Free shooter on Steam wants to be like STALKER – Looks like Minecraft, offers open world and PvP

Stalcraft is a free shooter on Steam that likes to be a STALKER with multiplayer and looks like Minecraft. You can find out what’s in the title on MeinMMO.

What game is it? Stalcraft (PC) is an MMO shooter that is being developed by indie developer “EXBO”.

Stalcraft has been available for free on Steam since December 9th, 2022 and is set in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. According to the developer, the world itself was inspired by the popular shooter “STALKER”, which relies on survival and horror elements.

Appropriately, the shooter started out as a Minecraft fan mod that was supposed to transform the world of STALKER into a multiplayer mode. The shooter now runs on its own engine, even if you can still see its Minecraft origins.

Faction wars in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

What does Stalcraft gameplay offer? In the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone you fight against mutants and other players in PvE and PvP clashes. You also search for artifacts in the open world and wage faction wars.

On top of that you can play the main story of the game including video sequences and spoken dialogues or do side quests. In addition to RPG elements, the title mainly relies on shooter gameplay in the first-person perspective.

If you want to get a first impression of Stalcraft, we include the Steam Launch Trailer here.

What are the players saying? In the reviews on Steam, many players comment positively on the title.

• Mustachio via Steam: “The game is actually quite interesting, especially in the first few hours. Lots of quests, lots to do on the map, rewards for exploring, rewarding progression. I like the concept of ‘Multiplayer STALKER’ and for the most part its execution is pretty good.”

• Sau3är via Steam: “A must-have for Stalker fans and also for all other survival, open world and MMORPG lovers.”

• Joe via Steam: “It’s free. […] Some mechanics suck, but the core of STALKER’s gameplay is there. If you want to play STALKER with friends, it’s the best you can get right now.”

• Krompop via Steam: “Great game for STALKER fans. This is the best STALKER MMO we’ve gotten so far. I didn’t like the art style at first, but I grew to love it. It’s also nice that my friends who don’t have very powerful PCs can play this game without any problems.”

How is Stalcraft arriving? As the reviews shown suggest, the game is quite good. However, one of the criticisms mentioned is that players have to walk a lot, especially if they die frequently. Nevertheless, the almost 2,300 Steam reviews are “mostly positive”.

But the shooter can’t keep up with a crazy game on Steam in which you watch plastic ducks:

Steam game without gameplay has 98% positive reviews – “It’s like my own little pond”