S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
The events of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat unfold shortly after the end of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl. Having discovered about the open path to the Zone center, the government decides to hold a…
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat is a role-playing (rpg) developed by GSC Game World, released 2 October 2009 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 14.8 hrs to finish.
What S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat is
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by GSC Game World and released in 2009. It was published by bitComposer Games. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on X-Ray Engine. It carries an ESRB M age rating.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In the aftermath of a mission to disable a device deep within the Chernobyl exclusion zone, stalkers gain access to areas closer to the reactor than ever before. Seizing the opportunity, the Ukrainian government launches Operation Fairway, a reconnaissance flight over the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, but all five of its helicopters go down under mysterious circumstances. Major Alexander Degtyarev, a seasoned stalker and agent of the state security service, is dispatched into the Zone to locate the wreckage and uncover what brought the aircraft down.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, horror, open world and sandbox. It supports multiplayer for up to 32 players online. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat is the third of 13 entries we hold in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series. It arrived a year after S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky. The next entry was S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Collection in 2013. Its critic score of 79 is 3 points below the series average of 82. The highest-rated entry is S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl at 87.
How it was received
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat holds a critic score of 79 out of 100. That places it above 59% of the 3,814 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 12 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 79, across 287 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 14.8 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 25 hrs, roughly 1.7 times the length of the critical path.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Pentium 4 2.0 Ghz / AMD XP 2200+, 768 MB RAM and 128 MB DirectX® 8.0 compatible card / nVIDIA® GeForce™ 5700 / ATI Radeon® 9600. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 6GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat launched on 2 October 2009, within three weeks of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat and Pokémon SoulSilver Version. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat, Pokémon SoulSilver Version.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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