Fans of the Stalker series, who also play on PC, should check out this incredibly well-made mod for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat, for the ultimate survival experience.
Mods are a great source of expanded content for a game, either adding to what’s already there or making changes to the gameplay to allow for greater freedom or enhanced difficulty.
Take a look at the trailer for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl below
In this case however, the mod is an entire game in itself, and it’s called Stalker Anomaly, a mod for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
If you haven’t played a Stalker game before, a good way to look at is a unique blend of Resident Evil and Fallout.
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Players embark into dangerous locations filled with radiation, where environmental hazards and monsters lurk around every corner.
The sequel, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, is launching later this year, allowing players to experience the horrors with eerily beautiful new-gen graphics and improvements.
Before that though you should check out Stalker Anomaly if you have a PC, as a new version of the mod makes it a fantastic unofficial sequel before the real thing launches in November 2024.
There are a few different ways to enjoy the mod, the first being the game’s story mode which covers four chapters.
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For a more open-world survival experience though you can also load up a sandbox mode, in addition to a warfare mode for pure action and violence.
I highly recommend giving it a go if you like survival horror, and you can find the download on ModDB for free.
You will of course need a copy of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat, but that’s not hard to get your hands on nowadays.