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GSC Game World· THQ· 2007· PS4 · PC · XONE · Switch
ShooterRPGScience fictionHorrorSurvivalStealth

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl is a first-person shooter with role-playing and survival elements, and the first game in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series. It is set in an open, hazardous area known as the Zone, based on the Chernobyl exclusion zone, where players explore wilderness, settlements, and military sites in search of valuable artifacts. Beyond combat against human factions and mutated creatures, players must contend with pockets of altered physics called anomalies, radiation, hunger, and bleeding, managing supplies and equipment to survive. A non-linear storyline offers multiple endings, and limited trading and dialogue with other characters shape the experience.

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What is S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl about?

In an alternate history, a second mysterious disaster strikes the area around the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant years after the original 1986 accident, leaving behind a lethal territory called the Zone that is populated by mutated creatures, deadly anomalies, and scavengers known as stalkers. The player takes the role of the Marked One, a man who survives a crash with no memory of his past. His only clues are a tattoo reading S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and a handheld device carrying a single instruction: kill a man named Strelok. Working for a local trader to repay a debt, the Marked One follows this trail deeper into the Zone, gradually uncovering hints about Strelok and the secrets hidden at its heart.

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0Room for youClosed off
3Live streamers0 in English
39People watching
#2Your spot at 10 viewersof 4

Should I stream S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl on Twitch?

0/100 · Closed off· 13 viewers per streamer on paper

Probably not. None of the 39 people watching S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl are watching in English — every live stream is in another language, so there is nobody here for an English broadcast to reach.

None of the 39 viewers here are watching in English — every live stream is in another language, so there is nobody for an English broadcast to reach.

Only 0 of the 39 viewers here (0%) are watching in English. 0 of the 3 live streams are in English.

Almost nobody here is available to you — either a couple of streams hold the room, or nobody is watching in English, or the category is empty, or you would be buried.

This reads the room as it is right now — how much of the English-speaking audience is reachable and where you would land — not how many followers you would gain. That depends on you.

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How many people stream S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl?

Right now

3 right now, to 39 viewers between them. 0 of them are streaming in English. Counted live from Twitch and refreshed every 15 minutes.

Is S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl too saturated on Twitch?

Not crowded, but not open either. Only 3 people are streaming S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, every one of them in another language — so the room is quiet because there is nobody here for an English broadcast to reach, not because it is waiting for you.

Who you're up against

Biggest streams of 3 live right now

Is S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl any good?

Players score it 81 out of 100 from 482 ratings, and critics 80 out of 100.

80Critics2 outlets
81Players482 ratings

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Details

Released
Mar 23, 2007 · 20 years ago
Time to finish
About 17h
Playing on Steam
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Price
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Modes
Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective
First person
Rated
ESRB M
Biggest stream
27 (69% of the category)
Typical stream
6 viewers (median)
Count accuracy
Exact — every live stream counted

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Updated Oct 20, 2026, 10:39 PM UTC