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If S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat is your kind of game, the closest matches are S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl and Just Survival - The Zombie Awakening — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its compelling side quests, incredible atmosphere and meaningful npc interactions. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat is the direct sequel of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl. As a Major Alexander Degtyarev you should investigate the crash of the governmental helicopters around the Zone and find out, what happened there.
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky
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Shares an atmospheric mood with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
Top pick for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky – standalone prequel for the acclaimed S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, which tells you story about the Clear Sky group, that want to research the Zone and understand it better.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
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Shares an atmospheric mood with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
Second-strongest match for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
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.
Just Survival - The Zombie Awakening
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Third-strongest match for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
Just Survival - The Zombie Awakening is a early access version of a 4 Year Post-Apocalyptic Zombie Survival Open World MMOPG. This new survival game, immerses you in a unique earth as humanity is fighting back & teaming up to Survive the Infected Zombie Hordes! Visit "about this" page for more Info.
Ashes of Paradise: Aetherion
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Ranked #4 for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
Ashes of Paradise is an open-world exploration game blending Medieval, Oriental, and Nordic themes. Defeat powerful bosses and embark on a unique journey in this cooperative action-survival RPG.
Left 4 Dead 2
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Shares a tense mood with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
Ranked #5 for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Killing Floor 2
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Shares a dark mood with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
Ranked #6 for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
In KILLING FLOOR 2, players descend into continental Europe after it has been overrun by horrific, murderous clones called Zeds that were created by rogue elements of the Horzine Corporation. 6-player Co-Op & 12-player VS Zed-slaughtering mayhem.
Dying Light
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Shares a dark mood with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
Ranked #7 for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.
DayZ
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Shares an atmospheric mood with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
Ranked #8 for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources. Will you team up with strangers and stay strong together? Or play as a lone wolf to avoid betrayal? This is DayZ – this is your story.
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Metro Exodus
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Shares npc interactions and an atmospheric mood with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
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Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.
Into the Radius VR
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Shares a tense mood with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
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Into the Radius is a single-player survival shooter in VR. Explore the Pechorsk zone filled with surreal landscapes and dangerous anomalies. Defend yourself with realistic firearms, recover strange artifacts, scavenge for loot, and uncover the mysteries of this unforgiving dystopian environment.
Pacific Drive
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Shares an atmospheric mood with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
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Face the supernatural dangers of the Olympic Exclusion Zone with a car as your only lifeline in this driving survival adventure! Scavenge resources, load up your trusty station wagon, and drive like hell to make it through alive.
Chernobylite Complete Edition
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Chernobylite is a science-fiction survival horror RPG. Set in the hyper-realistic, 3D-scanned wasteland of Chernobyl’s Exclusion Zone, explore a non-linear storyline in your search to uncover the truth of your tortured past.
Road to Vostok
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Shares survival mechanics and an atmospheric mood with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
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Road to Vostok is a hardcore single-player survival game set in a post-apocalyptic border zone between Finland and Russia. Survive, loot, plan and prepare to cross the border into Vostok, a permadeath zone where one mistake can end it all.
Project Silverfish
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Shares an atmospheric mood with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
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Explore a hostile, living world: Uncover forgotten horrors, both man-made and supernatural, as you hunt for powerful weapons and exotic artifacts.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
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Shares an atmospheric mood with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
Reviewers of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
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.
ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
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Shares an atmospheric mood with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
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ATOM RPG is a post-apocalyptic indie game, inspired by classic CRPGs: Fallout, Wasteland, Deus Ex, Baldur's Gate and many others.
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Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat at current Steam store prices.
Terraria
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Priced ~50% under S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Lethal Company
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Priced ~50% under S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat on Steam right now. Shares Action with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
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Shares a tense mood with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
Priced ~50% under S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat on Steam right now. Shares Action with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
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Priced ~50% under S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat on Steam right now. Shares Action with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
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Priced ~50% under S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Vampire Survivors
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Priced ~75% under S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
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ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
STRAFTAT
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
The Looker
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
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Shares an atmospheric mood with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
Another title from GSC Game World, the studio behind S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat. Shares Action and RPG with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
Discover the vast Chornobyl Exclusion Zone full of dangerous enemies, deadly anomalies and powerful artifacts. Unveil your own epic story as you make your way to the Heart of Chornobyl. Make your choices wisely, as they will determine your fate in the end.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
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Shares an atmospheric mood with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
Another title from GSC Game World, the studio behind S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat. Shares Action and RPG with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
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.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky
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Shares an atmospheric mood with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
Another title from GSC Game World, the studio behind S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat. Shares Action and RPG with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky – standalone prequel for the acclaimed S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, which tells you story about the Clear Sky group, that want to research the Zone and understand it better.
Cossacks 3
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Another title from GSC Game World, the studio behind S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat. Shares Action with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
Cossacks 3 is the return of RTS classics. Obtain resources, build cities and research technologies while taking command of great armies, crushing enemies in grand historical warfares on land and sea!
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chornobyl - Enhanced Edition
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Shares exploration and an atmospheric mood with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
Another title from GSC Game World, the studio behind S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat. Shares Action and RPG with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chornobyl, the first chapter of the Legends of the Zone Trilogy, which started it all.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Prypiat - Enhanced Edition
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Shares an atmospheric mood with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
Another title from GSC Game World, the studio behind S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat. Shares Action and RPG with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Prypiat follows the story of special service agent Major Degtyarev as he investigates the fate of a lost expedition.
Cossacks: Back to War
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Another title from GSC Game World, the studio behind S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
Cossacks: Back to War contains all of the gameplay features of Cossacks: European Wars and Cossacks: The Art of War, this is a complete care package for all current and future Cossacks fans. This add-on contains two new nations: Switzerland and Hungary.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky - Enhanced Edition
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Shares an atmospheric mood with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
Another title from GSC Game World, the studio behind S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat. Shares Action and RPG with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky is the prequel chapter of the Legends of the Zone Trilogy. With the ability to directly influence the balance of power through Faction Wars, step into the boots of Scar — a seasoned mercenary, able to somehow survive deadly Emissions.
Frequently asked about S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
- Does S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat run on Steam Deck?
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat cost?
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, LAN PvP).
- What games are most similar to S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat are S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, Just Survival - The Zombie Awakening.
- Who developed S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat?
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat was developed by GSC Game World.
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