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In 1986, the world's worst nuclear disaster occurred at the Chernobyl power station. Soviet authorities established a 30km 'Exclusion Zone' around this nuclear wasteland, but in 2006 a second explosion rocked the stricken reactor, obliterating all living things and causing the Zone's boundaries to ripple outwards. From this epicenter came waves of mutated creatures, deadly radiation, and a strange, anomalous energy. The Zone was cordoned off by the military, who would shoot on sight anyone foolish enough to brave the horrors within.

It is now 2012 - man has ventured further and further into the heart of the Zone driven by reports of strange 'artifacts' imbued with anomalous energy. Mercenaries and bounty hunters compete to recover these artifacts, which command extortionate prices on the black market. Others seek to find the truth behind the Zone, while some merely revel in the desolate lawlessness of the place. Whatever their motivation, over time these individuals - Scavengers, Trespassers, Adventurers, Loners, Killer, Explorers and Robbers - have become known as S.T.A.L.K.E.R.s.

Awakening in the Zone, you are one such S.T.A.L.K.E.R., fighting for survival in this man-made Hell, while trying to discover the truth behind Chernobyl's sinister past and ominous future.

An immersive storyline seamlessly blended with a living, breathing, non-linear open-world environment governed by the revolutionary 'A-Life' system.
Accurately modeled real-world buildings and locations from deep inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.
Unique 'Survival FPS' game play - combines action, stealth, survival and RPG elements to create an incomparable experience in the Zone.
Enemy Threat Evaluation AI system - NPC characters react dynamically to environments and situations.
Brutally realistic combat mechanics - weapons display accurate ballistic properties and can be modified with silencers and telescopic scopes.
Dynamic day/night and weather system directly impacts game play.
Advanced physics and dynamic lighting effects powered by the proprietary 'X-Ray Engine'.
Intense multiplayer action, supporting up to 32 players.

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Posted: 14 August

Quite a fun game, well worth a play, but be warned it is SO easy to break the sequence and cause the entire story to be broken. If you do the wrong mission at the wrong time an entire group of people you need to talk to in order to continue the story will attack you on sight, and this is not a fixable problem.

You also have to travel to different regions quite often, so the effects of this might not be completely obvious to you until it's too late.

Aside from that, the mechanics are spot on, the survival requirements are real, the feeling of satisfaction when you get new gear or conquer a new area is awesome, and the mods available are damn cool as well.

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Posted: 14 August

Get out of here stalker!

Just kidding, here.. have drink, let's have a little chat..

This game has a truly immersive yet horror like atmosphere, the likes I've never experienced other than DayZ I would think. It includes a nice RPG system for a fallout like world that makes it easy to see what you have equipped and what goodies you have in your inventory. I really enjoy the anomalies, those things that kind of do stuff to you if you get too close. I really need to mention to pick up an anti rad artifact before doing the last mission because I kind of got stuck with droping to the ground every time I would load...

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Posted: 14 August

get out of here stalker xddddd

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Posted: 13 August

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Posted: 13 August

This game was my first FPS. My soul will loose something important if I forget the endless rainy sky, rusty roofs, nervous squeaking of the detector and muddy walls. This game has become an integral part of my life. Feel free to enjoy the emptyness and despair of the postsoviet abandoned landscape.

10 out of 10.

P.S. If you like this game, it is hardly recommended to play old game builds and mods which are trying to return the builds features.

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Posted: 12 August

"Feel the weight on my shoulders.

Hear the click of my rifle.

I am a soldier of the zone."

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Posted: 12 August

Still one of the best FPS games around. Still works on modern hardware (unlike Arma II). Bit pricey for its age in 2016 imho.

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Posted: 11 August

No. Just no. The game refuses to let me change any settings. If I change anything in the options menu, the game freezes and I have to force close it. I've tried every fix I could find on the internet, but to no avail. Compatibility mode with previous windows versions make the game "not respond" on startup. Disabling steam overlay did absolutely nothing. Verifying cache did nothing. Deleting user.ltx did absolutely nothing. I give up, it's just not worth the frustration.

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Posted: 11 August

good

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Posted: 9 August

LEGEND GAME !!!

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D00M S0LDIER

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Posted: 23 July

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Slowlife_99

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Posted: 23 July

> Be me
> I'm going on a mission in the underground
> Enter a dimly lit great room
> Hear a cry of a monster
> Keep walking and look on the minimap, the number 1 appears
> Walk a little more and the number 3 appears
> Hear another cry, this time coming closer and my left
> Run to a corner and stay there a good 5min
> Turn off the flashlight, not to see me
> Take courage and keep walking with the flashlight off
> Go in a completely dark room
> Turn on the flashlight
> Look to the right and see a Bloodsucker
> Panic and shoot to all sides
> The gun locks
> Mute to pistol
> The pistol locks
> During the panic forget to look for my life
> Died
> The game crashes

1x10 ^ 10000000000/10. Super recommend!!!!!!!!ELEVEN!!!

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Zero Jimmy

1,321 products in account

32 reviews

Posted: 12 August

"Feel the weight on my shoulders.

Hear the click of my rifle.

I am a soldier of the zone."

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FridayManul

326 products in account

10 reviews

Posted: 24 July

If I had to choose my favourite game of all times, it would be S.T.A.L.K.E.R.. Nuff said.

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silkworm

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9 reviews

Posted: 21 July

If you are the type of player who likes to dig deeply into a gaming experience, bugs and all, then this is the game for you. It may show its age, but there are still some aspects of the experience that remain unsurpassed, such as the environmental ambiance and horror elements. Play without mods for a more authentic experience, or with them in order to smooth out the experience considerably.

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Vadim Anatoli Vasyl

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3 reviews

Posted: 27 July

-First time playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R Shadow of Chernobyl.
-Start new game.
-Play on Stalker difficulty.
-Walk out of Sidrovich's bunker
-Get gear from Wolf
-Immediately shoot everyone.
-Get destroyed by a random rookie with a sawed-off.
-Load save back.
-Walk over to military checkpoint right from the rookie camp expecting them to be friendly.
-Get insta-rekt by military and their aimbot.

Tip: Never trust the Government

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ApenasLink

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9 reviews

Posted: 21 July

Hello comrade stalker! Came to the Zone searching for money and fame? Defend the world from it? Or perhaps to defend as a gift to humanity and science? No matter if you want to fight for money or for humanity, you will need equipment, a good ballistics clothes with a filtering masks will be enough. You will also need guns, lots of them. A good pistol and a machine gun will be enough! And do not forget comrade stalker, vodka, much vodka, after all you need a cheap way to get the radiation from your body. Watch out for anomalies, comrade, they are dangerous.

And always remember: " aaahhhh nu cheeki breeki i v damke!"

Now get out of here stalker. And welcome to Zone.

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