Banished vs S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Banished vs S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification Banished Shining Rock Software S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat GSC Game World
Overview
Release Date February 17, 2014 October 2, 2009
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Teen Mature
Developer Shining Rock Software GSC Game World
Publisher Shining Rock Software GSC Game World
Official Site http://www.shiningrocksoftware.com http://cop.stalker-game.com/
Gameplay
Genre Strategy, Simulation, Indie Shooter, RPG
Game Modes Single-player Single-player, Multiplayer
Average Playtime 5 hours 3 hours
Perspective First-person
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo
Available On Steam, GOG Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Win XP SP3 / Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8 Processor: 2 GHz Intel Dual Core processor Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: 512 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible card (shader model 2) DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 250 MB available space Sound Card: Any OS: Windows XP, SP2 Processor: 2.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4/ 2.2. GHz AMD Athlon XP 2200+ Memory: 768 MB RAM Graphics: nVidia GeForce 5900 128MB / AMD Radeon 9600 XT 128 MB DirectX®: DirectX 9 compatible Hard Drive: 6 GB of free space Sound: DirectX 9 compatible
Recommended Requirements OS: Windows 7 / Windows 8 Processor: Intel Core i5 processor (or greater) Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: 512 MB DirectX 10 compatible card DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 250 MB available space Sound Card: Any
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 73 / 100 80 / 100
Community Rating 3.9 / 5 (311 ratings) 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings)