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Chernobylite Complete Edition cover art

Chernobylite Complete Edition

The Farm 51 · 2021-07-28

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ActionAdventureIndieRPGSimulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Sep 28, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Apr 21, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Apr 21, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Jul 28, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 28, 2021 (Xbox One), Dec 13, 2024 (Nintendo Switch)

Chernobylite is a science-fiction survival horror RPG. Set in the hyper-realistic, 3D-scanned wasteland of Chernobyl’s Exclusion Zone, explore a non-linear storyline in your search to uncover the truth of your tortured past.

104
playing now
82%
positive of 16k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
76/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
69/100
IGDB user rating (50 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

104 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Chernobylite is a 2021 first-person shooter survival horror video game developed by Polish game developer The Farm 51 and published by All in! Games. The game is set in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, where the player's objective is to explore, as Ukrainian physicist Igor Khymynuk, and find his fiancée in the radioactive wasteland. It was released for Windows in July 2021, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in September 2021, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S in April 2022, and Nintendo Switch in December 2024. It received generally positive reviews from critics.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 104 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 524 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~66/week).
  • · Review velocity down 34% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,495 reviews).
  • · Top 8% of 10,903 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 311k–700k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 15,552 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$29.99
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.99 at GamesPlanet US (2025-07-25) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 41 of 78 observed days · $25.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.3k1.3k20192026Week of 2019-10-01: 433 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 185 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 242 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 512 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1,301 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 194 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 285 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 587 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 226 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 18 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

116212026-08-06 22:00 — 47 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 37 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 81 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 71 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 44 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 81 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 71 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 41 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 97 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 69 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 28 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 76 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 44 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 27 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 73 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 40 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 21 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 78 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 67 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 22 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 65 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 76 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 25 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 84 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 80 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 32 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 40 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 81 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 38 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 104 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$5.992019-10-162026-08-302019-10-16 — best price $29.992019-12-19 — best price $20.992020-02-03 — best price $20.992020-03-31 — best price $17.992020-06-15 — best price $29.992020-12-21 — best price $22.492021-08-18 — best price $26.152021-12-01 — best price $29.992022-03-01 — best price $28.682022-05-19 — best price $22.492022-08-07 — best price $29.992022-11-01 — best price $29.992022-12-15 — best price $14.992023-02-02 — best price $13.492023-03-15 — best price $29.992023-05-03 — best price $11.992023-07-04 — best price $29.992023-08-07 — best price $13.492023-09-19 — best price $29.992023-11-21 — best price $13.492024-01-10 — best price $29.992024-02-29 — best price $29.992024-04-19 — best price $7.992024-06-25 — best price $29.992024-10-04 — best price $9.892024-12-06 — best price $29.992025-02-10 — best price $29.992025-03-27 — best price $5.992025-05-28 — best price $29.992025-08-04 — best price $5.992025-10-07 — best price $5.992025-11-25 — best price $5.992026-02-12 — best price $29.992026-04-11 — best price $29.992026-05-22 — best price $29.992026-07-17 — best price $29.992026-08-30 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

143602026-06-01 — 84 pageviews2026-06-04 — 103 pageviews2026-06-07 — 89 pageviews2026-06-10 — 97 pageviews2026-06-13 — 84 pageviews2026-06-16 — 94 pageviews2026-06-19 — 82 pageviews2026-06-22 — 89 pageviews2026-06-25 — 80 pageviews2026-06-28 — 88 pageviews2026-07-01 — 105 pageviews2026-07-04 — 94 pageviews2026-07-07 — 107 pageviews2026-07-10 — 87 pageviews2026-07-13 — 93 pageviews2026-07-16 — 96 pageviews2026-07-19 — 109 pageviews2026-07-22 — 71 pageviews2026-07-25 — 60 pageviews2026-07-28 — 97 pageviews2026-07-31 — 81 pageviews2026-08-03 — 106 pageviews2026-08-06 — 94 pageviews2026-08-09 — 94 pageviews2026-08-12 — 71 pageviews2026-08-15 — 95 pageviews2026-08-18 — 96 pageviews2026-08-21 — 104 pageviews2026-08-24 — 104 pageviews2026-08-27 — 106 pageviews2026-08-29 — 97 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

35
achievements tracked
75%
earned "Black mask wearing mother******"
19.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing10 DLC

13 supported languages: English, Russian, French, German, Polish, Spanish - Spain, Italian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Hungarian, Ukrainian…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)11,91914%35

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RPGHorrorSci-fiStealthCraftingSurvivalAdventureSimulationAtmosphericExploration

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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