# The Zone: Stalker Stories

Summer DB entity ID: 12e1ac99\-99b5\-4a3d\-98ed\-68c0d6a56883

Steam App ID: 1299540

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 \( Mount&amp;Blade ,  The Next World \)\.             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\.

## Game information

- Type: game

- Developer: Illuminated Games

- Publisher: Illuminated Games

- Release date: Jun 15, 2023

- Coming soon: false

- Free to play: false

- Parent Steam app: Not collected

- Genres: Adventure, Indie, RPG, Early Access

- Categories: Single\-player, Family Sharing

- Platforms: windows, linux

- Website: Not collected

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- Price: 799 minor units USD; discount 0%

- Price country: US

## Observed metrics

- Current players: 0

- Steam review count: 22

- Steam positive reviews: 17

- Steam negative reviews: 5

- Steam positive percentage: 77.27272727272727%

- Summer DB rating: No native votes

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## Player history

[Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/12e1ac99-99b5-4a3d-98ed-68c0d6a56883/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/12e1ac99-99b5-4a3d-98ed-68c0d6a56883/player-metrics?days=7)

Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown.

## Sources and freshness

- Catalog membership: store\_catalog

- Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-24T19:57:04\.362365\+00:00

- Details observed: 2026\-09\-24T23:11:21\.6246\+00:00

- Player count observed: 2026\-09\-24T23:11:22\.90869\+00:00

- Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-24T23:11:22\.660072\+00:00

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Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted.

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