S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
| App ID | 4500 |
| App Type | Game |
| Developer | GSC Game World |
| Publisher | GSC Game World |
| Franchise | S.T.A.L.K.E.R. |
| Supported Systems | Windows |
| Technologies | X-Ray Engine |
| Last Changenumber | 30740792 |
| Last Record Update | 23 August 2025 – 00:08:49 UTC ( |
| Release Date | 31 August 2007 – 20:00:00 UTC ( |
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl tells a story about survival in the Zone – a very dangerous place, where you fear not only the radiation, anomalies and deadly creatures, but other S.T.A.L.K.E.R.s, who have their own goals and wishes.
Additional Information
| Developer | GSC Game World | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| metacritic_url | pc/stalkershadowofchernobyl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gamedir | STALKER Shadow of Chernobyl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| metacritic_name | S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| icon | empty string | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| metacritic_score | 82 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NoServers | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| metacritic_fullurl | https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/stalker-shadow-of-chernobyl?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| primarycache | 4501 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| state | eStateAvailable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| serverbrowsername | empty string | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GameManualURL | https://store.steampowered.com/manual/4500/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| developer_url | http://www.gsc-game.com/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| InstallScript | instscript.vdf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LegacyKeyRegistrationMethod | registry | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LegacyKeyRegistryLocation | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\GSC Game World\STALKER-SHOC\InstallCDKEY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ShowCDKeyOnLaunch | Yes [view your cd keys in client] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Publisher | GSC Game World | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Store Release Date | 20 March 2007 – 07:00:00 UTC ( |
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| community_hub_visible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Social Media | https://x.com/stalker_thegame https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk96JambgW5zsOBquR63iEQ/ |
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| Primary Genre | Action (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Store Genres | Action (1), RPG (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steam Release Date | 31 August 2007 – 20:00:00 UTC ( |
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| Original Release Date | 20 March 2007 – 07:00:00 UTC ( |
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| Store Asset Modification Time | 20 May 2025 – 15:47:34 UTC ( |
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| review_score | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| review_percentage | 94 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| review_score_bombs | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| review_percentage_bombs | 94 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detected Technologies (?) | X-Ray Engine, BugTrap SDK, OpenAL SDK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Content Descriptors | Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First seen on SteamDB | 20 March 2013 – 07:42:07 UTC ( |
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| Content Descriptors (Including DLC) | Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Supported Languages
| 9 Languages | Interface | Full Audio | Subtitles |
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| English | Yes | Yes | |
| French | Yes | Yes | |
| Italian | Yes | Yes | |
| Spanish - Spain | Yes | Yes | |
| German | Yes | Yes | |
| Russian | Yes | Yes | |
| Ukrainian | Yes | Yes | |
| Polish | Yes | Yes | |
| Traditional Chinese | Yes |
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Steam charts
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- 182 players right now
- 268 24-hour peak
- 3,770 all-time peak
1 December 2024
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Twitch stats
- 11 viewers right now
- 57 24-hour peak
- 23,685 all-time peak
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Owner estimations
- ~1.93 M by VG Insights
- ~5.64 M by PlayTracker
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Markers
| Date | Label | 30-day Peak |
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| 31 August 2007 | Steam Release | - |
| 8 December 2014 | ⇄ Fanatical: Killer Bundle | - |
| 13 February 2015 | ⇄ Fanatical: S.T.A.L.K.E.R Complete Bundle | - |
| 10 June 2015 | ⇄ Fanatical: All Stars 2 Bundle | - |
| 10 August 2016 | ⇄ Fanatical: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Complete Bundle | - |
| 22 September 2016 | ⇄ Indiegala: Atomic S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Bundle | - |
| 1 June 2017 | ⇄ Indiegala: The Stalker Bundle | - |
| 18 September 2017 | ⇄ Fanatical: Nemesis Bundle 3 | - |
| 23 February 2018 | ⇄ Fanatical: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Complete Bundle | - |
| 22 February 2019 | ⇄ Fanatical: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Complete Bundle | - |
| 26 May 2019 | ⇄ Fanatical: S.T.A.L.K.E.R Complete Bundle | - |
| 19 June 2019 | ⇄ Fanatical: Fugitive Bundle | - |
| 24 February 2020 | ⇄ Fanatical: Reaper Bundle 2 | - |
| 8 August 2024 | ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Indie Legends Bundle - Summer 2024 | - |
| 3 October 2024 | ⇄ Fanatical: Platinum Collection - Build Your Own Bundle (October 2024) | - |
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How many players are playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl right now on Steam?
Steam player counter indicates there are currently 182 players live playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl on Steam.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl had an all-time peak of 3770 concurrent players on 1 December 2024.
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