S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chornobyl - Enhanced Edition

Overview

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chornobyl is a 2007 first-person shooter by GSC Game World, first released on Windows. It is set in the Zone around the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, an area of wilderness, settlements and military bases spread over 18 maps, full of mutated wildlife and anomalies that shock, crush or burn anyone who walks into them. You throw bolts to find the anomalies, and the artifacts found near them can be sold or worn for benefits and drawbacks. The game mixes shooting with role-playing touches such as a large choice of items and missions you can accept or turn down.

The Enhanced Edition came to PlayStation 5 on 20 May 2025, at US$19.99 a game or US$39.99 for the trilogy, and was free for owners of the 2024 PS4 version. It adds new lighting with godrays, screen space reflections and global illumination, upscaled textures and more detailed models, new water shaders and skyboxes, 4K cinematics, four performance modes up to 120 frames per second on PS5 and PS5 Pro, keyboard and mouse support, and mods shared through mod.io.

Official trailer

Trailer. Watch on YouTube

Gameplay

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chornobyl - Enhanced Edition [PS5 Gameplay], ChronoCache. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

Developer

GSC Game World

Publisher

GSC Game World

Series

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

Platforms

Xbox Series X/S, Windows, PlayStation 5

Age rating

ESRB M

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

No

Online multiplayer

No

Co op

No

Age ratings

ESRB

M

Release dates

Editions

Check out the store

Trophies

Trophies45

Platinum possibleYes

Platinum

1

Gold

2

Silver

12

Bronze

30

Total

45

Points

1290

Platinum time

20 hours

100% time

20 hours

Difficulty

5 out of 10

Playthroughs for platinum

1

Playthroughs for 100%

1

Platinum without online

Yes

Online trophies

0

Boosting needed

No

DLC has trophies

No

Platinum includes DLC

No

100% includes DLC

No

DLC still for sale

No

DLC note

No DLC.

Missable trophies

14

Separate trophy lists by region

No

Only in a language other than English

No

Languages

English, Chinese, Czech, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian

Region note

Screen languages in the US store. Voices in English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Spanish and Ukrainian.

Online-only version

No

Disc-only

No

Trophy list shared with other versions

No

Other versions

The PS4 version has its own NA and EU lists.

Players with the platinum

7.26%

Missable trophies

• A decent start
• Boltman
• Explore and protect
• Fanged armor
• I'm all but certain it was...
• Law and Order
• Meet the creator
• Mole's weapon
• Stoic
• The Door Vinci Code
• The Wish Granter
• The smile of Martha
• The worst stalker in the Zone
• Too good to be true

• Legend of the Zone One has entered the Zone and took everything. Platinum 7.26% of players
• Explorer of the Zone This is how it ends. Silver 10.36% of players
• Sidorovich's apprentice Finish the game on Novice difficulty. Bronze 10.36% of players
• In the Zone! Finish the game on Stalker difficulty. Silver 9.65% of players
• S.U.R.V.I.V.E.D. Finish the game on Veteran or Master difficulty. Gold 8.84% of players
• The Wish Granter You get what you deserve. Silver 9.83% of players
• Too good to be true You have seen the Monolith, but did not succumb to the call. Gold 8.96% of players
• You're finally awake... Do not think too much, act! Bronze 86.69% of players
• No Loner stands alone Do not allow bandits to defeat Bis and his men. Silver 22.68% of players
• The Man cave You found Strelok's stash, the search continues. Bronze 17.59% of players
• Explore and protect You managed to save professor Kruglov and did not let the Zone extinguish his light. Bronze 11.29% of players
• Lab Rat The venture to Yantar was worthy. Your brain is protected now! Silver 12.51% of players
• Legendary armor You found the Ghost suit and honored his legacy. Silver 12.12% of players
• Get out of here, Stalker The guide has shown you where to go. Bronze 10.28% of players
• Follow your steps Find Doctor who will tell you the truth. Silver 10.09% of players
• Stoic Decoder opened the secret Sarcophagus doors for you. Bronze 9.1% of players
• I'm all but certain it was... Meet Sidorovich for the last time. Bronze 8.8% of players
• Knock-Knock Now you're onto something. Bronze 9.57% of players
• Freedom vs. Duty Choose your side in this conflict. Silver 10.61% of players
• Sentry This village gave you shelter, and you have not forgotten this. Silver 9.62% of players
• The worst stalker in the Zone The Zone has no place for empathy. Tolik has learned it the hard way. Bronze 26.72% of players
• A decent start You helped Tolik and saved him. Who knows, maybe someone will show mercy to you? Bronze 45.77% of players
• Headhunter Even the Zone remembers deserters. Bronze 10.4% of players
• Gladiator The champion of the Arena. Silver 9.4% of players
• Law and Order You've saved Yurik and proven that the Zone is not a place where the strongest rule. Bronze 21.26% of players
• The Door Vinci Code No doors can stand between you and your goal. Even ones that lead nowhere. Bronze 8.33% of players
• Weapon of the future Get Monolith finest weapon. Bronze 10.61% of players
• Stalker legend Find each common and rare artifact in the Zone. Silver 9.86% of players
• Hiker Tourist suit is yours. Now you can go for a walk and enjoy nearby anomalies. Bronze 7.81% of players
• Fanged armor Find Fang exoskeleton. Bronze 7.98% of players
• Mole's weapon Become the owner of unique Walker 9 × 18 pistol. Bronze 9.37% of players
• Terminator Threaded SPSA-14 is yours. To scare and protect! Bronze 9.11% of players
• The smile of Martha Find the beautiful Martha. Bronze 8.29% of players
• Zone safari Kill each mutant at least once. Bronze 10.54% of players
• Hunting season Kill 250 mutants. Bronze 8.68% of players
• Killer Kill 500 stalkers. Bronze 11.52% of players
• Garland Fill all 5 slots with artifacts. Bronze 15.66% of players
• I'm done with drinking for good You have drunk 25 bottles of Cossacks. Hope the time was well-spent. Bronze 11.13% of players
• Bread-expert You have eaten 25 breads. Bronze 15.09% of players
• Boltman Die from 5 different anomalies. Bronze 10.4% of players
• The last mammoth in the Zone Only for 800? Bronze 9.86% of players
• Meet the creator Good Ol' Days! Silver 12.42% of players
• Your dogstiny You have sold 20 dog tails. Bronze 8.97% of players
• Maximum endurance Equip all endurance artifacts. Bronze 8.54% of players
• Party on the beach Equip all beach-themed artifacts. And do not forget the lights! Bronze 7.54% of players

Space and patches

Space needed5.4 GB

Update patch01.000.010

The updates on record for this game.

DLC

No DLC.

Playable today

Playable offline todayYes

Single-player, on the PlayStation Store.

Online

Plays offlineYes

Single-player only on PlayStation. Mods can be downloaded and shared through mod.io.

Staff and cast

Staff

Role	Name
Developer	GSC Game World
Publisher	GSC Game World
Original directors	Andrii Prokhorov, Anton Bolshakov
Original producer	Anton Bolshakov
Original designer and writer	Oleksii Sytianov
Original composer	Vladimir Frey (MoozE)

Credits

Publisher

GSC Game World

Developer

GSC Game World

Released

2025-05-20

Age rating

ESRB M

Region

US

Time to beat

about 17.4 hours