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S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored

Volframe · Art Games Studio S.A. · 2021-04-26

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Sep 23, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), TBD (PlayStation 4), Jan 26, 2022 (Xbox One), Apr 26, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored is a science fiction FPS puzzle horror game, which takes place a few months after the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant disaster. Experience a tale about an unexplored area within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone - The S.W.A.N. Institute.

S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored is an Action, Adventure and Indie game released in 2021, priced at $12.49, with an estimated 0 .. 20,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (68% of 74 reviews).

68%
positive of 74 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3.38★
PlayStation Store rating (29 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$12.49
steam price (US)

February 1987. A group of scientists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology received a signal from the Exclusion Zone. Some people are still near Pripyat and the readings on the radar are worrying. Scientists had been researching undiagnosed diseases in the isolated S.W.A.N. Institute for years. The enigmatic abilities of patients locked inside were one of the worst threats possible. Despite the radiation caused by the Chernobyl nuclear plant breakdown, the few USSR politicians aware of its existence didn’t order the evacuation of the facility. Worried scientists sent out a resea(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 12 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 44% of 27,914 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-02

Estimated sales: 1.5k–3.3k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 74 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$13.49

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.75 at GreenManGaming (2025-01-31)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $13.49 · on sale 1 of 7 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
9920212026Week of 2021-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$13.49$3.752021-12-072026-10-092021-12-07 — best price $12.492021-12-16 — best price $6.872022-01-06 — best price $12.492022-01-24 — best price $7.492022-02-05 — best price $12.492022-03-01 — best price $7.492022-03-21 — best price $12.492022-05-13 — best price $7.492022-05-28 — best price $12.492022-10-24 — best price $5.622022-11-02 — best price $12.492022-12-13 — best price $5.622023-01-06 — best price $12.492023-01-20 — best price $5.622023-02-04 — best price $12.492023-03-10 — best price $6.252023-04-01 — best price $12.492025-01-31 — best price $3.752025-02-22 — best price $12.492026-08-28 — best price $13.492026-09-04 — best price $5.392026-09-11 — best price $13.492026-09-18 — best price $13.492026-09-25 — best price $13.492026-10-02 — best price $13.492026-10-09 — best price $13.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: English, Polish

Player tags

FPSDarkHorrorLinearPuzzleMysteryAdventureStory RichExplorationFirst-Person

Census log

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

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