S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky coming to Steam day and date

by Christopher Grant { Jan 24th 2008 at 9:08PM }

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky – GCS Game World's prequel to their long-in-development and well-received "survival FPS" S.T.A.L.K.E.R. – will be available for digital distribution exclusively on Steam, where the original game is available for a reasonable $20. If you're not into getting your games virtually, it will still be available in stores on the very same day "later this year." Now the question is whether or not "later this year" falls within the estimated Q1 release; considering the original's six year development cycle and their other ongoing projects, we're not placing any bets.

Tags: GCS-Game-World, STALKER, STALKER-Clear-Sky, Steam

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

York @ Jan 24th 2008 9:18PM

In before people bitch about how horrible the first one was. I liked it at least, and I can't wait for this one.

Justin B @ Jan 24th 2008 9:29PM

Who would bitch that it was horrible? It was a spectacular and amazing game that unfortunately to this day suffers from a number of bugs that make the experience far less enjoyable (if not unplayable) than it should be. Also it was only 40 dollars brand new on day one, which is always a plus.

fugori @ Jan 24th 2008 9:38PM

Absolutely amazing game, despite the numerous bugs. Can't wait. I'll still pass on purchasing it through Steam, though. I feel old saying this, but I still like to have a physical copy of the games I purchase. A CD or DVD that I know will be there still 10 years later.

eldee @ Jan 24th 2008 9:39PM

i'll definitely be buying it. STALKER was buggy, but one of the best games I played last summer.. if they learned from their mistakes, Clear Sky should be outstanding.

HighFiveJesus @ Jan 24th 2008 9:40PM

There were a lot of things i thought would have worked better if done differently, but it was still a lot of fun. Those first few gun battles were extremely tense and it sucked me in. They just need to polish the hell out of the engine and utilizing hardware.

TomCo @ Jan 24th 2008 10:09PM

Its a brilliant game.

In fact its so good, it inspired a few friends and I to visit the zone of alienation in Autumn.

I'm not joking.

Hashbrown_Hunter @ Jan 24th 2008 10:12PM

I've been dying to try STALKER

Poisoned Al @ Jan 24th 2008 10:34PM

STALKER is a Marmite game. Those who could look passed it's flaws loved it. Those who couldn't, couldn't stand it!

Me, I could forgive the slightly dodgy gun play, the map boundarys and the game-braking mission structure, for those times you get caught in a thunderstorm with the lights down and the surround sound system cranked up high! Fucking epic!