Chernobylite

NoobFeedKurtis Seid

85/100

Chernobylite can be very enjoyable for players who want to take on the role of team leader and savior. While exploration will be crucial at first, as the base grows in size, players will be spending much of their schedule staying behind, sorting supplies, and simply manning the fort. Players that instead want a deep combat-focused game will not find it here.

Playstation LifestyleRebecca Smith

8/10

Chernobylite is a difficult game to pigeonhole. Developer The Farm 51 has called it a survival horror RPG, but after spending 30 hours with the game, I wouldn’t say that’s terribly accurate because there’s also quite a strong focus on strategy. I guess a ‘science-fiction survival game with a twist of strategy, horror, and roleplaying’ is probably too long to use as a genre though.

GamingTrendLawrence Le

75/100

Chernobylite’s trifecta of gun combat, survival, and base management serves the game’s unique narrative system. With more features comes more shortcomings, but nothing drastic enough to take away from an otherwise compelling experience.

GameSpewRichard Seagrave

7/10

It’s not without its problems, then, but Chernobylite offers an intoxicating blend of horror, survival, base-building and FPS action. Repetition could be an issue for some, and shying away from playing with the poorly-acted English dialogue is highly recommended. Once you’ve settled in to your quest to find out what happened to your long-lost love, however, it’s hard to not feel the urge to do one more mission before turning it off, ever in the hope of finding valuable resources or a crumb of information.

Playstation UniverseTimothy Nunes

7/10

Chernobylite combines some cool ideas and implements them in a way that complements the story it wants to tell. Several issues stand in its way, with potential save corruption acting as the biggest road block. Once that issue gets patched out, the core experience will offer up something unique, even if many of its gameplay elements lack depth.

TwinfiniteAndrew McMahon

Farm51 definitely has a lot of solid ideas with Chernobylite, especially given how it combines so many different genres into one game. Any time you try to mash up more than one element into a game, though, there is a good possibility that multiple aspects of the game will be left feeling underdeveloped.

Sirus GamingCasey David Muir-Taylor

6.5/10

You better have to choose if it’s worth spending your spare cash, because it might not be the game for you and it might be for others.

Jump Dash RollRob Kershaw

6/10

Chernobylite has a lot of interesting concepts but it doesn’t manage to form them into a cohesive whole. Patient players may get something out of it, but be prepared for a slog.

TheSixthAxisNick Petrasiti

5/10

Chernobylite is a game that's dripping in atmosphere, but doesn't quite hit the mark in other areas. If you can get past its clunky shooting and stealth mechanics, there’s some fun to be had in base building and people management.

GameTyrant Dustin Orgill

0/10

Story and Gameplay Immediately when you see the title, Chernobylite , you know you are in for something unique, different, sometimes, even a bit obtuse but you know it’s not going to be anything that is standard fare. From the incredibly well-crafted and atmospheric intro, the folks at The Farm

Analog Stick GamingJeff Young

Unscored

Chernobylite is a survival horror rogue-lite that randomizes its missions as you tour a radiated exclusion zone to track down resources to keep yourself alive as well as cater to the needs of your group back at your base. You’ll customize a living space and craft and upgrade your gear, all to head b

Lords of GamingNicholas Downie

Unscored

Chernobyl is possibly one of the most devastating environmental disasters that has happened in the past 100 years. Not only the loss of life from the original nuclear meltdown but also the long-term effects that it has on the region. In fact, the area is still uninhabitable to this day....