S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl is a first-person shooter with role-playing and survival elements, and the first game in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series. It is set in an open, hazardous area known as the Zone…
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl is a role-playing (rpg) developed by GSC Game World, released 23 March 2007 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 17.4 hrs to finish.
What S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl is
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by GSC Game World and released in 2007. It was published by cdp.pl. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on X-Ray Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In an alternate history, a second mysterious disaster strikes the area around the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant years after the original 1986 accident, leaving behind a lethal territory called the Zone that is populated by mutated creatures, deadly anomalies, and scavengers known as stalkers. The player takes the role of the Marked One, a man who survives a crash with no memory of his past. His only clues are a tattoo reading S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and a handheld device carrying a single instruction: kill a man named Strelok. Working for a local trader to repay a debt, the Marked One follows this trail deeper into the Zone, gradually uncovering hints about Strelok and the secrets hidden at its…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, horror, open world and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. 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.: Shadow of Chernobyl is the first of 13 entries we hold in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series. The next entry was S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky in 2008. Its critic score of 80 is 2 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.: Shadow of Chernobyl holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 61% of the 3,813 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2007 averaged 64, so it scored 16 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 81, across 482 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 17.4 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 41 hrs, roughly 2.4 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+, 512 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.: Shadow of Chernobyl launched on 23 March 2007, within three weeks of God of War II, Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, Super Paper Mario and The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: God of War II, Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, Super Paper Mario, The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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