

There are also multiple fan remakes trying to restore the cut content from the original version of the game like S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Oblivion Lost. A sequel, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat, followed in 2010. The background and some terminology of the game are borrowed from the Russian novella Roadside Picnic and the film Stalker that it was somewhat based on.Ī prequel, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, was released in 2008. It is set after a fictitious second Chernobyl disaster, which further contaminated the surrounding area with radiation, and caused strange otherworldly changes in local fauna, flora, and the laws of physics. In the game, the player assumes the identity of the Marked One, an amnesiac man trying to find and kill the mysterious Strelok within the Zone, a forbidden territory surrounding the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. The game features a non-linear storyline and includes role-playing gameplay elements such as trading and two-way communication with non-player characters.

The game is set in an alternative reality, where a second nuclear disaster occurred at the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, causing strange changes in the area around it. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl is a first-person shooter survival horror video game developed by Ukrainian game developer GSC Game World and published by THQ in 2007 following a long development.

