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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chornobyl - Enhanced Edition cover art

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chornobyl - Enhanced Edition

GSC Game World · 2025-05-20

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

ActionAdventureRPG

Franchise: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. · Modes: Single player

Releases: May 20, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 20, 2025 (PlayStation 5), May 20, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S)

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chornobyl, the first chapter of the Legends of the Zone Trilogy, which started it all.

208
playing now
62%
positive of 8.6k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
39/100
IGDB user rating (8 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$13.39
steam price (US)

208 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 07:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 208 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 298 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~37/week).
  • · Review velocity down 1% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (2,979 reviews).
  • · Top 12% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 171k–385k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 8,558 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$11.96-40%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $10.01 at GameBillet (2025-12-05)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 68 of 106 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.6k1.6k20252026Week of 2025-05-20: 1,340 positiveWeek of 2025-05-20: 1,639 negativeWeek of 2025-05-27: 266 positiveWeek of 2025-05-27: 203 negativeWeek of 2025-06-03: 129 positiveWeek of 2025-06-03: 73 negativeWeek of 2025-06-10: 84 positiveWeek of 2025-06-10: 53 negativeWeek of 2025-06-17: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-06-17: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-06-24: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-06-24: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-07-08: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-07-08: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-07-15: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-07-15: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-07-22: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-07-22: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-07-29: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-07-29: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-05: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-08-05: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-08-12: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-08-12: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-08-19: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-08-19: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-08-26: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-08-26: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-09-02: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-09-02: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-09-09: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-09-09: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-09-16: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-09-16: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-23: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-09-23: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-09-30: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-09-30: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-07: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-10-07: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-10-14: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-10-14: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-21: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-10-21: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-10-28: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-10-28: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-11-04: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-11-04: 46 negativeWeek of 2025-11-11: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-11-11: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-11-18: 104 positiveWeek of 2025-11-18: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-11-25: 432 positiveWeek of 2025-11-25: 43 negativeWeek of 2025-12-02: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-12-02: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-12-09: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-12-09: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-12-16: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-12-16: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-12-23: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-12-23: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-12-30: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-12-30: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-06: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-01-06: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-13: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-01-13: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-20: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-01-20: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-01-27: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-01-27: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-03: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-02-03: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-10: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-02-10: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-17: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-02-17: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-02-24: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-02-24: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-03: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-03-03: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-10: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-03-10: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-17: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-03-17: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-03-24: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-03-24: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-03-31: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-03-31: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-07: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-04-07: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-04-14: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-04-14: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-21: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-04-21: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-28: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-04-28: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-05-05: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-05-05: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-12: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-05-12: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-05-19: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-05-19: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-05-26: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-05-26: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-06-02: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-06-02: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-06-09: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-06-09: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-06-16: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-06-16: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-23: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-06-23: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-30: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-06-30: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-07: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-07-07: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-14: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-07-14: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-21: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-07-21: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-07-28: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-07-28: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-08-04: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-08-04: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-11: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-08-11: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-18: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-08-18: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-08-25: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-08-25: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

367732026-08-11 23:00 — 120 players2026-08-12 15:00 — 211 players2026-08-13 07:00 — 87 players2026-08-13 23:00 — 122 players2026-08-14 14:00 — 196 players2026-08-15 06:00 — 108 players2026-08-15 22:00 — 177 players2026-08-16 14:00 — 290 players2026-08-17 06:00 — 73 players2026-08-17 22:00 — 165 players2026-08-18 14:00 — 233 players2026-08-19 05:00 — 87 players2026-08-19 21:00 — 206 players2026-08-20 13:00 — 241 players2026-08-21 05:00 — 96 players2026-08-21 20:00 — 272 players2026-08-22 12:00 — 304 players2026-08-23 04:00 — 132 players2026-08-23 20:00 — 367 players2026-08-24 11:00 — 235 players2026-08-25 03:00 — 138 players2026-08-25 19:00 — 343 players2026-08-26 11:00 — 227 players2026-08-27 04:00 — 114 players2026-08-27 19:00 — 310 players2026-08-28 07:00 — 173 players2026-08-28 23:00 — 179 players2026-08-29 15:00 — 367 players2026-08-30 07:00 — 208 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$10.012025-05-202026-08-212025-05-20 — best price $19.992025-06-19 — best price $19.992025-06-27 — best price $16.992025-07-11 — best price $15.892025-08-02 — best price $14.992025-08-11 — best price $16.992025-08-18 — best price $13.992025-08-29 — best price $15.892025-09-05 — best price $13.992025-09-15 — best price $13.992025-09-29 — best price $13.992025-10-13 — best price $13.992025-10-28 — best price $13.992025-11-18 — best price $15.892025-12-01 — best price $14.692025-12-05 — best price $10.012025-12-11 — best price $13.992025-12-23 — best price $12.202026-01-06 — best price $19.992026-01-21 — best price $19.992026-02-03 — best price $17.792026-02-12 — best price $13.392026-02-20 — best price $19.992026-03-19 — best price $13.392026-03-29 — best price $11.892026-04-08 — best price $18.992026-04-20 — best price $11.692026-04-27 — best price $18.992026-05-08 — best price $10.962026-05-22 — best price $19.992026-06-17 — best price $13.392026-06-30 — best price $19.992026-07-18 — best price $18.992026-08-19 — best price $12.492026-08-21 — best price $11.96
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

1302026-08-28 00:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-28 01:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 15:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 13 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

44
achievements tracked
85.6%
earned "You're finally awake..."
14%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam WorkshopAdjustable DifficultyDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSave AnytimeStereo SoundSteam Cloud

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)6,82813%44

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

Player tags

FPSRPGActionSci-fiShooterSurvivalAdventureLore-RichRealisticAtmospheric

Census log

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

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