Underplayed Gems

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky - Enhanced Edition (2025)

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky - Enhanced Edition cover
Developer
GSC Game World
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, RPG
Rating
2.8 of 5, 3,316 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 13 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A tense, immersive survival walk through a radioactive wasteland, where every encounter can mean death and the atmosphere is thick with danger.

atmosphericsurvivaltenserealisticimmersivepost-apocalypticpunishingexploration

What players say

Players are disappointed that this enhanced edition still has bugs, crashes, and the same jank as the original. The faction war system is called undercooked, the final sequence is notoriously bad, and combat feels unfair with enemy accuracy versus player accuracy. A few recommend it as an atmospheric entry point, but the majority say to play the original with mods instead.

Trailer

Screenshots

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