Chernobyl comes back to life in Ukrainian computer game


  • TECH
  • Monday, 29 Apr 2019

Co-founders of the 'Isotopium: Chernobyl' game Sergey Beskrestnov and Alexey Fateyev attend an interview with Reuters at the game's location in Brovary, Ukraine April 25, 2019. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

A Ukrainian computer game that brings to life a town abandoned after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster may not sound like everyone's idea of fun but has attracted 60,000 people globally since its launch in October.

Players of Isotopium: Chernobyl drive tanks around the ghost town of Prypyat near Chernobyl, knocking out competitors as they search for an energy source called isotopium and collecting points every time they find some.

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