The Zone: Stalker Stories
Illuminated Games Developer
Illuminated Games Publisher
2022 Release
🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
Mostly Positive
(17 reviews)
v0.7.6.3 - April UpdateThe roof is fixed, and I've been sleeping in a proper bed again for nigh on a week! Plus, I've been busily plugging away at that new side quest I promised, which is now complete.
The quest, Missing Persons, will require you to gather information and explore unexpected corners to uncover the mystery...

(The door's open. It's a friendly place!)
Other than that, I've made a number of important fixes that should sort out remaining instability in the story segments. This involved rebuilding certain systems from scratch, which were old and coded by a younger me who didn't know enough yet to build them properly... So it goes.
I've not been able to test the new content very thoroughly, so if you run into any problems, please drop a report on the discussion board and I will fix them ASAP as usual.
More environment work is underway -- I'm hoping to get the revamp of the train yard done for the next update, and work proceeds on new enemies and environments for the main quest. This has been our biggest bottleneck recently, but with some old friends rejoining the team, progress is in the wind.
Until the next update -- Happy Stalking, and enjoy the Zone...!
v0.7.6.3 Changelog:
- # New side quest Missing Persons available from Chapter 1
- # New unique dialogue, art, sound & environments for Missing Persons quest
- # Fixed numerous issues with story intro
- # Fixed story segments getting stuck on certain lines when using TTS
- # Quest turn-in no longer breaks when quitting the game before turning in a quest
- # Starting equipment should no longer be given multiple times when starting a new game
- # Fixed status effect particle animations bugging out on defeated enemies
- # Dominica is no longer restricted to Chapter 2+ for dialogue in the lab
- # Some grammar corrections
[ 2025-04-30 17:49:01 CET ] [ Original post ] This is
the Zone -- a post-apocalyptic world where strangeness and confusion are the norm, filled with treasure, danger, exploration and strategic card battles.
Advance through environments filled with deadly anomalies and twisted abominations. Unearth artifacts of incomprehensible power, and use them. Develop your psionic abilities to the limit and blow away your enemies with the power of your mind.
Inspired by games such as
Slay the Spire,
S.T.A.L.K.E.R and
Darkest Dungeon,
the Zone seeks to seamlessly blend exploration, card battles and RPG elements, with a rich story crafted by industry veterans (
Mount&Blade,
The Next World).
FEATURES
- Gorgeous hand-drawn art
- Gripping story told in slick visual novel style
- A wonderul, dangerous world to explore
- Deep inventory management - Assemble your deck and abilities by carefully choosing your equipment, even changing everything in mid-combat
- Hundreds of different items and abilities to mix and create your perfect playstyle
MINIMAL SETUP- Processor: 2GhzMemory: 4 GB RAMStorage: 1 GB available space
- Memory: 4 GB RAMStorage: 1 GB available space
- Storage: 1 GB available space
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