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

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App ID 4500
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher GSC Game World
Franchise S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies X-Ray Engine
Last Changenumber 29774278
Last Record Update 26 June 2025 – 21:20:09 UTC ()
Release Date 31 August 2007 – 20:00:00 UTC ()
😍 92.89%
47k reviews
169
In-Game

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 ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://x.com/stalker_thegame
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk96JambgW5zsOBquR63iEQ/
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), RPG (3)
Steam Release Date 31 August 2007 – 20:00:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 20 March 2007 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1174374000)
Store Asset Modification Time 20 May 2025 – 15:47:34 UTC () (1747756054)
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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
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Valve is still working on adding support for this game on Steam Deck
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  • SteamOS:
  • Valve is still working on adding support for this game on SteamOS
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  • category: Unsupported
  • steamos_compatibility: Unsupported
  • test_timestamp: 22 February 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 5496949
  • configuration:
    supported_inputgamepad
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
Content Descriptors Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 20 March 2013 – 07:42:07 UTC (), in changelist #196282
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

9 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
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

Tags

🌫 Atmospheric ☢️ Post-apocalyptic 🌍 Open World 🔫 FPS 🌲 Survival 💥 Action 🎒 Survival Horror 🔫 Shooter 🎲 RPG 😱 Horror 🙌 First-Person 👤 Singleplayer 🕒 Classic 📔 Based On A Novel 🛠️ Moddable 🗺️ Adventure 🌎 Immersive 🚀 Sci-fi 📦 Inventory Management 😓 Difficult

Categories

Single-player Online PvP LAN PvP Steam Cloud Family Sharing Multi-player Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA) PvP

Assets

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timestamp20 May 2025 – 15:47:36 UTC

Steam charts

  • 169 players right now
  • 270 24-hour peak
  • 3,770 all-time peak 1 December 2024
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Store data

  • 63,534 followers
  • 44,822 positive reviews
  • 2,541 negative reviews
  • 94.64% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 6 viewers right now
  • 131 24-hour peak
  • 23,685 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😍 Very Positive
  • 92.89% SteamDB Rating
  • 44,822 94.6% positive reviews
  • 2,541 5.4% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
31 August 2007 – 20:00 Steam Release -
8 December 2014 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Killer Bundle -
13 February 2015 – 17:00 ⇄ Fanatical: S.T.A.L.K.E.R Complete Bundle -
10 June 2015 – 14:00 ⇄ Fanatical: All Stars 2 Bundle -
10 August 2016 – 18:20 ⇄ Fanatical: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Complete Bundle -
22 September 2016 – 12:00 ⇄ Indiegala: Atomic S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Bundle -
1 June 2017 – 17:00 ⇄ Indiegala: The Stalker Bundle -
18 September 2017 – 16:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Nemesis Bundle 3 -
23 February 2018 – 16:00 ⇄ Fanatical: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Complete Bundle -
22 February 2019 – 16:00 ⇄ Fanatical: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Complete Bundle -
26 May 2019 – 15:10 ⇄ Fanatical: S.T.A.L.K.E.R Complete Bundle -
19 June 2019 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Fugitive Bundle -
24 February 2020 – 16:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Reaper Bundle 2 -
8 August 2024 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Indie Legends Bundle - Summer 2024 -
3 October 2024 – 15:00 ⇄ 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 169 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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