Being A First Responder To The Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster - Chernobyl Liquidators Simulator 

The scary thing is standing there and reading those hints already gave him a lethal dose of radiation or shortened his life drastically.

The game: “Press E to remove the glowing shards using the shovel” Drae: *breaks a door down using the shovel* “So that is what the shovel was for!”

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It's actually funny that Drae skipped the part about not stepping on the shards before stepping right onto one.

I'm loving these "there's a simulation game for everything these days" intros 🤣

Let us remember the lives of the Chernobyl Power Station Firefighter Brigade. May those first responders forever be in our prayers. R.I.P

I recommend that before this comes out fully Drae, you should watch the Chernobyl series first so that you would understand what really happened.

It´s just crazy to think that all of this started with a test to exactly prevent a situation like this!

Crazy to think that lieutenant Pravik we see in this game ( who was only 23 years of age ) experienced such a high dose of radiation that it made his eye color change from brown to blue, and what it did to his body is even more horrifying

They represented the poor fire fighters like what they were, HEROS. Simply, beautiful

I remember watching this on the news as a kid, Scariest part was the helicopter looking down at the burring nuclear core. I heard my dad tell my mom that copter just got there and they are already dead.

Game: Gives hint to stand away from the Glowing Bits Drae: Stands directly on top of one 9:10

If only you uploaded this a day ago. Would've been the exact date 35 years ago since the disaster.

When I was younger I spoke to an elderly woman who was in Pryp'yat. Her husband was was killed in the explosion and she said that they weren't evacuated for almost 3 days after and didn't know that her husband died for a while it was all covered up. She was an absolute sweetheart alot was hard to understand because she spoke with a thick accent but she loved taking bread and rubbing fresh garlic on it for a snack I'll never remember her name but what she told me has stuck with me for 20 years

Chernobyl cleanup was pretty insane, they gathered people from all around USSR so even here in latvia there are many workers who had to go there

The thing that really gets to me is that real people with family and friends died in the most sickening gruesome ways. But it's a great looking game ngl

It always baffles me that there's some people that have never heard of the Chernobyl disaster. Edit: I have done research on the Fukushima disaster.

My social studies teacher was actually sent in to try to help clean up some of the nuclear fallout/sludge when it happened

There is a really good mini TV series about the incident in Cherobyl, i suggest to watch it if you want to understand more about the incident

i like how drae just completely ignores the radiation thingies and then asks what the shovel is for

8:22 Drae let me put that gas mask back on Me: wait you had it off the entire time

“Let’s get in, let’s save live damn it!” Poor Drae, they are all already dead.

Those glowing black chunks on the ground are bits of graphite, they house the fuel rods and when the first responders arrived they had no idea what they were and picked them up instantly burning them. They are a huge part of why the reactor blew up, another huge reason was that red button they hit at the beginning of the game.

some impressive game design even for a demo, this looks like it would be a cool game to come out here in the next year or so

@Drea you was suppose to use the shovel on the glowing radiation on your path. Huge glowing radiation and he stands right on it lol, THAT'S what the shovel is for..

This game looks fantastic! And yes, Drae, the Liquidators were all heroes. Thousands of volunteers came to work on the plant to get rid of the worst of the radiation, knowing the dangers. Definitely going to have to get this when it comes out.

I hope the ending ends with a Phrase: "Comrade, You're done" which Relates to the Shortening of lifes of the Liquidators when they got Intense amount of radiation after they are done cleaning up the place

Those guys who went inside to save people and help are heroes the worst part is they tried to remove radiation by drinking vodka... It didnt work

Hey Drae, if you havent watched the chernobyl series yet from HBO, you really should take a day off and binge it, its an amazing view into the events.

A very litte but nice detail is the light being reflected in the HUD at the bottom left.

I played this game yesterday, it looks really promising and I really hope it's gonna be finished soon.

I highly suggest the Chernobyl series from HBO if it's available in your country. It was really good.

For a demo, THIS LOOKS REALLY GOOD!!!! LIKE IT'S ALREADY FINISHED!

This is the most horrifiying game this year. Not in the "spooky" way but in the feeling. Radiation gives me the creeps.

These "Have you ever wondered...?" intros by Drae are just brutal

These guys ARE heroic. The sufferings they endured after that is unimaginable...

RIP to all hero (liquidator)

It amazes me that our games are so clearly accurate today. The fuel chunks are radiating cherenkov radiation in the open air. For that to occur, something has to be intensely radioactive. And when he walks by the blue glows, his vision is interrupted. Fantastic realism there. May be not 100% accurate, but accurate enough to get the point across...

The most scary thing about Chernobyl that I will always remember is that, what finally caused this all, was the EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN button which in this case actually functioned like a Trigger. Or well, the Helicopter that crashed when trying to move debris.. had to move through a thick cloud of smoke and didnt see the cranes on the other end, hit its rotorblades on the crane cable which destroyed the rotor and he dropped down instantly.

He closed the door as he would have oxygenated the fire killing him

thats one hell of a demo. wow, just incredible. can't wait to see the rest of it!

He closed the door so his dad didn't yell at him for letting out the radiation. Afterall, radiation doesn't grow on tree's....

Am I the only one that got unreasonably impressed by the fact that the UI at the bottom left had real time reflective surface to the environments lighting? Fucking hell haha

i came into this video expecting another silly simulator but its actually amazing

It felt like I was gonna watch a 90's film or documentary when the game intro was playing

“Lets save lives” everyone there’s walking corpses tbh

* Chernobyl blows up * Duga: "Now I'm a famous monument"

Playing the full Demo before watching this honestly gives me hope that maybe he MIGHT play the full demo which is AWESOME

Dude honestly i dont have enough time to watch all your content but i try. You always play the coolest games and are so entertaining the whole time.

My dad was a fireman for 30yrs his told me some crazy story’s

Pukes after radiation exposure, certain Death. Great game.

I like how when in game, when the player pick up something, they like inspecting the item first, cracks me up sometimes

Blyatiful

If this was real, you would be dead after that first glowing rock due to insanely high radiation exposure. Bad ass demo though. Reminds my of the Chernobyl series. A must watch!!

On the one hand, I feel like normally it would be really crass to capitalize on the worst nuclear plant tragedy in history. On the other hand, it's pretty clear that the devs are treating the subject matter with absolutely the appropriate gravitas due to the worst nuclear plant tragedy in history and that it looks like it will probably be a really good introduction to the events at Chernobyl for those who haven't heard of it or don't know much about it. Certainly looks like they've absolutely nailed the atmosphere of such a disaster, and we've only seen the exterior of the buildings! Gotta agree with a comment I saw from somebody else about the title though. I feel like something like "First Response: Chernobyl" would be a more gripping title free of the "Simulator" stigma. (And ... maybe opens the door to a series of future disaster simulation games-?) Definitely hope Drae gives us a full playthrough when the game is fully released!

I love how the hose can follow him throughout the whole plant 🤣

I find all my games through you Drae lol

Well its very realistic, I just wish they got the dates/times a bit better. Glad they are spreading information about Chernobyl and giving people a feeling of how it would really be to be one of these brave men.

The fact that this is based on reality, at least somewhat, really makes this game so interesting. It's not your typical fantasy setting in a lot of games. There is real emotion here that makes it a must-have in my books.

Drae was right about one thing. Sooo many heros were formed that day. I watched the documentary. almost all the people who were there fighting that disaster died shortly after. Most of their life spands were cut into a 3rd due to radiation. Then another voluntary team came in later to try to safen up the area by drilling UNDER the power plant to get rid of the debris better. Most of them didn't live very long either despite all the safety steps they went through. Real heros don't wear capes.

I'm so hyped for this game!

Definite Metro vibes at the beginning

This has to be the most amazing simulator game I've ever seen. I hope Drae plays it in full when it comes out.

Imagine in the future, there will be so many history based video games, that this could be how history lessons are taught in schools.

Man a game with my name in it im really impressed.

This dude literally has Dying light parkour skills while carrying 200 pounds of gear.

Yes more!! Love you stuff dude!

one of the scariest parts about the disaster is that no one knew it was a total core meltdown and that it was radioactive. The first firemen on scene all thought it was a normal fire so no one had anything to protect them from radiation which is way so many people died. however the liquidators (the people mostly with the military who cleaned up the disaster and built the sarcophagus) knew it was radioactive and they had very strict rules in place to protect them but most still died because they didn't know how bad it really was.

Why did it have to end there I'm dying too know ahhhhhh😭

Read about it drae! What these men went trough will probably never be fully told. There is still someone inside there, after all these years.

I would love to see more of this Drae!

Drae you have to watch the documentary to be even more scared about the meltdown

Hey, EVERYONE! Go watch Drae on Twitch, I’m not being paid to say this but almost no one knows that he Streams every Friday After noon from 1:00 to 3:00 (Mountain Time). Also I love your videos Drae thank you and keep making the best videos!

0:02 I love how specific it is 😂 HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE TO BE A MINIMUM WAGE WALMART WORKER WITH 4 SONS AND 3 DAUGHTERS? THIS IS THE SPECIFIC SIMULATOR FOR YOU! BE SURE TO CHECK OUT OUR OTHER GAMES SUCH AS; MINIMUM WAGE WALMART WORKER WITH 3 SONS AND 2 DAUGHTERS!

I am so friggin impressed with this! Quicker than I thought it would be but I'm so excited!

“There’s a simulator game for everything” what a great intro

Let alone standing there looking up on the iconic Chernobyl Chimney while reactor 4 burning gave me anxiety to the max!

That was crazy. Im excited to see more

This looks like one of those your going be on the edge of death the whole time kinda games

I did a research report on nuclear disasters including Chernobyl. Interesting facts: the accident happened because the engineers were testing emergency backup generators in case of power outages. The site released radioactive material into the atmosphere for 9 continuous days spreading over 1000 square kilometers across Eastern Europe. On a more gruesome note, the third generation families from Pripyat were the first recorded cases of children contracting thyroid cancer. While only 44 deaths from the initial explosion, a total of 10,000 casualties from radiation, search and rescue, and related diseases.

I love how, in order not to spoil the game he did not leave the game link in the description.

Draes choice of games is getting weirder and wierder not gonna lie I love it

Hello there Mr. Drae! Am very much looking forward to watching you play this as my favorite videos are the ones where you are truly engaged and having fun playing. i've always had a fascination with Chernobyl and on my Bucket List is a visit to see the herd of Prezwalski's horses, a breed that was once close to extinction but is now thriving in the Exclusion Zone. Thank you for showing this exciting demo today--great timing as yesterday was the 35 year anniversary of the disaster.

Drae I beg you please make more of this!

If they wanted to make it really accurate, there'd be a timer running down with your vision getting blurrier as you do things due to getting radiation poisoning. If you stay up there too long, you die, and then you change to a different person.

Drae literally plays the best games out there, I definetly have a sweet tooth for all these obscure pieces of art

This looks great! Would love to watch you play more!

Now this is what you need to play the whole game once it comes out, Drae

Omg the cliffhanger 😯 love the game and the intro is really good as well, I hope this gonna be a really loooong game and that it gonna be a series on your channel Drae, when the full game comes out of course.

Hey @Drae, I'm one of the guys who did the animations for that game (The ladder and the vomit death) and I just wanted to say that it's super cool to see how excited they got you! Made my day!

I think that intro dialogue was pulled directly from some of the dispatch calls to emergency responders

My father was friends with one of the chernobyl liquidators unfortunately his friend died not 5 months after cleaning up there

Great job on every video Drae✨

I would recommend the Plainly Difficult youtube channel documentary on Chernobyl to learn what happened and if you want a better and very historical visual of the whole situation of what happened, I definitely recommend the HBO miniseries for Chernobyl, if you want to learn more about the liquidators involved in Chernobyl, I definitely recommend the Dark Docs video on them, Chernobyl is one of my favorite topics to learn about because of all that happened so it's really cool to see a game based off of one of the most interesting and world altering events in history

Wow I was legit thinking about Chernobyl yesterday, Pripyat Ferris wheel gives me chills

I got to this on a play next video thing , Originally I was watching videos of the disaster from the real thing. I love this

Intro was so cinematic I almost I was forgot I was watching a drae video 😂

“I am actually pumped right now” Pumped full of radiation

i remember listening to some tts guy saying that the ones manning the reactor were untrained and over worked while the seniors were extremely overworked or not there at all

5:15 god rest vasily ignatenko one of the many brave men that put their lives up to save many many others that night