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.
- Atmospheric (1407)
- Post-apocalyptic (1287)
- Open World (1266)
- FPS (1175)
- Survival (946)
- Action (710)
- RPG (604)
- Shooter (586)
- Survival Horror (583)
- Horror (545)
- First-Person (515)
- Singleplayer (509)
- Classic (456)
- Based On A Novel (382)
- Moddable (378)
- Adventure (369)
- Immersive (321)
- Sci-fi (312)
- Inventory Management (285)
- Difficult (258)
Release Date | Mar 20, 2007 |
Price | $ 19.99 Top 10% |
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 94.8% (very positive) Top 10% / 94.8% Top 10% |
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 92.8% Top 2% / 92.9% Top 1% |
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 30K Top 1% / 38.4K Top 1% |
Curators | 509 reviews Top 1% |
Median Play Time | 22.8 hours Top 10% |
Play Time per Dollar | 1.1 hour Top 20% |
Followers | 56.6K Top 3% |
Owners | ± 2.7M Top 1% |
Copies Sold | ± 1.8M Top 1% |
Gross Revenue ($) | ± 17.3M Top 2% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
This graph shows S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl's Steam rating and reviews between October 2010 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 100% (November 2010) to 94.7% (September 2023).
With its 38.4K reviews Top 1%, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl is indisputably a major AAA level success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.
Review Languages
This donut graph displays the languages of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (39%), followed by Russian (36%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 28 different languages represented. The game is translated in 9 languages, which is nice.
Time Played
This chart displays the number of hours played in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is great, reaching 53 hours in the 80th percentile.
The median play time for the negative reviews is 2.5 times less than the median for positive reviews. A high negative review play time (median : 9 hours) could mean that S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult in the end. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.
Players' Feedback
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These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's score of 94.8% Top 10% should be considered while evaluating them.
Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl's review data that Steam provides. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.