<s>
Chernobylite	B-Application
is	O
a	O
science	O
fiction	O
survival	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
The	O
Farm	O
51	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
All	O
in	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
28	O
July	O
2021	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
28	O
September	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
21	O
April	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chernobylite	B-Application
is	O
a	O
survival	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Igor	O
Khymynuk	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
Chernobyl	O
Nuclear	O
Power	O
Plant	O
physicist	O
who	O
must	O
explore	O
the	O
Chernobyl	O
Exclusion	O
Zone	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
his	O
fiancée	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deep	O
in	O
the	O
contaminated	O
environment	O
also	O
lie	O
strange	O
supernatural	O
threats	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
chernobylite	B-Application
"	O
created	O
from	O
the	O
nuclear	O
aftermath	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
disaster	O
,	O
a	O
strange	O
material	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Chernobylite	B-Application
"	O
began	O
to	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
Zone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interested	O
in	O
Chernobylite	B-Application
's	O
potential	O
applications	O
,	O
the	O
military	O
contractor	O
NAR	O
has	O
leased	O
the	O
entire	O
Zone	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
carry	O
out	O
experiments	O
that	O
are	O
led	O
by	O
Chernobylite	B-Application
specialist	O
Dr.	O
Semonov	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
presence	O
of	O
Chernobylite	B-Application
also	O
attracts	O
Shadows	O
,	O
extradimensional	O
creatures	O
that	O
are	O
hostile	O
to	O
humans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Igor	O
successfully	O
breaks	O
into	O
the	O
power	O
plant	O
and	O
recovers	O
a	O
Chernobylite	B-Application
crystal	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
uses	O
to	O
power	O
a	O
special	O
portal	O
gun	O
he	O
had	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Chernobylite	B-Application
continues	O
to	O
spread	O
around	O
the	O
zone	O
,	O
bringing	O
more	O
Shadows	O
in	O
its	O
wake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Igor	O
also	O
discovers	O
that	O
thanks	O
to	O
his	O
connection	O
to	O
Tatyana	O
and	O
Chernobylite	B-Application
,	O
whenever	O
he	O
dies	O
,	O
he	O
will	O
be	O
sent	O
to	O
an	O
alternate	O
timeline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Tatyana	O
and	O
Boris	O
were	O
subjected	O
to	O
Chernobylite	B-Application
experiments	O
,	O
with	O
Boris	O
eventually	O
becoming	O
the	O
Black	O
Stalker	O
while	O
Tatyana	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
conduit	O
to	O
open	O
a	O
portal	O
to	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
Chernobylite	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Igor	O
also	O
learns	O
that	O
Chernobylite	B-Application
itself	O
is	O
actually	O
a	O
living	O
organism	O
that	O
has	O
its	O
own	O
intelligence	O
and	O
will	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
further	O
reveals	O
that	O
Igor	O
is	O
in	O
fact	O
Tatyana	O
's	O
son	O
,	O
created	O
as	O
a	O
clone	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Igor	O
by	O
the	O
Chernobylite	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
point	O
,	O
the	O
Black	O
Stalker	O
pleads	O
with	O
Igor	O
,	O
telling	O
him	O
that	O
instead	O
of	O
destroying	O
the	O
portal	O
and	O
killing	O
Tatyana	O
,	O
he	O
can	O
instead	O
enter	O
the	O
portal	O
and	O
destroy	O
the	O
Chernobylite	B-Application
at	O
its	O
source	O
,	O
which	O
should	O
free	O
Tatyana	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Igor	O
does	O
choose	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
portal	O
,	O
the	O
Chernobylite	B-Application
reveals	O
it	O
created	O
Igor	O
to	O
serve	O
as	O
its	O
method	O
of	O
fully	O
manifesting	O
on	O
Earth	O
,	O
intending	O
to	O
save	O
humanity	O
by	O
purging	O
it	O
and	O
remaking	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Igor	O
then	O
has	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
communing	O
with	O
the	O
Chernobylite	B-Application
to	O
allow	O
it	O
to	O
carry	O
out	O
its	O
plans	O
or	O
killing	O
himself	O
to	O
deny	O
the	O
Chernobylite	B-Application
a	O
foothold	O
on	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Igor	O
chooses	O
to	O
close	O
the	O
portal	O
or	O
kill	O
himself	O
,	O
Chernobylite	B-Application
disappears	O
from	O
the	O
Zone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Igor	O
chooses	O
to	O
commune	O
with	O
the	O
Chernobylite	B-Application
,	O
he	O
will	O
disappear	O
,	O
and	O
Chernobylite	B-Application
continues	O
to	O
spread	O
in	O
the	O
Zone	O
in	O
greater	O
numbers	O
and	O
will	O
eventually	O
engulf	O
the	O
world	O
despite	O
humanity	O
's	O
best	O
efforts	O
to	O
fight	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chernobylite	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
The	O
Farm	O
51	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
map	O
was	O
developed	O
from	O
3D	B-Algorithm
scans	I-Algorithm
and	O
recreations	O
of	O
the	O
Chernobyl	O
Exclusion	O
Zone	O
in	O
Ukraine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
funds	O
were	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
needed	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
3D	B-Algorithm
scanning	I-Algorithm
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
entered	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
GOG.com	O
early	O
access	O
programs	O
on	O
19	O
October	O
2019	O
and	O
achieved	O
full	O
release	O
on	O
28	O
July	O
2021	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chernobylite	B-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
most	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
;	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
versions	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
