S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
Updated v2.1.0.7
Updated January 30, 2026 2:17 am (5 months ago)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl is a first-person shooter set in the radioactive Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Explore a hostile environment filled with mutated creatures, deadly anomalies, and rival factions. Survive by scavenging gear, forming alliances, and uncovering the truth behind a catastrophic event.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl overview
Year 2012. Six years passed since the time of the Second catastrophe to have made the April events of 1986 fade.
The game is set in the Chernobyl exclusion zone which turned from a destiny-breaker place into a threat to all mankind. The Zone is reluctant to open up its mysteries and needs to be forced to do it. It is a rare hero who can reach the very heart of the Zone onto find out what danger awaits him there.
A danger which, compared to marauders and enemy groupings, all monsters and anomalies, will seem a mere preparation to the meeting with something more fatal and threatening.
But for now… get ready, hero. Collect artefacts and trade, grope your path and keep an eye on the rear, catch roentgens and fight – only make sure you survive! And then, perhaps, if you are persistent and truly lucky, you will find out why all this had fallen on you.
– Authentic objectives of the Chernobyl exclusion zone – the power engineers city of Pripyat, Chernobyl NPP, Chernobyl-2 complex of over-the-horizon detection and more.
– Freedom of movement around the storyline, limited only by the player’s will and abilities.
– Unique multiplayer modes implemented within the game entourage – artefacts collection, anomalies, radiation, weather effects, day & night change etc.
Will this game run on your PC?
Minimum
- Microsoft Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
- Intel Pentium IV 2.0 GHz/AMD Athlon XP 2200+
- 512 MB RAM (1 GB Recommended)
- nVidia GeForce 5700/ATI Radeon 9600/256MB DirectX 9.0c compatible video card
- LAN/Internet connection with Cable/DSL speeds for multiplayer
- 10GB free HDD space
- Please be advised that Windows 10 operating system will receive frequent hardware driver and software updates following its release; this may affect game compatibility
Download, Install, and Play
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- Install the game:
- Run or double-click
setup_********.exe. - If a DLC folder is included, run any
.exefiles inside it as well.
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- After the installation is complete, launch the game and start playing.
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