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Released

Nov 30, 1999

9,844 days ago
Platforms
  • PC
  • Mac
  • Linux

Release dates

North America dates
  1. Apr 8, 20096,427 days ago
    • PC
  2. Jun 15, 20067,455 days ago
    • Linux
  3. 2002
    • Mac
  4. Nov 30, 19999,844 days ago
    • PC

About

November 2008. NATO intelligence services report that, for reasons unknown, the Russian military has destroyed GORKY 17, one of the old Soviet "Secret Cities". A year later NATO takes over a former Russian secret base built on Polish soil. Diggers discover a laboratory complex in the completely demolished town. After examining the wreckage, NATO decides to leave the lab as it is. But shortly afterwards the town's previously deserted streets are suddenly teeming with hordes of grotesquely deformed creatures. Word soon gets out to the media, making it impossible for NATO to simply destroy the site. So troops are ordered to hermetically seal the area. Nobody is allowed in or out. A team of three NATO specialists under the leadership of the Canadian Cole Sullivan is sent in to examine the horrifying events on the ground. Will they discover the terrible secret of "Gorky 17"? And more important - will they live to tell about it? Be prepared for intrigue, betrayal and even some romance. A host of multiple-choice dialog scenes present you with constant choices - many of which can have some unpredictable effects ...FEATURES:The combination of adventure, RPG and strategy elements gives the game a uniquely original feel The best of three genres: (1) exploration and interaction with a challenging world (2) character development and (3) challenging high-level tactical combat. A thrilling Sci-Fi story with enthralling dialogs An easy-to-learn, intuitive, multi-faceted user interface A spooky soundtrack lends each location a special atmosphere Fully 3-dimensional real-time rendered characters with flexible skeleton animation and detailed textures A life-like environment with impressive 3D weather effects Spectacular 3D effects for weapons, including transparencies, particle-based explosions, colored lighting, texture and vertex animations

Trailers

Screenshots

How long to beat

HowLongToBeat ↗ · 40 players
Main story
10 h
Main + extras
13 h
Completionist
14 h

Reviews

Steam80%Mostly Positive · 2,036 reviews
Critics (IGDB)80/1001 review
IGDB players79/10028 ratings

Game info

Released
1999 · see every game from that year
Modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person · Bird view / Isometric

Editions, DLC & expansions

Editions & bundles 1

Studios

Age ratings

  • ESRBMAnimated Blood, Animated Violence
  • USK16No content descriptors

Languages

6 languages
English, French, German, Polish, Russian, Spanish (Spain)
LanguageAudioSubtitlesInterface
EnglishEnglish (US)
FrenchFrançais–
GermanDeutsch
PolishPolski
RussianРусский
Spanish (Spain)Español (España)

Themes & tags

Story & names

Also known as

  • OdiumNorth American Title
  • Горький-17. Запретная зонаRussian title
  • ōdi∙umAlternative title
  • Gorky 17 aka OdiumAlternative title
  • Gorky17.exeWindows Executable

Release dates by region

6 releases in 3 regions

worldwide

north america

europe

The Gorky series

All 4 games
  1. This gameGorky 171999
  2. Gorky 02: Aurora WatchingGorky 02: Aurora Watching2004
  3. Gorky Zero: Beyond Honor2004
  4. Soldier Elite2006

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Where to find it

Data from IGDB and Steam. Critic scores from OpenCritic. Dates shown for North America, in your local time zone.