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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky – standalone prequel for the acclaimed S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, which tells you story about the Clear Sky group, that want to research the Zone and understand it better.

Release DateSep 15, 2008
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)86% (very positive) / 85.9%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)84% Top 15% / 84%  Top 15%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)14.3K  Top 2% / 18.5K  Top 2%
Curators413 reviews  Top 1%
Median Play Time21.6 hours  Top 10%
Play Time per Dollar2.2 hours  Top 10%
Followers43K  Top 3%
Owners± 1.8M  Top 2%
Copies Sold± 881.4K  Top 2%
Gross Revenue ($)± 4M  Top 4%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky's Steam rating and reviews between November 2010 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 84.6% (December 2010) to 94.7% (September 2013).

With 18.5K reviews Top 2%, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky is an undeniable major AAA level success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky's reviewers. The most popular language is Russian (48%), followed by English (28%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 27 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is available in 8 languages, which is great.

Time Played

Chart displaying S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time in game is outstanding, with 50 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 1.6 times less than the median for positive reviews. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (33 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky's fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Sense of atmosphere
  • Large and detailed environments
  • Active modding community
  • Rewarding gear optimization
  • Intriguing story
  • Interactive NPCs
  • Plentiful side missions
  • Unique artifact challenge
  • Fantastic ambient sounds
  • Fast travel
  • Atrocious lip synchronization
  • Questionable bullet mechanics
  • Laughable crouching
  • Removal of hunger and thirst seen as negative by purists
  • NPC and faction war bugs
  • Unbalanced difficulty
  • Unresolved bugs affecting gameplay
  • Possible game crashes
  • Not as strong as predecessor games
  • No Pripyat in Clear Sky

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's rating of 86% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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