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As Major Degtyarev, investigate a vanished helicopter operation while exploring the Zone, fighting threats, and hunting artifacts.
Released 11 Feb 2010
Investigate Crashed Helicopters
Hunt Anomaly Artifacts
Outrun Deadly Emissions
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat is the direct sequel of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl. As a Major Alexander Degtyarev you should investigate the crash of the governmental helicopters around the Zone and find out, what happened there.
Developed by GSC Game World · Published by GSC Game World
You play Major Alexander Degtyarev, a Ukrainian security operative sent into the Exclusion Zone to investigate a failed military operation and the disappearance of its helicopters. The search takes you through the wetlands of Zaton, the industrial area around Jupiter, and the abandoned city of Pripyat.
Explore these open areas, take on mutants and hostile people, and search for valuable artifacts among dangerous anomalies. When destructive emissions strike, find shelter; equipment, ammunition, and supplies help you survive the Zone’s threats.
Side quests bring you into contact with the Zone’s inhabitants and can affect later events and endings. You can upgrade weapons and armor, while the A-Life simulation lets other people and creatures act and encounter one another as you travel.
Reviews frequently praise the Zone’s bleak atmosphere and the sense of discovery it creates, along with its open-area exploration and detailed side quests. Players also appreciate making choices that affect events, hunting artifacts, and improving their weapons and armor. Some reviewers point to aging rough edges, occasional bugs or unpredictable AI, a short main story, and limited content in Pripyat.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Players | 2–32 |
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| Multiplayer | The provided store information confirms competitive multiplayer with four multiplayer modes and battles for up to 32 players on one map. Steam features list Online PvP and LAN PvP. The base game information provided does not mention co-op, drop-in/drop-out, or local multiplayer. A player review mentions an external co-op mod that enables campaign co-op for up to 4 players. |
| Multiplayer & mods | A player review states that the xrMPE co-op mod allows the whole campaign to be played in co-op with up to 4 players. This is mod-based and not confirmed as an official base-game feature in the provided store text. |
| Controller required | No |
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| Metacritic | 80/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |
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