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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. is a non-linear FPS developed by Ukrainian studio GSC Game World. Thematically and conceptually it’s based on the novel Roadside Picnic and the movie Stalker, but gameplay wise it’s a mishmash of various genre conventions.

The "electro" anomaly frying a random soldier in Pripyat.

It’s also very much a hardcore game that’s difficult to play because of its mechanics and its dreary atmosphere. Still, there’s a lot of interesting stuff here:

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