Chernobylite is a fun romp across the Chornobyl exclusion zone that you can easily 100% in 16 hours. It does become quite stale towards the tail end when you figure everything out already, but thanks to its design missions can be rushed through easily. The last mission is quite a fun 'suicide mission' where companions you gathered throughout the game can die, Mass Effect 2 style. The combat is very 'ehhhh', the story is fun with a last-second twist that might not land depending on what you expected from it, and the atmosphere and exploration aspects are second to none. Although, you cannot shake the feeling that this game could have been so much more. I pray for a Chernobylite 2 with an open world, expanded building, and more enemy variety. I am not crazy about open-world games, but this would be perfect for that, or a STALKER-like open areas.

Reviewed on Jan 13, 2024


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