S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl tells a story about survival in the Zone – a very dangerous place, where you fear not only the radiation, anomalies and deadly creatures, but other S.T.A.L.K.E.R.s, who have their own goals and wishes.
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Worth it · Shooter · 2007
Steam Deck UnsupportedBUY IT.
Yes, worth it at $19.99. A BANGER if it drops to $16.08.
about 15h$19.99 (~)
Better value than 91% of Shooter games
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl scores 81/100 on the BANG Score (worth it). The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steamBANGERS.com/game/4500/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-shadow-of-chernobyl<a href="https://steamBANGERS.com/game/4500/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-shadow-of-chernobyl"><img src="https://steambangers.com/api/badge/4500" alt="BANG Score" width="340" height="80"></a>[](https://steamBANGERS.com/game/4500/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-shadow-of-chernobyl)The BANG Score is one number for value, 0 to 100: price against how it reviews and how long it was built to be. It rates value, not taste. Whether it is for you is on you. How the score is computed → Data · updated 2h ago.
Low $19.99High $19.99Now $19.99
Price line + bands by tier:Worth itflat this rangePrice history via IsThereAnyDeal.
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The lowest price on record is $3.99, set in April 2022. It has been discounted 70 times in the 14 years tracked here, typically at 70 percent off, with about 6 weeks between sales. The math puts its BANGER price at $16.08, and history has reached that level 70 times. Patience has paid on this one before.
On value it sits in the top 9 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat ($19.99, scores 83) beats it on value, while it beats S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky ($19.99, scores 60).