S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

Interesting game with a huge number of funny bugs

OG stalker game. I've played hundreds of hours of the CD version. Gotta recommend it for people who are into open-world post-apocalyptic games.

Great game, probably the best game to play if you're only going to play one game in the franchise.

I know that Steam says that I have only a few hours, but I have played this game a LOT outside Steam, probably have more like 200 hours. I grew up with this game, completed it around 10-20 times (if not more).

The atmosphere is incredible. Like in all other stalker games, you're not the center of the universe, you are just yet another stalker starting off with nearly nothing. No, the "real" main character of the game is the Zone itself. Most games say that they have a "living and breathing world", but this game is the only one where I have genuinely felt that the Zone wouldn't care if Degtyarev walks into a Vortex and is obliterated. Loners and bandits would still have firefights over artifacts, Duty and Freedom would still have skirmishes over who gets to control Yanov Station, the Zone would still create new anomaly fields, and mutants would still hunt and hide.

All of this is thanks to A-Life, stalker groups and mutants will roam around the map whether or not you're there, combined with an AI that is surprisingly advanced for a nearly 20 year old game.

Call of Pripyat takes the improvements made in Clear Sky and perfect them, making this entry a far more enjoyable romp through the zone compared to the previous entry. However, I still feel that this game is a bit lacking when compared to Shadow of Chernobyl. Call of Pripyat is certainly the most "complete" of the original S.T.A.L.K.E.R. trilogy, but I found it rather lacking (granted, I virtually rushed through the main story, and did not take part in many of the side missions).

Overall, I do recommend Call of Pripyat, especially if you enjoyed Shadow of Chernobyl, but I would treat it as more of an expansion to the original game's story, rather than a fully fledged sequel.

Amazing franchise. I only discovered the Stalker universe last year because of the release of Stalker 2, but these are my new favorite games. Do yourself a favor and try these games out if you haven't yet. You won't regret it!

definitely the most complete out of the whole trilogy - just wish it was longer for main quests

pretty great game. the open world, atmosphere and life simulation in the zone are on point. the game also looks jaw-dropping for 2009. however the story and main quest is cut short and ends up kind of underwhelming. worth playing for the open world and side content though.
the vanilla gunplay is okay at best though so i massively recommend getting the mod "arsenal overhaul" and the realistic damage addon that's included if you want the really good experience without bullet sponges.

game of my childhood, 100% recommend it, but do not go main story only, do side quests too because they are so damn good in this game, and it feels like everyone is alive, also the base game you will play maybe for a week, but then there comes mods and believe me ther eis tons of them and after compeleting story you should go and try mods on it. in my opinion this game 10\10 but its aint even my favourite in series though.

Easily the best stalker game. It is worth playing the first 2 games of the trilogy before this one, as it adds a lot of context and lore. Seeing the evolution of the series is really enjoyable. A shame Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl is not as good as this game.

banger game. Does just enough pointing the player in the right direction and then just lets you go off to explore and do missions at your own pace or in your own way. Great game

С двухнедельным запасом провизии, автоматом и рацией для связи с центром, он начинает свой путь, вглубь, зоны.

A great Stalker experience, for sure. Can't wait to play Stalker 2!!

I like this game this stalker is the best from the old 3 classics i will rait 8,5/10 because the the plot is sometimer very dull, for example,at the end when strelok explains why the helocopters fell,and the military are like ,oh yeah , exactly, bot otherwise the game is good if you want to play stalker but your computer doesn´t run modern games ,but you still want to play stalker in take it, here´s my advice

Only bad part is the magic dwarf things, genuinely just ignore them if you don't absolutely have to kill them. Ending fight was meh, especially compared to the first game. Wasn't bad though, just anticlimactic. Otherwise good game.

I have no words with the lore it self pretty deep and interesting why zone was made up and the reason people in that zone. I rate this masterpiece trilogy 11/10. Y'all should play the trilogy SoC (Shadow of Chernobyl), Clearsky and this CoP (Call of Pripyat) frfr.

Dancing on the ashes of the world
I behold the stars

time to play misery + gunslinger

Cleared the Game on Master from start to finish

The most polished of the 3 original games - its main problem is its length sadly due to the game only spanning 3 maps.

I feel that story-wise it comes second to Shadow of Chernobyl, but its hard to compare when SoC has so many more maps.

Gunplay is much more enjoyable than the previous two games which is of itself a big highlight.

Mutants feel good to fight (no invincible invisible bloodsuckers from clear skies) and none feel like sponges.

Artifacts all feel good to use, unfortunately slots 4 and 5 are locked to Pripyat (final map) so you'll be enjoying only a few for a while.


Degtyarev is borderline super human btw, your sprint speed is stupidly fast and his knife feels like the strongest melee in the series (capable of slicing up bloodsuckers)

Definitely worth buying to play, if you are to play these games i would suggest CoP then SoC

Got the first 3 games for dirt cheap, but that does't excuse how bad and boring the first game was. That made me not even try to play more of this garbage universe.

Great sequel to Shadow of Chernobyl. The main story is shorter than the last two games but the side missions are fairly good in my opinion.

so i just finished this game, its a good game ill rate 8.8 / 10 why not 9? because the beginning of the game is kinda bored because of the map of course and the quest at the first time i play i kinda dont know where to start but i just go with it and i love it! if i rate the 3 games before stalker 2 ill gonna rate it 1. SoC 2. CS 3. CoP in third but doesnt mean it was shit, this 3 games it absolutely the best franchise i ever played

The best one , love the atmosphere old country looking this game has, very environmental, the mutants are very scary, bloodsuckers are a bit harder in this game IMO, worth chatting with every body and exploring every thing. A bit harsh at the beginning I felt it was the hardest one to start like getting loot and bullets enough to start being able to tackle most locations, situations I felt in clear skies and SOC you could get loaded a lot easier at the beginning, however that gives it a special thing you have to be very aware and sometimes. The most developped andd rewarding crafting and upgrading system.

i play stalker gamma,anomaly and x-ray all the time, the game is fire highly recomend

its a good game but for some reason my mouse wont work now even though ive played this game for about a year with out any problems

What a game it was! I do not want to spoil the game by giving extra details, so all I can say is that every consequences of your actions or not-taken actions is thrown at your face somehow. So better be careful! The ending makes you speechless and emotional. I recommend playing the trilogy in order, but this one alone is a masterpiece.

W game, I want to play STALKER 2 But I cannot run it.

does anyone have a spare $1000 NZD? I need a new PC.

Worse than shadow. Cant run for more than 2 seconds without resting for an hour, engaging in any combat is downright NOT FUN. It's a game, it should be. Obviously I'm aware of Anomaly and Gamma but good lord... I was ok walking across all of SOC but I cant even walk to my next objective. This has further turned me off from this series, as the base story was straight cheeks, and I'm truly ashamed so many people put this game on such a high pedestal.

one of my favorite game series despite its age its still a great game

One of the greatest games about stalkers. You don't want to miss the experience and immersion/

My current pc can't play old games its pissing me offff!!!!!!!!!!!!

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat

Gameplay: The gameplay is a bit rough which makes it more difficult, the graphics are not bad but they lowered the quality of the game (I played it in ULTRA graphics). The story is very good, since now the military are allies once and for all, including new game mechanics such as weapon conditions, artifacts and secondary missions. Including the issue of somewhat hidden missions with favorable rewards. However, the method of searching for repair kits is somewhat annoying.

Map: It only has 3 areas which are very large but it would have been better if they had added something else like the previous titles, knowing that Call of Pripyat is based more on new areas such as swamps, railways and suburbs.

Soundtracks: In certain areas it would have been much better if music such as Freedom or Duty in propaganda or even more propaganda on the walls, including music such as the 100 RADS bar. But other than that, the combat music and some ambient effects are fine.

Easily the best out of the original 3 games. I enjoyed the protagonist and his main objective, along with how straightforward the various locations were presented and used. My favorite part of the game were the side quests, the characters introduced within them, and the unique rewards granted upon their various completions.

This is the game that I enjoyed the most among the original stalker trilogy. Combat feels fluid and the in game economy is well balanced. The story itself is quite interesting, especially the side quests. The underlying story in the side quests allows the player to interact with the world on a deeper level compared to some fetch stuff or kill mutants quests. It all boils down to say that the best features from the two previous games were perfected here. I had a lot of fun palying this game.

The best game in the trilogy.

Way more polished than the other two, although I wish it had the atmosphere of SoC.
The story is a bit underwhelming but the gameplay and side missions make up for it big time.

Awsome, bought the whole trilogy and this is the first unmodded stalker game i've played.
Tho progression is just selling artifacts and finding stashes, the first half of the game i was dying to everything.
10/10

10/10 enjoyment
Really fun to explore
Love the voicelines on npc

I still remain unimpressed by it but it was better than its predecessors I'll give it that much.

this game actually good lmao, unlike previous game this game feels more proper and finished(not feeling i'm paying to play alpha-beta game), but still this game still feels unfinished anyway, the credit and the intro are the highlight. Gameplay? 8/10
atmosphere? its Stalker game buddy the atmosphere are the best, dialogues? its Stalker game buddy its dialogue always cheesy and awful, anyway Good Hunting Stalker.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
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A notable plus of this part of the series is that here most of the locations are different, which do not overlap with Shadow of Chernobyl and Clear Sky. For this respect. In my opinion, the realization of the best part of the series

Incredible game. I preferred the experience of SoC, but the combat and weapon customization were great in this game. Play it on Master, No Crosshair for the ultimate experience.

Only mods used was a grass distance and changing my FOV.

After playing the faithful trilogy of the stalker series, I can safely say that Call of Pripyat, the third title, is the best of all three. It innovates from the previous two titles, making side missions much more useful and impactful to the story, reworking the way you obtain artifacts, and giving you a reason to come back to several locations. The map is well designed (much better than the other two games imo) and it had a very clear layout. And while the graphics and mechanics of the game themselves didn't change much, the story was definitely a giant improvement.

The biggest issue the previous two titles had, in my opinion, was that I drowned in a sea of dialogue text, not understanding where and why I'm going, and why I should care - I just did it. In fact, I hated that aspect in Clear Sky so much that I stopped paying attention to the story and completed the game as fast as possible. It was a slog for me; CoP is the complete opposite. Dialogue was concise, the actions of the characters (and yours) made sense, the mission tracker immediately pointed you in the right direction and BOOM: you knew what you were doing, plain as day. But most importantly I was interested in the story. And they went a step beyond to give a little narration at the end that state how your choices affected you, your comrades, and the Zone as a whole.

I replayed the Stalker series in prep for stalker 2, and while Clear Sky made it a year-long drag for me to finish (I really didn't wanna play it lol), I think its worth pushing through to experience Call of Pripyat.

What a game. Bleak, brutal and full of surprises. Great atmosphere. Some scary bits. Great gun play. Fun to explore, and there's a lot to explore.. But over all of that is the bleak, hopeless atmosphere. You will have a great time in The Zone, but it won't be easy.

This entry is different from the first two, and personally, I prefer them. CoP lacks the atmosphere of SoC and CS. It's still enjoyable, but it’s the weakest entry in the trilogy

After completing CoP, it was difficult for me to decide if I liked it more than SoC or not. There are a lot more new mechanics here, but the map is smaller than in the first game. The story is also great, it's a nice closure to the trilogy. Obviously, the previous two parts are required to play before this one.

When I firstly finished the game, I couldn't wait to see HoC, but at that time it was only announced, now it's finally released and I look forward to the time I'll be able to buy and play it.

Tons of improvements on the original, great story, and still amazing atmosphere, must play

By far, the most polished of the three original STALKER games. Best graphics, least bugs, best UI. The story is easier to follow and you can actually understand where you have to go and what you have to do. The authentic STALKER atmosphere is untouched.

Provably best STALKER from the first Trilogy. More polished game play. Economy for weapons has been balanced. The story continues being interesting and engaging. And about graphics; everything maxed out with DX10 improvements makes this game to look pretty solid.

Many people discuss weather or not this is the best STALKER game. I honestly believe this has to be on every list of must play games as well as one of the best games overall, even with it being slightly rough around the edges and certain animations showing the games age. this in my opinion would be a fantastic games to introduce new players to our favorite ZONE.

Some stalkers want you to cover them? sure! ... Oh there are zombies. Oh im dead