Venture into the haunting and irradiated world of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, published by GSC Game World, where danger lurks around every corner. The Zone, born from a second explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 2006, is a place teeming with mutated creatures, deadly radiation, and strange anomalous energies. Survival depends on navigating not only these environmental hazards but also the treacherous landscape of competing S.T.A.L.K.E.R.s, each driven by their own desires and goals within the Exclusion Zone.

As a player, you must carve your own path through this hostile environment, scavenging for resources, evading deadly anomalies, and battling monstrous creatures, all while trying to unearth the Zone's secrets. Driven by reports of valuable artifacts imbued with anomalous energy, mercenaries, bounty hunters, and explorers, collectively known as stalkers, have flooded into the Zone. Finding the truth about the Zone or selling artifacts on the black market propels players deeper into the dangerous landscape as they find their way to survive in the Zone.

In this landscape, deadly creatures roam freely. In 1986, the world faced the nuclear disaster. Now, the military cordons off the Exclusion Zone, ready to shoot anyone foolish enough to enter. Your wits and skill will be your greatest assets in this desperate fight for survival.