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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl

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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
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Buying this game will get you both the original version and the Enhanced Edition. The Zone, a place full of unfathomable wonders and sinister threats – former exclusion territory near the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant. This most dangerous place on Earth became even more mysterious after an obscur...
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2007, GSC Game World, ESRB Rating: Mature 17+...
System requirements
Windows 10, Intel Pentium IV 2.0 GHz/AMD AthlonXP 2200+, 2 GB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with...
Time to beat
15 hMain
24 h Main + Sides
42 h Completionist
21.5 h All Styles
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Description

Buying this game will get you both the original version and the Enhanced Edition.


The Zone, a place full of unfathomable wonders and sinister threats – former exclusion territory near the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant. This most dangerous place on Earth became even more mysterious after an obscure accident in 2006. Anomalies with precious artifacts, starving mutants and greedy thugs have flooded these lands along with stalkers searching for a new life and ways to get rich… Feel as one of them in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl!

 

SEARCHING

To survive, a true stalker must not stop his search. Valuable trophies, equipment and supplies, new friends, shortcuts or answers to the grimmest riddles of these lands are what give a chance not to perish. So prepare for a foray to find your fate in the Center of the Zone, the most protected place from unwanted guests.

 

HAZARD

The path of a stalker to his goal is never a walk in the park. A treacherous anomaly, able to mash even the most experienced fighter, the stray of ravenous mutants or jarring betrayal – any of these things can cost your life. Get ready to check your skills and gumption, enduring the superior numbers of rivals and mutants. Stay alert even when you are alone – here at the Zone, everything is rarely what it seems at first glance.

 

DESOLATION

These desolate lands of eternal autumn are full of hundreds of vagabonds. Though, the stalker is always on his own, facing dangers that are often unseen. Listen carefully, calculate every step and trust no one but yourself and Geiger counter. Only intuition combined with mastery and ice-cold guts can save a free stalker from being Lost to the Zone.

 

Game Features

  • A mix of action, horror, survival, and RPG elements in a dark Eastern European sci-fiction setting.
  • The unique atmosphere of loneliness in a dangerous place where time has stopped forever.
  • Locations transferred to the game from the real Chornobyl Exclusion Zone: Pripyat, ChNPP, and many others.
  • Smart AI of opponents and NPCs who live their own lives and are capable of reacting to changes.
  • A non-linear story in which your choices lead to one of many endings.
  • Dynamic changes in the day-night cycle and weather conditions that affect the gameplay.
  • Multiplayer modes with up to 32 players on one map.

Developed by GSC Game World, (с) Transavision 2013

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ESRB Rating: Mature 17+ (Intense Violence, Blood and Gore, Strong Language, Use of Alcohol)

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Update (20 November 2024)
  • Added support for DE, FR, ES, IT, and UA localizations to the installer, eliminating the need for manual file management.
  • Added support for Traditional Chinese localization (text only).
  • Fixed issue with fsgame.ltx file occasionally getting corrupted during gameplay.
  • Game no longer requires admin access; removed the ""RUNASADMIN"" compatibility flag.
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  • Note: The fix for setups with 12th-gen Intel CPUs (integrated graphics) is available as a separate downloadable "goodie pack" file.
Update (20 March 2017)
  • Updated the soundtrack in mp3 and FLAC formats with fixed tracks 12 and 13.
  • Thank you AdamHM for reporting and fixing the issue with these two tracks!
Update (23 May 2016)
  • We have added the Polish localization of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl to everyone's accounts.
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Posted on: June 14, 2024

SkoomaDesu

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Games: 943 Reviews: 24

Epitome of Survival Horror

bandits, mutants, abominations and worst of all the government all want you dead. your iventory is a 50kg max load so dont think you can loot goblin your way through. everything has weight from some moldy sausage to your fancy (soon to be destroyed) gear keep anti rads and med kits at all times. conserve your ammo, its not cheap. keep some food youll get hungry. dont attack those around you, unless you really want to. But Most Of All. Have Fun.


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Posted on: August 21, 2016

DeadjackFr

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Games: 522 Reviews: 25

Not only a game... an experience.

"The sun is rising and I hold tight my rifle as if this piece of scrap was my life line against horror… Why am I here? In this slurry pit which is the Zone I thought I would find wealth and wonders… and glory maybe. As a welcoming, this old crook of Sidorovitch sends me doing his dirty work with an old Tokarev and few disgusting rations. And it’s been few days I’m advancing cheating death at any moment. I’m starting to lose my mind… so many of my dreams have turned into nightmares. The Zone, the biggest quarantine in the world! 1986 was not enough apparently. It was needed to study again the whys and the wherefores. And the tragedy happened again. Fortune they said. You only find plants with exceptional proportions, radioactive anomalies that defies science, mutated creatures that defies understanding… and men who’s acts defies reason. And in his hell he reigns supreme. Some factions try to dominate the Zone whatever the cost. And it’s not counting with bandits and others raiders waste of humankind that massacre innocents and idealists like me. But the Zone has always the last word because its children feast on our corpses. It has a life of its own that spreads more and more. I hear it… it speaks to me… these voices… they come back sometimes. Or maybe it’s the radiation poisoning that starts again. A draft of this bottle and it will be okay right? And next morning will be blurry with the stomach upside down and the body covered with injuries. The sun is rising. Gun shots and screams in the distance. So I make a fuss of my rifle. My only friend … because I’m a Stalker. One more day in the Zone. " N.B: Stalker is one of the hardest games ever created where survival will push you to the limit. The atmosphere is incredible and mods created by the community will hold you for dozens of hours. Try AMK mod after you've beaten the game to feel how Stalker would have been when finished. Its only flaws were its chaotic development and release. A classic.


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Posted on: September 29, 2019

kartikmathur123

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Games: 104 Reviews: 3

Made in 2007, played in 2019

I'm glad GOG exists and let's me play the games of the past. This game is a must play. It's not perfect but it's atmosphere is perfect, gave me the spooks without needing to look great.


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Posted on: November 16, 2018

Basol

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Games: 54 Reviews: 13

dynamic and psychedelic fps game

Ukrainian developer GSC Game World, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. is an impressive accomplishment. This first-person survival game is at times amazing and engrossing and on par with such classics as Deus Ex and System Shock. From its alternate reality setting and realistic gun mechanics to its trading system and action horror formula, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. is radioactive rareness.


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Posted on: March 21, 2021

K.O.L.E.R.T.S

Games: 325 Reviews: 10

A iconic game not for everyone

I will admit,i brought the whole bundle and its not a game for me,BUT i can also see how someone can like it.The atmosphere just drips of dreariness,and bleakness,the creatures are intimidating and the world truly feels dangerous due to how easy everything can kill you.The graphics are also pretty good for the time it came out(better than fallout 3),and the soundtrack is amazing.However this is a game aimed towards fans of hardcore survival horror,and is NOT a very polished experience.Janky animations,horrible gunplay,and brutal difficulty makes this honestly a 2 out of 5 experience for me,but since i see this is a well done game for the audience its going for its fair to rate it a 3 as a way of acknowledging that if you are a fan of this type of game it could be a 4 or 5 for you.


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