S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl instal the new version for mac

The franchise takes place in an alternate Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (or simply 'the Zone'), where a number of classified laboratories were established following the nuclear disaster of 1986. Setting Timeline of releases 2007Īttendees of fan festival Stalker-Fest 2009 The name 'S.T.A.L.K.E.R.' is a backronym for Scavengers, Trespassers, Adventurers, Loners, Killers, Explorers and Robbers. The series is loosely based on the novel Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, and influenced by the movie Stalker by Andrei Tarkovsky.

The player takes the role of a 'stalker' - a name given to trespassers and adventurers who have come to explore the exclusion zone and its strange phenomena.

As a result, the physical, chemical, and biological processes in the area were altered, spawning numerous nature-defying anomalies, artifacts, and mutants. The series is set in an alternate version of the present-day Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in Ukraine, where, according to the series' backstory, a mysterious second Chernobyl disaster took place in 2006. is a first-person-shooter survival horror video game franchise developed by Ukrainian game developer GSC Game World.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl instal the new version for mac