An unusual release swept over the Zone, completely drying up the backwater of the Pripyat River, where “scavengers” had been dumping rare artifacts for years. It would seem that you should go and shovel them - but this is not so easy to do. The most severe radiation background kills all life in this place, and it is now filled with a bloody fog from which no one has ever returned. The sniper is still obsessed with the idea of reviving his dead friends. And now the path to his goal lies through the backwater, which is virtually tantamount to death. In addition to this “Klondike of artifacts”, all the major groups of the Zone are showing serious interest: “Borg”, “Volya”, bandits, mercenaries, who will never allow a lone stalker to the treasures hidden in the red fog... But Sniper is still ready to go, despite to any obstacles, even knowing for sure that he will not get out of there alive.