only be disclosed a part of a statistic in a format that will not allow identification of personal information.
    Begin Survey

    All rights reserved

    Guide Index