S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored is an adventure developed by Volframe, released 26 April 2021 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored is
S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored is an adventure game developed by Volframe and released in 2021. It was published by Art Games Studio. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
February 1987. A group of scientists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology received a signal from the Exclusion Zone. Some people are still near Pripyat and the readings on the radar are worrying. Scientists had been researching undiagnosed diseases in the isolated S.W.A.N. Institute for years. The enigmatic abilities of patients locked inside were one of the worst threats possible. Despite the radiation caused by the Chernobyl nuclear plant breakdown, the few USSR politicians aware of its existence didn’t order the evacuation of the facility. Worried scientists sent out a research and rescue expedition. Little did they know what they were about to discover. They were not…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored launched on 26 April 2021, within three weeks of Resident Evil Village, Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, Returnal and Mass Effect Legendary Edition. It arrived 8 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Resident Evil Village, Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, Returnal, Mass Effect Legendary Edition.
Official trailer
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