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Game entry

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl

2007 · FPS, Action RPG, Horror, Survival, Sandbox · PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One · THQ

GameForever voters place S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl no. 404 in the world ranking, with 1,720 ELO points and 69% of wins across 362 duels settled. Its most contested head-to-head pits it against Elden Ring: 2 wins to 2 across 4 duels. Its best rank by family puts it at no. 12 out of 143 (2007).

World rank

no. 404

ELO score

1,720

Wins

69%

Duels played

362

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About S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl

Year 2012. Six years passed since the time of the Second catastrophe to have made the April events of 1986 fade.

The game is set in the Chernobyl exclusion zone which turned from a destiny-breaker place into a threat to all mankind. The Zone is reluctant to open up its mysteries and needs to be forced to do it. It is a rare hero who can reach the very heart of the Zone onto find out what danger awaits him there.

A danger which, compared to marauders and enemy groupings, all monsters and anomalies, will seem a mere preparation to the meeting with something more fatal and threatening.

But for now… get ready, hero. Collect artefacts and trade, grope your path and keep an eye on the rear, catch roentgens and fight – only make sure you survive! And then, perhaps, if you are persistent and truly lucky, you will find out why all this had fallen on you.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,720 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 401 SuperHot 1,723
  2. 402 Skies of Arcadia 1,723
  3. 403 Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars 1,721
  4. 404 S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl 1,720
  5. 405 Machinarium 1,720
  6. 406 Age of Empires III 1,720
  7. 407 Suikoden 1,720

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The standing

Where S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 12 out of 143 (2007).

Where S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 404 5,035
FPS 49 451
2000s 117 1,308
2007 12 143

The community

The debate

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  1. PixelKnight

    The atmosphere alone deserves a top spot, nothing else made me feel this small and this scared at the same time!

    IrenePlayer

    La atmósfera de la Zona y el miedo de Bloodborne son primos lejanos, pero eso no mp da nostalgia igual.

    Carpentier2010

    Vous confondez pas peur et tension ? Bloodborne stresse, ça c'est autre chose non ?

    Frédéric_1997

    l'atmosphère on est d'accord mais bcp de gens oublient qu'Elden Ring arrive à te faire sentir petit aussi, en tout cas moi j'ai ressenti un truc similaire, pas identique hein, mais assez proche

  2. suzanne16

    What keeps me coming back is how lonely the whole thing feels, no other shooter from that era gave me that same dread

  3. Willie_12

    I only put maybe ten hours total into it over the years but even that little was enough to get the appeal

    GlitchPilot

    Dix heures ça suffit vraiment ?

  4. Audrey_55

    Did anyone else just wander around collecting bolts instead of progressing?

  5. lenoir_bernadette

    Comparé à ce qui se fait aujourd'hui en survie horreur, il tire clairement sur la corde de l'ambiance pour masquer un gunplay rigide et des ennemis qui réagissent bizarrement aux tirs

    IronDragon41

    Same here, the gunplay never bothered me because the tension around every corner was the actual game

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