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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky – standalone prequel for the acclaimed S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, which tells you story about the Clear Sky group, that want to research the Zone and understand it better.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
14 of the 81 reviews raise this.
“First playthrough review time. STALKER: Clear Sky may not seem as polished as Shadow of Chernobyl, but it offers a different experience. The game introduces new systems and mechanics that change how things work compared…”
“Easily the best one. Sorry, but the artistic direction, war system, and intentionally humorous/memey elements make it my favorite of the original trio of stalker games. War system feels fluid, may be "pointless" to the…”
6 of the 81 reviews raise this.
“Honestly my favorite of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game. Still an amazing game series and one of the best examples of world building.”
“great game, awesome story, gameplay is perfect for masochists”
5 of the 81 reviews raise this.
“Easily the best one. Sorry, but the artistic direction, war system, and intentionally humorous/memey elements make it my favorite of the original trio of stalker games. War system feels fluid, may be "pointless" to the…”
“5 out of 6 A huge step forward in graphics and game logic compared to Stalker: Call of Chernobyl. The atmosphere is fantastic, and every second of the game is a joy. The ending is always mysterious; I just wish it…”
4 of the 81 reviews raise this.
“the absolute best game in the series. its practically a better shadow of chernobyl (minus the good story) some people (larpers) criticize this game for its gunplay, "the bullet spread is atrocious!" "the enemies are too…”
“Shadow of Chernobyl on steroids, unfortunately not in a good way. Played on master, npcs are very accurate, and spamming grenades with accuracy if feels more like a hellfire missile strike. Most of the guns are still…”
15 of the 81 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“Buggiest and most unreliable game of the franchise! NPC's have advantage over the player, main character feels like he is made of cardboard, every, and i mean EVERY enemy throws grenades like they are in NBA. Mutants…”
“Do yourself a favor and install the Sky Reclamation Project (SRP) which are a bunch of bug fixes for the game. There are some optional fixes in SRP you can choose or not, that will make it go beyond a simple vanilla…”
“10/10 game, love being sniped by a bandit with a shotgun from 3 kilometers away.”
13 of the 81 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“Buggiest and most unreliable game of the franchise! NPC's have advantage over the player, main character feels like he is made of cardboard, every, and i mean EVERY enemy throws grenades like they are in NBA. Mutants…”
“10/10 game, love being sniped by a bandit with a shotgun from 3 kilometers away.”
“Bullet Sponge Enemies Simulator”
13 of the 81 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“Buggiest and most unreliable game of the franchise! NPC's have advantage over the player, main character feels like he is made of cardboard, every, and i mean EVERY enemy throws grenades like they are in NBA. Mutants…”
“Do yourself a favor and install the Sky Reclamation Project (SRP) which are a bunch of bug fixes for the game. There are some optional fixes in SRP you can choose or not, that will make it go beyond a simple vanilla…”
“BUG + BUG + BUG + BUG”
Counted across 81 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 85.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“i hit the lottery i strike clear sky... buggy, confusing, unfinished with a unique charm i can barely recommend it (if you like shadow of chernobyl) install mods 6/10”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“when someone who plays videogames dies and goes to hell this is what theyre forced to play as punishment”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“Cordon machinegunner on master ruined my life Isaidcomeindon'tstandtheregetoutofherestalker”
— a player, Steam review · 60 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:36 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky 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 optim
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, gamepa
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 w
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
Fix 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 rend
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, RPG |
| Player tags | Open World · Atmospheric · Post-apocalyptic · FPS · Survival · Action · First-Person · RPG · Shooter · Singleplayer · Survival Horror · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · LAN PvP · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Russian * , Ukrainian * , Italian * , Polish * * |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://cs.stalker-game.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Supported OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP(Service Pack 2)/Microsoft® Windows® 2000 SP4 Processor: Intel Pentium 4 2.0 Ghz / AMD XP 2200+ Graphics: 128 MB DirectX® 8.0 compatible card / nVIDIA® GeForce™ 5700 / ATI Radeon® 9600 Memory: 512 MB RAM Sound: DirectX® 9.0 compatible sound card Hard Drive: 6 GB free hard disc space