

The Zone: Stalker Stories
Illuminated Games · 2023 · Card Battler, RPG, Story Rich, Post-apocalyptic, Top-Down
PC
Mostly Positive74% · 19
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About The Zone: Stalker Stories
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).
NOTE: The Zone contains some AI-assisted art. All such pieces were extensively modified by human artists. The game may also contain AI-generated temp art while in Early Access.Considering the negative environmental and societal impact of generative AI, we no longer use it anywhere in our process.
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 extensively modified by human artists. The game may also contain AI-generated temp art while in Early Access.Considering the negative environmental and societal impact of generative AI, we no longer use it anywhere in our process.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Peak art, writing, world building. Had a game breaking bug, i sent the developer my save file and they patched it same day1 found this helpful
Changing my review to positive as the developer is very active also if you have any feedback or problems he answers & is on top of it my game is now stable with very rare problems, the game seems small or slow at the start but opens up alot a bit later on. It's an interesting mix of card play & abilities, with an upgrade tree with a stalker feel, definately worth the price.1 found this helpful
It's fun to play.1 found this helpful
I'm sorry friend, I love the vibes, but there's just an amount of crashes I can tolerate, will gladly change it to positive when its more stable, couple years down the line, probably.
I really like the concept and mechanics of this game, but it is so ridiculously buggy. I will keep checking back with each update, and I cannot wait until there is a more playable version available.
It's still early access, but I think this game has a lot of potential. I've run into a few crashes but the dev has been very responsive and gotten them fixed immediately. I think fans of RPGs and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. would really enjoy this.
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