STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl has had one of the most interesting afterlives of any modern video game. So when a small group of ex-STALKER developers launched their Kickstarter campaign for a definitive spiritual successor called Areal, it seemed like a natural fit. The spiritual sequel is one of the standbys of Kickstarter video game development: the designers of a game like Myst or Mega Man ask their fans for help creating a modern-day interpretation of a classic, usually more than making their goal. Areal, based on a book of the same name, is described on Kickstarter as a complex open-world shooter set in a world where civilization has collapsed.
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