How many people are playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl right now?

184 people are playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl on Steam right now, making it the 1597th most played game on Steam. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 184 players. The number updates every few minutes.

What is S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl's all-time peak player count?

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl's highest concurrent player count on Steam is 3,719, reached in November 2024.

Is S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl good? What do Steam reviews say?

94% of 38,057 Steam user reviews are positive (Very Positive).

How much does S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl cost on Steam?

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl costs $19.99 on Steam (US).

Does S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl work on Steam Deck?

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl is Unsupported on Steam Deck, according to Valve's Steam Deck compatibility check.

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

by GSC Game World · Released Mar 20, 2007

Steam Deck UnsupportedLinux & Deck: Platinum

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#1,597

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Review score

94% positive

Very Positive38,057 reviews

Owners (est.)1M–2M

24h peak

184

Highest seen3,719

Nov 20242 years ago

Price on Steam

$19.99

Lowest ever $19.99 Nov 2026

Concurrent players

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Patches & builds

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Jun 27, 2023, 10:12 AM UTC
Build 11567845the current build when we started tracking6.9 GB on Windows

Patch notes

Jun 27, 2023
PatchUkrainian localization
Fixed Ukrainian localization to include more character voices.
Jun 16, 2023
PatchChinese localization
Traditional Chinese (texts only) added as localization option.
Jun 6, 2023
PatchFix for the 12th Generation Intel® Core™ CPUs
Minor update in the renderers initialization sequence to address issue with freezing the game on computers powered by 12th Gen Intel® Core™ processors running on Windows 11. Patch affects only R2 render (Full Dynamic Lighting @ DirectX® 9). The reason behind t…

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Mar 28, 2026
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May 20, 2025
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chornobyl Enhanced Edition is now on Steam!
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Legends of the Zone Trilogy Enhanced Edition is now available on Steam! Shadow of Chornobyl, Clear Sky, and Call of Prypiat get a refresh with enhanced graphics, next-gen console optimizations, and broader modding support. The trilogy receives …
May 14, 2025
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Legends of the Zone Enhanced Edition, coming May 20
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. trilogy on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation will receive a free upgrade to S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Legends of the Zone Trilogy Enhanced Edition on May 20, 2025. New shaders, lighting, textures, gamepad support, Steam Deck, Steam Workshop, Achievements, and mor…
Mar 6, 2024
Console release and weeklong Steam deal for all S.T.A.L.K.E.R. fans
Winter is a tough season, especially in the Zone. And even though some winter days felt like late March, stalkers are jubilant to welcome the advent of spring. The season when everything is new, the world refreshes, and the Zone is no exception. Curious mutant…
Aug 2, 2023
Gamescom is coming, as well as the demo of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2
Deadly anomalies, dangerous mutants, anarchists, bandits, free stalkers, players and partners are heartily invited to join us and play the demo of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl at gamescom 2023 on 23-27 August.
May 10, 2023
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 🤝 Dying Light bundle is here NOW
Adrenaline roof jumps or painstaking, step by bolt, advance to the goal? Bloodthirsty zombies or predatory mutants? The nights that turn hunters to prey, or the Emission that gives you the only chance to survive by hiding as deep as possible? Together with our…
Mar 23, 2023
Happy 16th Anniversary of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
Today, the oldest campfire in the Zone is burning, having been alight for 16 years. How many stalkers have come to bask in its warm glow, seeking respite from the terrifying adventures of the Zone? Countless. How many shadows have tried to extinguish it? Yet i…
Feb 28, 2023
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. will get a board game adaptation!
Bright Emission illuminates the sky. Seems the Noosphere is proceeding that stalkers from Awaken Realms have discovered — something that will forever go down in the history of the Zone. Rumors say that these explorers are true masters of their craft and are re…
Dec 5, 2022
GSC Game World Birthday Sale
The last leaves drop down to the soil. Winter takes its toll, and the Zone gets covered with new, pure snow. The snow that will change its look but not the essence: strong, dangerous and a bit lonely. She keeps the memories about those times when the first sta…
Apr 15, 2022
Together we raised 800 000$!
The charity sale of GSC Game World games is over. The great reason to be proud of our community. Thank you all! Those who hear Ukrainians. Those who open their doors to Ukrainians. Those who do not stand aside: tweet, show their support, correspond, offer help…
Apr 8, 2022
GSC Game World Charity Sale is still ON!
Friends! We are incredibly grateful for every purchase during the GSC for Ukraine Charity Sale. Now we see your powerful support — on some platforms we even had to generate new game keys for the S.T.A.L.K.E.R series. By purchasing any games already released by…
Apr 4, 2022
GSC Game World Charity Sale
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Jul 27, 2020
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 — First trailer and information
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May 4, 2020
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Dec 14, 2018
Why does Mutant Year Zero use the terminology of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.?
I had a fine time with Mutant Year Zero: Road To Eden ‘s post-apocalyptic, ducking good blend of real-time stealth and turn-based combat, but one concern dogged me throughout. Used repeatedly throughout the game are two beyond-familiar terms: ‘zone…
Jul 4, 2018
Dead Air is S.T.A.L.K.E.R s best standalone megamod yet
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is still years away so here’s a banquet of irradiated exploration and scavenging to tide you over. Dead Air is a standalone mega-mod (no purchase necessary) for bleak FPS sandbox series S.T.A.L.K.E.R . Built on top of the fan-upgraded Op…
May 16, 2018
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is in development, but not due until 2021
Good news for fans of uncompromisingly bleak and incomparably atmospheric Eastern European sandbox shooters: an official S.T.A.L.K.E.R. sequel is on the way, original devs GSC Game World have confirmed. The less-good news is that we re all going to have to con…

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Nov 3, 2026Price$19.99

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