Civilization IV: Warlords vs S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Civilization IV: Warlords 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 Civilization IV: Warlords 2K Games S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat GSC Game World
Overview
Release Date July 26, 2006 October 2, 2009
Availability Released Released
Developer Firaxis GSC Game World
Publisher 2K Games GSC Game World
Official Site http://www.2kgames.com/civ4/warlords/warlords.html http://cop.stalker-game.com/
Age Rating Mature
Gameplay
Genre Strategy Shooter, RPG
Game Modes Single-player Single-player, Multiplayer
Average Playtime 1 hours 3 hours
Perspective First-person
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, Apple Macintosh PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo
Available On Steam Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements 1.2GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or equivalent, 256MB RAM, 64 MB Video Card w/Hardware T&L (GeForce 2/Radeon 7500 or better), DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card, 1.7 GB of free hard drive space, Direct X 9.0c (included) Recommended: 1.8GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or equivalent/better, 512 MB RAM, 128 MB Video Card w/ DirectX 8 support (pixel and vertex shaders), DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card, 1.7GB of free hard drive space, DirectX 9.0c (included) SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS: Windows 2000 (plus Service Pack 1 or higher), Windows XP (Home or Professional) (plus Service Pack 1 or higher) *Requires Sid Meier's Civilization IV to play 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
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 84 / 100 80 / 100
Community Rating 3.7 / 5 (149 ratings) 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings)