Picked on October 18, 2026

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat 2009

Released: October 2, 2009
Genres: Shooter · Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PlayStation 4 · PC · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch
Developer: GSC Game World
More info: Wikipedia IGDB

Where to buy

Digital: GOG GMG Steam Nintendo PlayStation Xbox
In a collection: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Legends of the Zone Trilogy

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Is it still worth playing?

A 2009 first person shooter and survival horror game for Windows, in which Major Alexander Degtyarev, a stalker and security service agent, is sent into the Zone. All five helicopters of a reconnaissance mission over Chernobyl have crashed there. That Zone is the Chernobyl exclusion zone, in three large areas: Zaton, Yanov and the ghost city of Pripyat. Horror and tactical role playing mix there. Survival is slow work, since damage usually causes bleeding that has to be treated with medical supplies, and weapons and some equipment wear down if they are not maintained. The Zone also has a small economy, with traders and inhabitants exchanging goods and services for money and items. A dangerous zone, crossed with a bandage in hand, still has an atmosphere worth entering today.