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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl 2007

Released: March 20, 2007
Genres: Shooter · Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PlayStation 4 · PC · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch
Developer: GSC Game World
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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?

GSC Game World's 2007 first person shooter, the first S.T.A.L.K.E.R. It is set in an alternate reality where a second disaster at the Chernobyl exclusion zone changed the local fauna, flora and laws of physics. You play the Marked One, an amnesiac man trying to find and kill the mysterious Strelok inside the zone. It is primarily a shooter that tries to blend in story and character interaction, though conversation branches are limited and mostly decide whether you accept or decline a mission. You find a large number of items, so your customization is limited mostly by how much you explore. The Zone is a large, varied area of wilderness, settlements and heavily guarded military bases, built as 18 maps separated by loading screens. Today, a Zone where exploring decides what you carry gives each trip a reason to look further.