The Zone: Stalker Stories

The Zone: Stalker Stories

80% Very Positive
16 Positive
4 Negative
20 Total Reviews

Tactical card battles and narrative RPG exploration in a world of monsters and anomalies. As one of the last remnants of humanity, trapped in the Zone, it's your turn to become a Stalker and walk where others fear to tread.

$7.99
Available on: 🪟 🐧
Release Date: (2 years ago)

Game Details

Estimated Owners
0 - 20000
⚠️ Content Warning:

The game's story tackles mature topics and may contain references to or descriptions of things like depression, drugs, sex, extreme mental stress, self-harm, etc.

🌐 Official Website: illuminated.games
📧 Support Email: [email protected]

About This Game

Tactical card battles and narrative RPG exploration in a world of monsters and anomalies. This is the Zone . Cut your way through rabid mutants and supernatural creatures. Collect and use artifacts of mysterious power. Develop your latent abilities and crush your enemies with the force of your mind. The last remnants of humanity are locked in a desperate battle for survival. Helplessly trapped inside the Zone -- fighting not only against the twisted, hostile environment, but the supernatural fear and confusion that constantly attacks their minds. You are one of the lucky ones. A 'mutant', cursed with strange telekinetic powers, as well as higher resistance to the Confusion. The kind of person who could thrive out there... If you can stay alive. Create your perfect deck by mixing and matching hundreds of pieces of equipment. Carefully manage your expedition to maximise your exploration time. Take on side jobs with unique stories and unique rewards. Make friends. Make enemies. Inspired by games such as Slay the Spire , S.T.A.L.K.E.R and Darkest Dungeon , the Zone blends a new take on deckbuilding with rich narrative -- a full story crafted by industry veterans ( Mount&Blade , The Next World ). Gorgeous hand-drawn art Gripping story, colourful characters A beautiful, dangerous world to explore Deep inventory management - Assemble your deck and abilities however you want Research powerful upgrades for combat and exploration Complete side jobs to gain unique rewards Many different items and abilities to mix and match your perfect playstyle NOTE: The Zone contains some AI-assisted art. All such pieces were cleaned up or extensively modified by human artists.
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Family Sharing Single-player

User Tags

Early Access (214) Card Battler (194) RPG (187) Story Rich (184) Post-apocalyptic (181) Top-Down (181) Survival (171) Exploration (168) Deckbuilding (165) Card Game (160) Hand-drawn (151) Adventure (144) Turn-Based Combat (141) Singleplayer (135) Mystery (126) Atmospheric (122) 2D (120) Rogue-lite (112) Inventory Management (110) Old School (107)

Supported Languages

English ✓ Audio