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

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8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1886 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,528 out of 1886
  2. Mixed: 208 out of 1886
  3. Negative: 150 out of 1886
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  1. CoreGamer1408
    Aug 1, 2023
    6
    Unlike the sequel prequel CS and the sequel CoP I do play and beat SoC out of the box. CS needs atleast the SRP bug fixer. While CoP needs atleast the Absolute Nature mod to make in not like utter dated crap visually.

    Revisting this game after a long time away on Master difficulty. IRL I can snap aim, squeeze off fast, reload quick and hit targets with a high degree of precision. So the    Unlike the sequel prequel CS and the sequel CoP I do play and beat SoC out of the box. CS needs atleast the SRP bug fixer. While CoP needs atleast the Absolute Nature mod to make in not like utter dated crap visually.

    Revisting this game after a long time away on Master difficulty. IRL I can snap aim, squeeze off fast, reload quick and hit targets with a high degree of precision. So the slow cumbersome clunky combat is the least interesting part of the game from my perspective.

    The hit boxes are kind of off more so with iron sights/early weapons. Reloading, sighting and semi auto animations are so slow. Shots not registering through the obvious gaps in cover can be a nightmare. So my advice is don’t worry about cheap deaths due to bad game design.

    The things I do really like about Stalker is the exploring the environment, tackling hazards, facing creatures, siding with factions, reading the lore.

    Graphically and animation wise this game is dated (even with eye candy mods). That being said putting the negatives aside this game does have a really tense atmosphere (with looting the most). The whole game generally has that run down look. With (semi) abandoned building with a condemned look. So the ambient sounds more so at night can be really spooky and creepy at times indoors and out.

    With more tighter shooting mechanics this would of been a great game series. I really do like Stalker, but it is unpolished, dated, clunky and even janky at times. Oh that end game shakey cam is going to lead to even more cheap deaths.

    Yeah the ZRP mod adds the tweaks that the newer games implement, I can play this without mods unlike CS and CoP. The 9/10 fun factor of SoC is way higher than the low 6/10 technical score.    … Expand
  2. LilitNefara
    Apr 16, 2023
    7
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  3. dr-kenobi
    Sep 7, 2022
    7
    Здарова мєчєний. Класика усіх українських школярів. Не грати тоді в це було рівнозначним не дивитись сьогодні Марвел (принаймні до Endgame)
  4. Rustick
    Jul 7, 2022
    7
    атмосферный не очень интересный сюжет геймплей не блещет разнообразием атмосфера решает
  5. The_D4RknesS
    Jun 30, 2022
    5
    может и хорошо но самая большая проблема и отсутствие автосохранения и более точный прицел потому что бьешь во все кроме врагов
  6. Izoeros
    May 13, 2022
    6
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  7. vova22379
    Dec 8, 2021
    5
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  8. AxeWould
    Nov 17, 2021
    6
    В преддверии второй части решил пройти "трилогию" и ТЧ это мрак, и ужас, хотя и со своими плюсами.

    Минусы 1) Стрельба настолько сломана, что даже слов не подобрать: 2 обоймы из калаша в бота - он останется живым 2 попадания в вашего персонажа- гейм овер, при полном хп вечная нехватка патронов, у меня когда я отключил Выжигатель, не осталось патронов, пришлось качать трейнер, а то    В преддверии второй части решил пройти "трилогию" и ТЧ это мрак, и ужас, хотя и со своими плюсами.

    Минусы
    1) Стрельба настолько сломана, что даже слов не подобрать:
    2 обоймы из калаша в бота - он останется живым
    2 попадания в вашего персонажа- гейм овер, при полном хп
    вечная нехватка патронов, у меня когда я отключил Выжигатель, не осталось патронов, пришлось качать трейнер, а то сейв, по шел по п"зде.
    2) Геймплей примитивный - иди вперёд, стреляй в бомжей, принеси ху*ню бармену. Повторить 20 раз
    3) у врагов бесконечные патроны
    4) Баги, баги, баги, пропадающие убитые враги, что и полутать их нельзя, стреляющие враги через стенку, гг вылетает за текстуры, итд

    Плюсы:
    1) атмосфера и левелдизайн - это сделано на высшем уровне, угнетённость, разруха, заброшки, серое небо над головой.
    2) звуковой фон великолепен.

    Вывод: плюсов хоть и мало, но они существенны. И мне действительно больше понравилась чем нет, но моментами игра бесила, что думал бросить, но в ней что-то есть, видно что сырой продукт но цепляет.    … Expand
  9. Axelle_1
    Sep 6, 2021
    7
    самая слабая часть сталкера не понимаю почему ее все так хвалят
  10. SPARDAs
    Aug 11, 2021
    6
    Атмосфера, коя так до сих пор и даёт прикурить КАЖДОЙ ИГРЕ, но в остальном проверку временем она, по большей части, не прошла...
  11. defenz
    Aug 9, 2021
    7
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  12. Alexander_1996
    Apr 21, 2021
    7
    Because I am from Ukraine STALKER franchise has always had a special place in hearts of my peers but I have never been a part of this fan-base as only in 2021 I got the chance to actually experience the game myself.
    Shadow of Chernobyl is full of technical glitches and bugs but at the same time you feel that this game was made with love, it has something many other games don't - soul. You    Because I am from Ukraine STALKER franchise has always had a special place in hearts of my peers but I have never been a part of this fan-base as only in 2021 I got the chance to actually experience the game myself.
    Shadow of Chernobyl is full of technical glitches and bugs but at the same time you feel that this game was made with love, it has something many other games don't - soul. You can't explain it in words neither you can show it on screen - you can only experience it yourself.
    I am not a fan of the story here (or of the way it is told) as after some time you lose a view of the whole picture (in later parts it gets much better) but everything else is pretty much on point. The game is hard and unforgiving - thanks God you can always decrease your difficulty.
    Overall, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl isn't a great game by itself but it lays out necessary basis for the whole trilogy.    … Expand
  13. antwerp
    Jan 16, 2021
    7
    Absolutely perfect atmosphere. However i didnt like the confused story line. Rather often you dont know why you are doing what you are doing and what is the motivation on other persons in the game. In global I miss the motivation for exloring this wonderfull world.
  14. Mizuiro
    Oct 14, 2020
    5
    Muy decepcionante. Lo juego por primera vez con todo el hype de la buena fama que tiene la saga y es un juego que ha envejecido fatal en cuanto a gameplay, no hay casi recompensas por explorar, mecanicas de shooter muy toscas e injustas, misiones secundarias repetitivas a mas no poder.. y la historia que podria ser lo unico que se salve del paso del tiempo nada, nefasta. No te enteras deMuy decepcionante. Lo juego por primera vez con todo el hype de la buena fama que tiene la saga y es un juego que ha envejecido fatal en cuanto a gameplay, no hay casi recompensas por explorar, mecanicas de shooter muy toscas e injustas, misiones secundarias repetitivas a mas no poder.. y la historia que podria ser lo unico que se salve del paso del tiempo nada, nefasta. No te enteras de una mierda en todo el juego y el final es penoso. Un 0 en narrativa.

    Esperemos que las siguientes entregas hayan mejorado, veremos.    … Expand
  15. Shalapai
    Jun 26, 2020
    7
    Хорошая игра, но не моя любимая часть сталкера, графика отличная, но задания так себе
  16. Kotofon
    Jun 14, 2020
    6
    В 1986 году на Чернобыльской АЭС произошла худшая в мире ядерная катастрофа. Советские власти установили вокруг места катастрофы 'Зону отчуждения', но второй взрыв сотряс реактор в 2006 году, создавая ту Зону, которую мы знаем – опасное радиоактивное место, заполненное странной, аномальной энергией, ставшее местом обитания для мутировавших существ. Зона огорожена военными, которые готовыВ 1986 году на Чернобыльской АЭС произошла худшая в мире ядерная катастрофа. Советские власти установили вокруг места катастрофы 'Зону отчуждения', но второй взрыв сотряс реактор в 2006 году, создавая ту Зону, которую мы знаем – опасное радиоактивное место, заполненное странной, аномальной энергией, ставшее местом обитания для мутировавших существ. Зона огорожена военными, которые готовы стрелять на поражение во всех, кто будет настолько глуп, чтобы пробраться в нее.… Expand
  17. elolugo
    Jan 7, 2020
    7
    A good fresh air from the genre. Good game but sometimes it seems unpolished gameplay-wise
  18. foss1k
    Nov 20, 2019
    6
    Honestly I dont like this part of trilogy and do not understand why do people love it. But yes it has something what makes play again. Id call it classic. Too annoying there's no technician to fix my armor. Annoying some bugs like you can slaughter all the base and everybody is doing nothing. People call atmosphere 3 stalkers seating around campfire and telling jokes. It's ridiculous. ok iHonestly I dont like this part of trilogy and do not understand why do people love it. But yes it has something what makes play again. Id call it classic. Too annoying there's no technician to fix my armor. Annoying some bugs like you can slaughter all the base and everybody is doing nothing. People call atmosphere 3 stalkers seating around campfire and telling jokes. It's ridiculous. ok i mean it's better than other games. but comparing with trilogy is worst part for me.… Expand
  19. JaydenPickens
    Feb 20, 2019
    6
    Stalker SoC might be the hardest game to review ever. The reason for this is simple. This game is an ambivalent experience. I'll try to explain this as best as I can. I love the atmosphere and the setting. The locations are amazing and have a distinct vibe. The gameplay is good. No regeneration here and that makes me happy. But... BUT weapons get jammed. This is a huge problem for me. IfStalker SoC might be the hardest game to review ever. The reason for this is simple. This game is an ambivalent experience. I'll try to explain this as best as I can. I love the atmosphere and the setting. The locations are amazing and have a distinct vibe. The gameplay is good. No regeneration here and that makes me happy. But... BUT weapons get jammed. This is a huge problem for me. If you'll use a weapon too much it becomes broken. You can repair them of course and that costs money, but still this annoys me. It gives me Far Cry 2 flashbacks and that game might be the worst thing to have ever come out. I know that Stalker came out before FC2, but still, I hate this jam crap. But that's nothing compared to the bugs in this game. You think patches solved anything? Well you're wrong. This might be the buggiest game ever. Think Bethesda games are buggy? B*tch please. Play Stalker and let your mind die. Enemies high above the sky shooting at you and you're like wtf, who's shooting... oh yeah, it's levitating drunken russians trying to kill me... nothing new I guess! Enemies disappearing or reappearing, your character getting stuck, crashes and other crap, that I'm too lazy to mention.... guess that's just stalker. If I had to make a list of weird bugs I have seen while playing this, it would be longer than the list of guys, that Sasha Grey f**ked. I'm not a person to just ignore something like this. Bugs and crashes that take away the fun out of the game... at least for me. Also the game corrupts save files, so better pray to Jesus or your save files won't work! Jesus saves? Not in this game, I guess. This blows my mind, because this is not a beta. It's a patched game with a massive following yet it still feels like an alpha. This game is seriously broken and I doubt anyone will fix it anytime soon. The other thing is respawn. I think I said it before, but games that have respawning enemies suck ass. Is this Diablo 2? I don't think so. I like my enemies to stay dead when I kill them. This game wants to be realistic with all the guns jamming, armors getting used, yet it has respawning enemies, it's just laughable. So why am I ripping on this game so hard and still giving it 6 out 10? That's simple. I mostly enjoyed my time in this game. It has lots of faults and wrongs, but ultimately it's not crap. It has redeeming values like the atmosphere and locations, that I've mentioned earlier. Still, I will always laugh from stalker fans that think this game is a masterpiece with no problems. I've met such people and I almost got cancer from them and their stupidity. Nothing is perfect, this is far from perfect... this game is a journey. One you must take alone, you'll either love it or hate it... or like me, you'll think it's not bad, but not entirely good either... as I said in the beginning... ambivalent experience. Pickens ambivalences?… Expand
  20. slim_leshaz
    Dec 8, 2018
    7
    игра
    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: SHADOW OF CHERNOBYL понравится игрокам СНГ так как игра нам показывает жизнь после аварии на АЭС, в игре полно багов как хороших так и плохих ,оружие не чувствуется будто стреляешь из палки,графика для 2007 очень хороша ,сюжет и миссии интересные но игра почти только про тир, игру советую проходить на мастере потому-что на ниже уровнях боты тупые как картошка.    игра
    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: SHADOW OF CHERNOBYL понравится игрокам СНГ так как игра нам показывает жизнь после аварии на АЭС, в игре полно багов как хороших так и плохих ,оружие не чувствуется будто стреляешь из палки,графика для 2007 очень хороша ,сюжет и миссии интересные но игра почти только про тир, игру советую проходить на мастере потому-что на ниже уровнях боты тупые как картошка.
    /теперь оценка игры
    графика-8/10 для своих годов
    физика-5.5/10 об этом я писал с верху
    сюжет-5/10 потому-что все задания сделаны принеси,убей

    И на последок хочу сказать что это одна из лучших игр от СНГ    … Expand
  21. TanSula
    May 7, 2018
    6
    В игре слишком много багов, косяков и проблем с геймдизайном. Играть стоит только ради атмосферы постсовка, сюжет средний, доп квесты убогие.
  22. DontBeNasty
    Oct 7, 2017
    7
    certainly not a game for everyone. its pacing is meant to be slow, and the game wont take your hand for a pleasant walk in the park.

    It throws you into the fray, Pripyats exclusion zone, where mutant monsters and physics defying anomalies ravage the land. You are expected to survive with limited resources that are already pretty scarce in the world. In harder difficulties the game    certainly not a game for everyone. its pacing is meant to be slow, and the game wont take your hand for a pleasant walk in the park.

    It throws you into the fray, Pripyats exclusion zone, where mutant monsters and physics defying anomalies ravage the land. You are expected to survive with limited resources that are already pretty scarce in the world.

    In harder difficulties the game adds several notes of realism and is only for the most dedicated and hardcore players, although its nowhere near the realism of games such as ARMA. the interface is easy to understand and to use.

    The AI might lean on the silly side, as you may notice some enemies are doing the same moves again and again while they fight you, still though they are nothing sort of easy and you can die pretty easily in stalker.

    Techwise the graphics are fair. they are particularly good underground as you can see the shadow effects from light sources, however there are several flaws on the graphics that make it seem older than the time it came out, like the surface ground and flora seems old with the textures it uses, still the graphics make up for incredible atmosphere, so does the sound with very convincing wild life sound, underground effects that will make your blood chill, and gun sounds

    The plot is somewhat average and the voice acting is fair, although listening to someone talk russian in one instance and perfect english the other feels kind of awkward.

    In closing this game IS NOT FOR PUSHOVERS. it can be tricky and difficult and it will certainly test your patience both with difficulty and pace.    … Expand
  23. Claytality
    Jul 20, 2017
    6
    Great atmosphere and story.

    Movement makes the camera shake too much, which is disorienting. The weight limit is too low and makes no logical sense as there are "stashes" all throughout the game but you can't properly loot them because of the weight restrictions. Ammo and health packs weigh too much and when you exceed the weight limit your mobility becomes very limited. It is    Great atmosphere and story.

    Movement makes the camera shake too much, which is disorienting. The weight limit is too low and makes no logical sense as there are "stashes" all throughout the game but you can't properly loot them because of the weight restrictions. Ammo and health packs weigh too much and when you exceed the weight limit your mobility becomes very limited. It is realistic, but frustrating.

    Guns are inaccurate, which is ironic considering how important headshots are towards end-game.

    Difficulty is too hard, even on the easiest difficulty.

    Difficulty also felt forced. For example in the last stretch of the game your armor will probably hit zero durability at which point it offers no protection. If you take 2 armors you could avoid this, but the weight limit really doesn't allow you to take an extra armor. Enemies can also get lucky headshots against you.

    It is possible your saved game will become corrupted and cause the game to crash. However, you can load an earlier save, so you only lose about an hour or so of time, depending on when you last saved.

    Cost me $3.33, played 15 hours. Do not recommend unless you really like stories about radioactivity.    … Expand
  24. Bullzz
    Apr 21, 2017
    7
    Habe das spiel mit complete Mod gespielt... meine Bewertung bezieht sich auf diese. Ist auf jeden Fall zu bevorzugen. Der Mauslag nimmt spürbar ab und alles wirkt ein wenig runter, Die Story hat mich schnell gepackt. Man fühlt sich richtig wie in einem lebendigen Welt... ladezonen am Ende einer Zone gehen ok.. lieber wäre mir natürlich eine komplett offene Welt... das Spiel bietet einigeHabe das spiel mit complete Mod gespielt... meine Bewertung bezieht sich auf diese. Ist auf jeden Fall zu bevorzugen. Der Mauslag nimmt spürbar ab und alles wirkt ein wenig runter, Die Story hat mich schnell gepackt. Man fühlt sich richtig wie in einem lebendigen Welt... ladezonen am Ende einer Zone gehen ok.. lieber wäre mir natürlich eine komplett offene Welt... das Spiel bietet einige Schock Moment und zum Schluss spitzt sich die Situation ziemlich zu. Waffen fühlten sich alle verschieden an. Für Fans von Shootern mit offener Spielwelt sicher eine Pflicht titel.… Expand
  25. Bullz
    Jan 31, 2017
    7
    Habe das spiel mit complete Mod gespielt... meine Bewertung bezieht sich auf diese. Ist auf jeden Fall zu bevorzugen. Der Mauslag nimmt spürbar ab und alles wirkt ein wenig runter, Die Story hat mich schnell gepackt. Man fühlt sich richtig wie in einem lebendigen Welt... ladezonen am Ende einer Zone gehen ok.. lieber wäre mir natürlich eine komplett offene Welt... das Spiel bietet einigeHabe das spiel mit complete Mod gespielt... meine Bewertung bezieht sich auf diese. Ist auf jeden Fall zu bevorzugen. Der Mauslag nimmt spürbar ab und alles wirkt ein wenig runter, Die Story hat mich schnell gepackt. Man fühlt sich richtig wie in einem lebendigen Welt... ladezonen am Ende einer Zone gehen ok.. lieber wäre mir natürlich eine komplett offene Welt... das Spiel bietet einige Schock Moment und zum Schluss spitzt sich die Situation ziemlich zu. Waffen fühlten sich alle verschieden an. Für Fans von Shootern mit offener Spielwelt sicher eine Pflicht titel.… Expand
  26. Captain_Chaos
    Dec 7, 2016
    7
    S.T.A.L.K.E.R. is a weird game. There's no getting around it. I recieved it as a christmas gift one year, I believe, and it might not even have crossed my radar until way later otherwise. One of the more playable examples of Russian game development to make it to me, the game has incredible atmopshere, in-depth survival mechanics and a multitude of endings, but can be a little confusing atS.T.A.L.K.E.R. is a weird game. There's no getting around it. I recieved it as a christmas gift one year, I believe, and it might not even have crossed my radar until way later otherwise. One of the more playable examples of Russian game development to make it to me, the game has incredible atmopshere, in-depth survival mechanics and a multitude of endings, but can be a little confusing at times. It's a hard game, above all else, in a totally different class from most western FPSes or RPGs. One might even call it the Dark Souls of FPS, if one was hurting for a more accurate assessment. But if you can hack it, it's worth playing.… Expand
  27. Josuke
    Aug 3, 2016
    7
    Quite enjoyable and extremely immersive, it has quite a few flaws and you are very under powered starting out, but you can got over this. The game is also quite unbalanced and you die in a few bullets and enemies die much harder and this can get annoying. In short, enjoyable, has issues but you can get over them, and the one thing you need before going into this, is patience. (It also hasQuite enjoyable and extremely immersive, it has quite a few flaws and you are very under powered starting out, but you can got over this. The game is also quite unbalanced and you die in a few bullets and enemies die much harder and this can get annoying. In short, enjoyable, has issues but you can get over them, and the one thing you need before going into this, is patience. (It also has a great modding scene, but play vanilla first!)… Expand
  28. ave
    Oct 20, 2015
    7
    I've discovered S.T.A.L.K.E.R. years after its release, and it took quite a time to figure out how to play it properly.

    I won't mention the almost permanent "dying" due to gunshots, radiations, and various anomalies - that's part of the experience : wandering inside the Zone, a perimeter around the nuclear plant of Tchernobyl, full of mutants, factions and hazards. So S.T.A.L.K.E.R. is    I've discovered S.T.A.L.K.E.R. years after its release, and it took quite a time to figure out how to play it properly.

    I won't mention the almost permanent "dying" due to gunshots, radiations, and various anomalies - that's part of the experience : wandering inside the Zone, a perimeter around the nuclear plant of Tchernobyl, full of mutants, factions and hazards. So S.T.A.L.K.E.R. is a "quicksave/quickload" game in old-school fashion (even in easy mode).

    I liked the design of the wasted lands, and the warring factions, but not loved it. Trying to find your way to Strelok isn't picnic.

    So far, I've understood that the main strategy is to :
    - find a serie of guns (pistols, machineguns, rifles, shotguns...) for which you can gather enough ammo ; and upgrade the most efficient ones
    - always keep a nice amount of bandages (bleeding), syringes (radioactivity), medikit (heal) and food (eat) otherwise
    - gather artefacts to keep the best ones in your belt and resell the other ones. The best I've found (for me) were the ones reducing radioactivity & bleeding ; and boosting endurance.
    - never pack more than 50 kg of stuff otherwise you'll lose stamina too quickly (because you'll have to go back and forth alot of time in this game - no teleport).

    The game lacks some clear information about what is important to play properly, you're basically left alone. But since it takes about 30 min / 1h to die stupidly, it takes time to figure out the whole thing.

    Another dissapointing aspect of the game is the dialog window and the inventory window, two modes not that exciting. Plus, the game still run while you use your inventory, so sometimes you die without knowing why.

    Despite these negatives elements (and the fact I wasn't able to go farther than a "locked" checkpoint), the first instalment of the serie was quite engaging and pleasing in its punishing ways ;)    … Expand
  29. SoulBrother
    Mar 3, 2015
    5
    Stalker is an OK game if you into post-apocalyptic settings & themes ,,, i see Fallout 3 and Metro series borrowed quite a bit from this game since they precedent both of them ,,, the world wasn't bad , but it's could have been done better , each zoned area is limited and have few interesting places to check out ,,, the writing was not bad , but the story itself was a uninteresting withStalker is an OK game if you into post-apocalyptic settings & themes ,,, i see Fallout 3 and Metro series borrowed quite a bit from this game since they precedent both of them ,,, the world wasn't bad , but it's could have been done better , each zoned area is limited and have few interesting places to check out ,,, the writing was not bad , but the story itself was a uninteresting with linear progress ,,, the side missions were terrible are repeatable by all NPCs ,,, alot of bugs , and generic game-play make it unmemorable game overall… Expand
  30. GameFans
    Apr 4, 2014
    6
    The game would worth 9 or even 10 after patching with community mod. However, a game should be rated on its own only, right?

    I can understand why there is a great deviation of user scores here. On one side, the game claims to be a realistic survival game but fails with unrealistic gun and stealth mechanics as well as the tedious travel and equipment degradation. The game is also    The game would worth 9 or even 10 after patching with community mod. However, a game should be rated on its own only, right?

    I can understand why there is a great deviation of user scores here. On one side, the game claims to be a realistic survival game but fails with unrealistic gun and stealth mechanics as well as the tedious travel and equipment degradation. The game is also extremely buggy with potential game crash and save corruption. In fact, the whole STALKER series is plagued with bugs. The original game itself may only worth 3 or 4 only.

    However, thanks to the efforts of community. The game with complete mod fixes the above mentioned issues, making the game become an enjoyable survival game with stealth and tactical shooting elements. If you like the ideas of original Deus Ex, just try this game with complete mod. You will enjoy the game a lot.    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#33 Best PC Game of 2007
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#7 Most Discussed PC Game of 2007
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#8 Most Shared PC Game of 2007

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 44 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 44
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 44
  3. Negative: 0 out of 44
  1. PC Zone UK
    85
    As a brave experiment in all-action shootery, STALKER has certainly succeeded, though with its dearth of personality and many peculiar foibles, you can't help but wish that the publishers had granted GSC some extra time to polish their creation. Oh, hang on a minute... [Apr 2007, p.56]
  2. Eurogamer
    80
    It's a warped behemoth from the Ukraine, and one of the scariest games on the PC. Stalker will remind you of all kinds of prior games, and yet it will also defy your expectations. Like the mythological Chernobyl zone it is based upon, this game is a treacherous, darkly beautiful terrain. Not everyone is going to enjoy venturing into the zone, but some of those who do will find what they've been looking for.
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  3. Computer and Video Games
    80
    Littered with a variety of anomalies which can cause the unwary to explode and other delightful stuff, mutant doggies, deserted buildings, weather effects, real-time day/night cycles etc. etc. - it creates a deliciously unique atmosphere.
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