The series is based on the novel Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, and influenced by the 1979 film Stalker by Andrei Tarkovsky which was itself adapted from Roadside Picnic.

The central character is a "stalker," a man who makes a living by illegally escorting people through a restricted area to The Room, a place where their greatest wish will supposedly come true.

Experience one-of-a-kind gameplay, featuring the elements of a first-person shooter, immersive sim, and horror. Play a major part in a non-linear story that unfolds in the setting of local post-apocalyptic dark …

Welcome to the former exclusion territory near the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant… the most dangerous place on Earth. Play as The Marked One, face sinister mysteries, radiation-soaked …

We are creating the gamers' guide to the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games, and you can help! The S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series is an open-world sandbox, first-person shooter, with minor RPG elements and a large …

May 20, 2025 · Discover the vast Chornobyl Exclusion Zone full of dangerous enemies, deadly anomalies and powerful artifacts. Unveil your own epic story as you make your way to the Heart of …

Sep 3, 2025 · It's because of this mod that the Stalker Community has experienced massive growth. More so than Misery or Call of Chernobyl, Anomaly was a touchstone that paved the way for …

May 17, 2025 · Here are all the STALKER games in order from 2007 to the present day. From janky 2007 gunfights to massive, seamless worlds built with photogrammetry and real-time AI, the series …

5 hours ago · Prince Harry’s stalker was just feet away from him on two separate occasions when he was at High Court in London for his privacy case against the publisher of the ‘Daily Mail’ from Jan. 19 ...

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