Sound of Silence
This mod completely removes all ambient music from the game, allowing for a more immersive and silent Zone experience. Unlike the in-game “Music volume” option which mutes CINEMATICS MUSICS ALSO, this mod ensures all cinematic music and sounds remain untouched, preserving their emotional impact.
Experience S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl with unparalleled immersion. The Sound of Silence mod completely removes all background music during exploration and general gameplay, letting the raw sounds of the Zone take center stage.
Unlike the in-game “Music volume” option (which mutes critical cinematic musics and audios), this mod intelligently replaces only ambient music files with silent versions. This ensures all cinematic music, dialogue, and effects remain 100% intact and emotionally impactful, giving you the true silent Zone experience without compromise the cinematics.
How to install
– Unzip archive to get file.
– Move”z_Quiet_environment_1.pak” to the ‘~mods’ folder which you can find at “S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Heart of Chornobyl\Stalker2\Content\Paks\~mods”.
– If the “~mods” folder doesn’t exist there, create it.


