2026-03-28 22:53 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Video games, or more so the people who play them, I suppose, have this annoying thing where they assign a genre name as an insult. I don't want to reignite the discourse around JRPG as a term, but it certainly was used in quite a derisive and othering manner in its earlier years. The term walking sim was used more as a point of ironic degradation, even though it was perfectly apt in many ways. Then there's Eurojank, a sort of real but not technically real genre that describes ambitious but imperfect games made by European developers. And Andrii Verpakhovskyi, designer on the original Stalker g
2025-05-20 08:35 UTC · Community Announcements · [GSC]Mol1t
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Legends of the Zone Trilogy Enhanced Edition is now available on Steam! Shadow of Chornobyl, Clear Sky, and Call of Prypiat get a refresh with enhanced graphics, next-gen console optimizations, and broader modding support. The trilogy receives a visual upgrade across all platforms, featuring improved lighting with godrays, screen space reflections, and global illumination for a more immersive experience. Textures and 3D models for NPCs, weapons, and environments are enhanced, with advanced shaders for water and wetness effects and updated skyboxes for a dynamic world. 4K pre-re
2025-05-14 13:15 UTC · Community Announcements · [GSC]Super_PropheT
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. trilogy on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation will receive a free upgrade to S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Legends of the Zone Trilogy Enhanced Edition on May 20, 2025. New shaders, lighting, textures, gamepad support, Steam Deck, Steam Workshop, Achievements, and more. Full FAQ: https://www.stalker-game.com/en/faq
2024-03-06 19:41 UTC · Community Announcements · [GSC]Super_PropheT
Winter is a tough season, especially in the Zone. And even though some winter days felt like late March, stalkers are jubilant to welcome the advent of spring. The season when everything is new, the world refreshes, and the Zone is no exception. Curious mutants lurking through the grass searching for adventures, artefacts and anomalies are easier to spot. Seasoned veterans are ready to find what was left under the snow, some romantic stalkers are happy to see first flowers and traders are ready to welcome newcomers. Spring is a big deal to them, tons of rookies are looking to venture for a bet
2023-08-02 13:29 UTC · Community Announcements · [GSC]Super_PropheT
Deadly anomalies, dangerous mutants, anarchists, bandits, free stalkers, players and partners are heartily invited to join us and play the demo of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl at gamescom 2023 on 23-27 August. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/1620000/f34f3c766bcb8edc95bdbe14e99ff588f94a57ff.jpg
2023-06-27 10:13 UTC · Community Announcements · ManOwaR
Fixed Ukrainian localization to include more character voices.
2023-06-16 20:01 UTC · Community Announcements · ManOwaR
Traditional Chinese (texts only) added as localization option.
2023-06-06 20:48 UTC · Community Announcements · ManOwaR
Minor update in the renderers initialization sequence to address issue with freezing the game on computers powered by 12th Gen Intel® Core™ processors running on Windows 11. Patch affects only R2 render (Full Dynamic Lighting @ DirectX® 9). The reason behind this issue is the fact Intel dropped hardware support for DX9 in their integrated graphics cards found in 12th Gen (and upper) CPUs and discrete Arc GPUs. To support older games, emulation layer called D3D9On12 is used to translate DX9 API calls to DX12 at runtime. The game has somewhat complicated initialization which locked the emulator.
2023-05-10 13:01 UTC · Community Announcements · [GSC]Super_PropheT
Adrenaline roof jumps or painstaking, step by bolt, advance to the goal? Bloodthirsty zombies or predatory mutants? The nights that turn hunters to prey, or the Emission that gives you the only chance to survive by hiding as deep as possible? Together with our partners at Techland, we got you an option to add both the universes to your collection at once! The “Dying Light Definitive Edition + S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Trilogy” bundle is already available here in Steam. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/1620000/c9a0ff3143adcaed78199fa9e957bd209ee23b99.jpg
2023-03-23 15:00 UTC · Community Announcements · [GSC]Super_PropheT
Today, the oldest campfire in the Zone is burning, having been alight for 16 years. How many stalkers have come to bask in its warm glow, seeking respite from the terrifying adventures of the Zone? Countless. How many shadows have tried to extinguish it? Yet it still burns. Dozens of broken guitars, hundreds of stale bread loaves, and thousands of empty cans litter the campsite. Leftover sausages and energy drink cans... This fire heard so many stories! No stalker in the entire Zone knows them all, but the fire remembers each one. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/1620000/f3292b2dc26195c033c3e137a074bb344a92
2023-02-28 17:12 UTC · Community Announcements · [GSC]McCulkin
Bright Emission illuminates the sky. Seems the Noosphere is proceeding that stalkers from Awaken Realms have discovered — something that will forever go down in the history of the Zone. Rumors say that these explorers are true masters of their craft and are ready to share some fruits of the expedition! Clues we've got: you'll need a squad of stalker mates, a safe shelter with one evening supply stock, and… a table. Perhaps a campfire for complete immersion. We guess the best chance to clear it out is on their stream that’s start right now:
2022-12-05 18:00 UTC · Community Announcements · [GSC]McCulkin
The last leaves drop down to the soil. Winter takes its toll, and the Zone gets covered with new, pure snow. The snow that will change its look but not the essence: strong, dangerous and a bit lonely. She keeps the memories about those times when the first stalkers did their first timid steps through the fences, ruins and anomalous puddles. Today those stalkers are hardy wolves, perhaps. And they are waiting for her next call. The call that they are promised to answer back by returning to Her, their home. If you desire to renew your ticket to Pripyat, follow the first stalkers steps and find y
2022-04-15 14:00 UTC · Community Announcements · [GSC]Tapik
The charity sale of GSC Game World games is over. The great reason to be proud of our community. Thank you all! Those who hear Ukrainians. Those who open their doors to Ukrainians. Those who do not stand aside: tweet, show their support, correspond, offer help, take to the streets all around the world, donate money, participate in charity sales, join the ranks of volunteers, feed those who are starving, dismantle blockages, protect, treat, transport, rescue and never back down. You are incredible! Together with you, we’ve managed to raise more than $800,000. After taxes and store commissions,
2022-04-08 16:34 UTC · Community Announcements · [GSC]Tapik
Friends! We are incredibly grateful for every purchase during the GSC for Ukraine Charity Sale. Now we see your powerful support — on some platforms we even had to generate new game keys for the S.T.A.L.K.E.R series. By purchasing any games already released by GSC Game World, you are helping the defenders of Ukraine to protect our Independence. There are 3 days left until the end of the Charity Sale. You are incredible. Do not stop!
2022-04-04 17:44 UTC · Community Announcements · Pastorazzi
It has been more than a month since the war started in Ukraine. A painful and horribly long time. But in these exact moments, a genuine unity appears. These days, «Duty» with «Freedom» are standing shoulder to shoulder in a single row with militaries, protecting their motherland. Free volunteers are fetching incredibly rare stuff from the well-developed stashes network. Cossacks from Territorial Defence are consolidating to transform any little town into an impregnable Sich. And mages of the Internet are casting Empire-Annihilation spells to ensure our efficient informational support and helpi
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"path": "_appdata_/savedgames",
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}
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}
}
}
}
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