


All major funding into the effects of the Zone are publicly stopped. A 30km Zone of Exclusion is set up around the site, in the interest of public safety.ġ991 - The Soviet Union collapses. Workers living in the surrounding area are evacuated.


Many a careless stalker has met their untimely demise at the hands of them, assuming the mutants do not get to them first.Ī brief, incomplete timeline of the major events of the Zoneġ981 - A scientific research bunker is created in what would become known as the Dark Valleyġ986 - There is a meltdown at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Destructive anomalies litter the zone, their locations shifting with each deadly emission from the heart of the Zone. The Zone consists of a 35km area around the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant that has become out of touch with reality as we know it. Many have tried to uncover all of her secrets, but she constantly surprises even the most experienced Stalkers, and will destroy you if you underestimate her. She is the sole provider for any number of Stalkers that walk upon her surface. The Zone is your best friend or worst enemy. She is a beautiful, scary, cruel mistress but we love her so. So without further ado, let us get to the meat of the series. The games are primarily about sitting around a campfire, sharing stories about how you nearly got killed, the rare treasures you found, and your personal tales of rejection by Duty. They are characterized by their deep level of roleplaying, immersive world, excellent combat and the unique AI. Stalker is a series of FPS games created by GSC Game World, a Ukrainian-based developer, set in a fictional incarnation of the Zone of Exclusion, a 35km area around the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant that has become warped by a series of events following the original 1986 disaster.
