Seven years in the zone
Survarium was one of several games that hoped to claim S.T.A.L.K.E.R’s stalking hood after GSC Game Worldburst. Ten years after it was first announced and seven after it was released, developers Vostok Games say that Survarium’s servers will go offline for the final time on May 31st.
Survarium, much like its inspiration, is set in a post-apocalyptic version of the Chernobyl exclusion zone, and one which is beset by deadly anomalies and human scavengers. Vostok was formed by former GSC Game World staff and initially discussed Survarium as an MMOFPS andthe STALKER idea’s next evolutionary step in every respect."
More recently, Vostok Games, who are based in Ukraine, said they weresafe" but “not in a position to work on further updates"to Survarium in light of Russia’s invasion of the country.
If you do crave more adventures in The Zone, you might soon be in luck. GSC Game World are unburst again and have been working onS.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, announcing three days ago that they hadresumed workafter relocating the studio from Ukraine to the Czech Republic.
