The Zone: Stalker Stories
Illuminated Games Developer
Illuminated Games Publisher
2022 Release
🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
Mostly Positive
(16 reviews)
v0.7.6.2 - March UpdateThis is a small update limited to important bugfixes and some QoL upgrades. I couldn't get the new side quest done, and there is an interesting reason why, which I can show you:
[previewyoutube=spVKqDiUwYE;full][/previewyoutube]
This was my bedroom after a large concrete chimney blew over and smashed into it during a week of non-stop rain and the highest winds this place has ever seen.
Most significantly, it left a very large hole in my roof through which water continued to pour in for several days, during which it was too dangerous to even attempt to fix. Much time was spent with buckets, bailing endless amounts of water out of the bedroom.
Here you can see the bastard the next morning, just lying on top of the roof:

Bits of smashed roof tiles and concrete were everywhere:

By the time we finally managed to tear out enough of the ceiling to expose the hole, I was too frazzled to take a proper picture. Only after it was fixed did I have the wherewithal to snap this one:

(Orange tiles are original. Grey blocks are new, showing the size of the hole.)
While the roof is now patched, the ceiling will take a while longer to fix.
As you might imagine, this little adventure has wiped out most of my spare time and energy, which is why I decided to upload a smaller update rather than push things back again.
At the very least I've managed to implement some important bugfixes, and a nice little Quality of Life feature that properly reflects your changing stats when equipping/unequipping items:

That's all I've got for now. Let's hope April allows for more progress!
v0.7.6.2 Changelog:
- # Fixed getting stuck in hub interactions
- # Fixed train yard boss story choices not working
- # Fixed chapter 2 being unreachable in some situations
- # Fixed story segments getting stuck occasionally
- # Fixed crash when accessing menu during inventory tutorial
- # Fixed inventory tutorial window being shown erroneously
- # Fixed train yard tunnel animation
- # Improved deck view stat readout behaviour
- # Added stat readout on inventory screen
[ 2025-03-29 00:53:36 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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