- S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Prypiat Enhanced Edition is now on Steam! - 20 May 2025
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-rendered cinematics sharpen storytelling, and an adjusted FOV improves combat visibility. PC players gain Steam Deck optimization, Steam Workshop access for mods, cloud saves for progress backup, and full gamepad support. For PC, to thank our loyal fans, owners of the original S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games ge…
- The original Stalker trilogy gets a full 4K remaster, free for existing players - 14 May 2025
The Stalker trilogy is one of the most defining and atmospheric FPS game series on PC. With the launch of Stalker 2 in 2024 bringing plenty of new eyes to the apocalyptic shooter, it's certainly worthwhile going back to the older entries. Shadow of Chornobyl, Clear Sky, and Call of Prypiat certainly show their age, but they have withstood the test of time nevertheless. Now, however, GSC Game World is giving them a fresh coat of paint, revealing you'll be able to get your hands on the Stalker remasters next week and that they're free for anyone who owns the originals. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: As Stalker 2 updates continue, GSC is giving the original trilogy some love Huge new Stalker game, built by fans, is available to play right now ModDB and IndieDB reveal their top ten mods and indie games of the year
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Legends of the Zone Enhanced Edition, coming May 20 - 14 May 2025
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
- As Stalker 2 updates continue, GSC is giving the original trilogy some love - 21 December 2024
As developer GSC Game World continues to roll out the Stalker 2 fixes, the studio also has an incredibly welcome surprise for the original survival FPS trilogy. At some point in 2025, both the console and PC versions of these games will be getting an update, in an effort to bring them in line with more modern videogames. So if you've never played the original Stalker games but fancy giving them a try after the recent sequel, I'd say hold off just a little bit longer. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Best Stalker 2 mods Stalker 2 patch notes spark The Zone to life as buggy A-Life system gets fixes Essential Stalker 2 mod adds the one feature we've badly needed
- Console release and weeklong Steam deal for all S.T.A.L.K.E.R. fans - 6 March 2024
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 better life, and they need equipment, and food, and drinks, and, you can see where it goes. Most rookies go by the established route. Steam offers discounts up to 75% for classic S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games. But some future stalkers can venture into the unknown, that is console Zone, and try S.T.A.L.K.E.R. L…
- Huge new Stalker game, built by fans, is available to play right now - 22 December 2023
Well, this is a very nice way to end the year. As we eagerly anticipate the arrival of Stalker 2 , and the return of GSC's iconic apocalypse shooter, what is basically a completely new Stalker game has just dropped out of nowhere, courtesy of a huge overhaul mod for the 2010 classic Call of Pripyat. With new missions, environments, music, a retooled UI, and improved graphics, this is the perfect way to keep busy before Stalker 2 gets here, and you can play it right this second. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: ModDB and IndieDB reveal their top ten mods and indie games of the year Liberated: GSC Game World ditches GameSpy in all STALKER games
- Gamescom is coming, as well as the demo of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 - 2 August 2023
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. See you and Good Hunting Stalkers!
- Fix for the 12th Generation Intel® Core™ CPUs - 6 June 2023
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. To address the issue, initialization was simplified a bit to be more emulator friendly. Update, June 15 Thanks to the valuable patch feedback collected in this thread, we’re releasing a really tiny fix: R2 render (Dynamic Lighting) should now work properly on the systems with outdated DirectX End-…
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 🤝 Dying Light bundle is here NOW - 10 May 2023
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.
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. will get a board game adaptation! - 28 February 2023
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:
- GSC Game World Birthday Sale - 5 December 2022
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 your own path… Then GSC Game World birthday sale will give you an opportunity! From the 5th to the 12th of December, buy our games with a great discount and venture into this winter trip! Good winter hunting, stalker.
- Together we raised 800 000$! - 15 April 2022
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, all funds will be donated to the «Come Back Alive» Charitable Foundation. Thanks to this sale, there are more Cossacks in the Sich, stalkers in the Zone, and the Ukrainian people made new friends ready to come to his aid. We will remember that. Always.
- GSC Game World Charity Sale is still ON! - 8 April 2022
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!
- GSC Game World Charity Sale - 4 April 2022
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 helping the world to find the truth about the events. And to help these and many other Ukrainians, GSC Game World is starting a charity sale of its games. All the money gained will be transferred to the «Come back alive» fund, which saves Ukrainians' lives each day since 2014. The sale is active from th…
- «S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat» — to the nominees for Labor of Love! - 24 November 2021
12 years have passed since the release of the latest part of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. trilogy, but the GSC Game World team is still as passionate about this universe as before. Some of us even grew up playing the previous games of the series, and now they are working on its continuation. And in many ways, this became possible thanks to our incredible community! The strongest morale booster for our team that can even exist is the nomination of «S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat» for the Steam Labor Of Love Award. We hope that today stalkers will hear the Call and respond to it with their voice in support.
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 — First trailer and information - 27 July 2020
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is a brand-new entry in the legendary series, enjoyed by millions of players worldwide. The explosive combination of first-person shooter, immersive sim and horror is back. It’s the ultimate S.T.A.L.K.E.R. experience of unprecedented scale, advanced graphics, freedom of choices and the thickest atmosphere of a deadly adventure. Welcome to The Zone — an area of exclusion around the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Full of radiation, mutants and anomalies, it keeps drawing adventurers from beyond the perimeter. Bounty hunters dwell deep into the Zone, driven by its treasures and mysteries. These people are known as stalkers. Are you ready to become one of them? Immerse in the Zone For the first time in the history of the franchise, the Zone will be yours to explore as a seamless post-apocalyptic open-world — one of the biggest ones to date. It’s Your Story Craft your own st…
- How brutalism has shaped games - 23 October 2018
It's easy to understand why brutalism has been such a potent source of architectural inspiration for games. The raw forms - solid, legible and with clear lineation - are the perfect material for level designers to craft their worlds with. Simultaneously, these same structures are able to ignite imaginations and gesture outwards, their dramatic shapes and monumental dimensions shocking and attention-seizing. Brutalism is a branch of architecture that spans roughly 30 years (1950s-1970s). It was borne out of the devastation of two world wars, when there was a need to rebuild. In this aftermath brutalism became a vital global phenomenon. If you live in a city, you've no doubt passed by a hulking example. The term derives from a French invention: b ton brut, meaning raw concrete. This is the structure's most prominent feature - sheer concrete surface, often left rough, exposed or unfinished…
- The Californian sent to save Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl from development hell - 31 July 2018
In a restaurant somewhere in sunny Los Angeles County, 13 years ago, two old friends were having lunch. Wine and conversation were flowing. They remembered how they'd met at LucasArts in the 90s. They weren't there to talk business but they did because video games were their bread and butter. One of the men, Jack Sorensen, was reeling-off job opportunities he knew of - he being executive vice president of worldwide studios at games publisher THQ. "THQ Australia?" he enquired. But the other man, Dean Sharpe, didn't seem interested. He had closed his own studio Big Ape Productions a couple of years earlier, dropped off the radar and taken a break, and now he was ready for something new. But Sharpe wanted a challenge. Sorensen dangled the bait. "It was somewhere during the second bottle of wine he mentioned he had this crazy thing in Ukraine," Dean Sharpe tells me over Skype now (he never…
- Apparently STALKER 2 is happening, but don't get too excited - 16 May 2018
Apparently STALKER 2 is happening and will be released in 2021. That's according to Sergiy Grygorovych, owner of STALKER developer GSC, who shared on Facebook: "Today 15.05.2018 I officially declare: GSC GAME WORLD DEVELOPS S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2." His post linked to a STALKER 2 website displaying the project's logo and the number "2021", which is presumably the planned release date. Read more…
- Former STALKER team announces Chernobyl-set battle royale game - 7 February 2018
How about a STALKER battle royale game? There's one in development. It's called Fear the Wolves and it's made by Vostok Games, the studio formed from the ashes of STALKER developer GSC. Fear the Wolves takes place, like STALKER, in the creepy radiation-blasted wasteland of Chernobyl. It's a 100-player deathmatch where you can play lone wolf or in squads - but players won't be the only enemy. Deadly anomalies constantly threaten your health, mitigated somewhat by protective gear found while exploring. Of more pressing danger, however, will be the mutated forms lurking in the shadows... Fear the Wolves will be released at some point this year on PC and consoles - presumably much later this year. There'll be an early access phase on PC beforehand. Read more…
