S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl Price History and Player Count

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl

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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl

GSC Game WorldMar 20, 2007Action, RPG

$19.99 Very PositiveSteam Deck Unsupported
  • Atmospheric
  • Post-apocalyptic
  • Open World
  • FPS
  • Survival
  • Action
  • Survival Horror
  • Shooter
  • RPG
  • Horror
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Playing now
261
Updated 14 minutes ago
24-hour peak
261
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
3,719
Nov 1, 2024
Avg this month
138
-2.13% vs last month
Steam reviews
94%
Very Positive

Data source: Steam Web APILast updated: How we collect this data

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl player count chart

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl has a small but active player base. 261 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (about the same on the month before).

History from Sep 7, 2008

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 2026138-3-2.13%278
October 2026141-4-2.76%288
September 2026145-11-3.48%305
August 2026n/a+27+9.34%316
July 2026n/a-30-9.4%289
June 2026n/a-60-15.83%319
May 2026n/a+11+2.99%379
April 2026n/a+64+21.05%368
March 2026n/a-17-5.3%304
February 2026n/a-10-3.02%321
January 2026n/a+38+12.97%331
December 2025n/a-39-11.75%293
November 2025n/a+2+0.61%332
October 2025n/a+29+9.63%330
September 2025n/a-8-2.59%301
August 2025n/a+13+4.39%309
July 2025n/a-138-31.8%296
June 2025n/a-97-18.27%434
May 2025n/a-45-7.81%531
April 2025n/a-18-3.03%576
March 2025n/a-137-18.74%594
February 2025n/a-601-45.12%731
January 2025n/a-2,370-64.02%1,332
December 2024n/a-17-0.46%3,702
November 2024n/a+2,686+260.02%3,719
October 2024n/a+170+19.7%1,033
September 2024n/a-502-36.78%863
August 2024n/a+512+60.02%1,365
July 2024n/a-121-12.42%853
June 2024n/a+356+57.61%974
May 2024n/a-351-36.22%618
April 2024n/a-148-13.25%969
March 2024n/a+245+28.1%1,117
February 2024n/a-276-24.04%872
January 2024n/a+332+40.69%1,148
December 2023n/a+43+5.56%816
November 2023n/a-69-8.19%773
October 2023n/a+168+24.93%842
September 2023n/a-247-26.82%674
August 2023n/a+183+24.8%921
July 2023n/a+139+23.21%738
June 2023n/a-156-20.66%599
May 2023n/a-2-0.26%755
April 2023n/a-75-9.01%757
March 2023n/a+66+8.62%832
February 2023n/a-371-32.63%766
January 2023n/a+145+14.62%1,137
December 2022n/a+287+40.71%992
November 2022n/a-220-23.78%705
October 2022n/a+226+32.33%925
September 2022n/a-93-11.74%699
August 2022n/a+176+28.57%792
July 2022n/a-308-33.33%616
June 2022n/a+80+9.48%924
May 2022n/a-1,459-63.35%844
April 2022n/a+1,561+210.38%2,303
March 2022n/a-211-22.14%742
February 2022n/a-233-19.65%953
January 2022n/a+272+29.76%1,186
December 2021n/a-37-3.89%914
November 2021n/a-50-5%951
October 2021n/a+410+69.37%1,001
September 2021n/a-115-16.29%591
August 2021n/a-685-49.25%706
July 2021n/a-278-16.66%1,391
June 2021n/a+717+75.32%1,669
May 2021n/a+283+42.3%952
April 2021n/a+54+8.78%669
March 2021n/a-223-26.61%615
February 2021n/a-149-15.1%838
January 2021n/a+203+25.89%987
December 2020n/a-92-10.5%784
November 2020n/a+136+18.38%876
October 2020n/a+263+55.14%740
September 2020n/a-177-27.06%477
August 2020n/a-58-8.15%654
July 2020n/a+109+18.08%712
June 2020n/a+45+8.06%603
May 2020n/a-82-12.81%558
April 2020n/a+47+7.93%640
March 2020n/a+120+25.37%593
February 2020n/a-133-21.95%473
January 2020n/a+71+13.27%606
December 2019n/a+22+4.29%535
November 2019n/a+71+16.06%513
October 2019n/a+60+15.71%442
September 2019n/a-84-18.03%382
August 2019n/a-251-35.01%466
July 2019n/a+41+6.07%717
June 2019n/a-28-3.98%676
May 2019n/a+280+66.04%704
April 2019n/a-28-6.19%424
March 2019n/a-141-23.78%452
February 2019n/a+6+1.02%593
January 2019n/a+48+8.91%587
December 2018n/a-62-10.32%539
November 2018n/a+52+9.47%601
October 2018n/a+140+34.23%549
September 2018n/a-17-3.99%409
August 2018n/a-183-30.05%426
July 2018n/a-74-10.83%609
June 2018n/a+69+11.24%683
May 2018n/a+207+50.86%614
April 2018n/a-63-13.4%407
March 2018n/a-227-32.57%470
February 2018n/a+12+1.75%697
January 2018n/a+3+0.44%685
December 2017n/a+31+4.76%682
November 2017n/a-105-13.89%651
October 2017n/a+386+104.32%756
September 2017n/a-31-7.73%370
August 2017n/a-331-45.22%401
July 2017n/a+28+3.98%732
June 2017n/a+57+8.81%704
May 2017n/a-697-51.86%647
April 2017n/a+1,012+304.82%1,344
March 2017n/a-39-10.51%332
February 2017n/a-220-37.23%371
January 2017n/a+73+14.09%591
December 2016n/a+1+0.19%518
November 2016n/a-60-10.4%517
October 2016n/a+295+104.61%577
September 2016n/a-10-3.42%282
August 2016n/a-409-58.35%292
July 2016n/a+115+19.62%701
June 2016n/a+298+103.47%586
May 2016n/a+14+5.11%288
April 2016n/a-26-8.67%274
March 2016n/a+16+5.63%300
February 2016n/a-35-10.97%284
January 2016n/a-1-0.31%319
December 2015n/a-72-18.37%320
November 2015n/a+72+22.5%392
October 2015n/a+90+39.13%320
September 2015n/a-48-17.27%230
August 2015n/a+11+4.12%278
July 2015n/a-114-29.92%267
June 2015n/a+138+56.79%381
May 2015n/a-35-12.59%243
April 2015n/a-80-22.35%278
March 2015n/a-17-4.53%358
February 2015n/a-100-21.05%375
January 2015n/a+58+13.91%475
December 2014n/a-237-36.24%417
November 2014n/a+316+93.49%654
October 2014n/a+122+56.48%338
September 2014n/a+32+17.39%216
August 2014n/a+21+12.88%184
July 2014n/a-24-12.83%163
June 2014n/a-66-26.09%187
May 2014n/a+10+4.12%253
April 2014n/a+22+9.95%243
March 2014n/a+6+2.79%221
February 2014n/a-3-1.38%215
January 2014n/a+29+15.34%218
December 2013n/a+18+10.53%189
November 2013n/a+5+3.01%171
October 2013n/a-41-19.81%166
September 2013n/a-238-53.48%207
August 2013n/a-789-63.94%445
July 2013n/a+1,018+471.3%1,234
June 2013n/a-8-3.57%216
May 2013n/a-30-11.81%224
April 2013n/a+22+9.48%254
March 2013n/a-6-2.52%232
February 2013n/a-102-30%238
January 2013n/a-188-35.61%340
December 2012n/a+241+83.97%528
November 2012n/a-92-24.27%287
October 2012n/a+149+64.78%379
September 2012n/a-99-30.09%230
August 2012n/a-781-70.36%329
July 2012n/a+554+99.64%1,110
November 2011n/a+164+41.84%556
October 2011n/a-400-50.51%392
July 2011n/a+486+158.82%792
March 2011n/a-602-66.3%306
January 2011n/a+523+135.84%908
November 2010n/a-40-9.41%385
September 2010n/a-330-43.71%425
August 2010n/a+627+489.84%755
June 2010n/a-41-24.26%128
May 2010n/a-85-33.46%169
March 2010n/a-93-26.8%254
February 2010n/a-499-58.98%347
January 2010n/a-128-13.14%846
December 2009n/a+689+241.75%974
November 2009n/a+163+133.61%285
August 2009n/a+30+32.61%122
June 2009n/a-11-10.68%92
May 2009n/a-2-1.9%103
April 2009n/a-4-3.67%105
March 2009n/a-21-16.15%109
February 2009n/a+3+2.36%130
January 2009n/a+71+126.79%127
December 2008n/a-33-37.08%56
November 2008n/a-75-45.73%89
October 2008n/a-101-38.11%164
September 2008n/an/an/a265

How many people play S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl right now?

At this moment S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl has 261 concurrent players on Steam. That makes it the #1,938 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 261 players. Today's peak is 8% above its 30-day average daily peak of 242.

Is S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl growing or declining?

Over the last 30 days S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl averaged a daily peak of 242 players, up 0% compared with the 30 days before (243). Its highest point this month (278) is 16% below the same period last year (332). Today's player count is 7% of its all-time peak of 3,719, set on Nov 1, 2024.

Best time to play S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl

Based on the last 14 days, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl is busiest around 18:00 UTC (1 PM in New York) and quietest around 04:00 UTC (11 PM in New York), when about 75% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl players by hour and weekday

When S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl has the most players online, by weekday and hour, shown in your time zone. Busy hours mean faster matchmaking and fuller servers; quiet hours are best for solo play.

BusiestSunday at 16:00 UTCabout 264 players on average
QuietestThursday at 02:00 UTCabout 53 players on average
Busy vs quiet5.0xmore players at the busiest hour
Fewer playersMore playersTimes in UTC. Hover or tap a cell.

Average players for each hour of the week over the last 28 days, from our Steam player counts.

Compare S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl with similar games

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About S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl

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.

Developer
GSC Game World
Released
Mar 20, 2007
Genre
Action, RPG
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Languages
9 languages, 8 with full audio

Screenshots

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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl price history

$19.99
price now (US)
$19.99
lowest recorded · no discount seen since Nov 2024

Good time to buy? No sale seen yet. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl costs $19.99 and we have not recorded a discount for it so far.Next Steam sale: Steam Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. See the countdown

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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl reviews over time

94% Very Positive94% of 47,291 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl on Twitch

20
watching now
4
live channels
85
24-hour peak viewers
7
7-day average viewers

Twitch category "S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl", sampled every 30 minutes since Oct 13, 2026. Most watched games on Twitch

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl Twitch viewers per day, last 90 days

Average viewers per day (line) and the highest count of each day (dotted line).

Best day: 26 Oct 2026, with a peak of 485 viewers and 24 on average.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl streamers right now

  1. petrenko_hq14

Top S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl streamers this week

  1. stryker8359
  2. Kramer_Youtube50
  3. WolfstalkerAP32
  4. IvanTemnoholmov26
  5. petrenko_hq13

Average viewers while live.

Top Twitch streamers across all games

Latest S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl news and patch notes

Official announcements from the developer on Steam.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl FAQ

Is S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl dead?

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl has a small but active player base. 261 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (about the same on the month before).

How many people play S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl?

261 people are playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 261 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl?

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl reached its all-time Steam peak of 3,719 concurrent players on Nov 1, 2024.

Is S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl growing or declining?

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl is stable. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 242, about the same compared with the previous 30 days.

When is S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl most active?

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl usually has the most players around 18:00 UTC (1 PM in New York) and the fewest around 04:00 UTC (11 PM in New York).

How much does S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl cost?

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl costs $19.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.

What is the lowest price S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl has been on Steam?

We have not seen S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl discounted on Steam since November 2024, so the lowest US price we have recorded is its regular $19.99.

Is S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl on sale right now?

No, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl is at its full price of $19.99 on Steam right now.

Is S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl good?

Steam players rate S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl Very Positive: 94% of 47,291 reviews are positive.

When did S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl come out?

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl was released on Steam on Mar 20, 2007.

Who made S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl?

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl was developed by GSC Game World.

Is S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl still worth playing?

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl has a smaller but active community on Steam today (261 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Very Positive).

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