With over 2 million copies sold, the new episode of the most internationally successful S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series seamlessly connects to the first part of the Shadow of Chernobyl. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat takes PC gamers once again into the vicinity of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor that exploded in 1986. This so-called "Zone" is a highly contaminated area cordoned off by the military and now is combed through by the so-called stalkers, modern fortune hunters, in search of unique artifacts. In the role of Agent Alexander Degtyarev, who is dressed up as stalker, the player has to investigate the mysterious disappearance of five military helicopters and thereby stand one's ground against the various stalker groups.
- Photorealistic exclusion Zone – Pripyat town, Yanov railway station, Jupiter factory, Kopachi village and more, recreated by their true-to-life prototypes
- New story, a number of unique characters
- Extended system of side quests
- New monsters: Chimera and Burer. New behavior and abilities for all monsters
- New A-Life system, created using the players' best-liked elements of the first two games in series
- 1 new weapon (shotgun) and a huge amount of upgrades for all weapons
- 4 new quick slots and 2 weapon slots
- Emissions considerably influence the world of the Zone
- Sleep function added into the game
- New player's interface
- Possibility to continue the game after completion in a freeplay mode
- The game is developed on X-Ray engine v.1.6
- Supports DirectX 11.0