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

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Company of Heroes 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 Company of Heroes SEGA, Feral Interactive S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat GSC Game World
Overview
Release Date September 11, 2006 October 2, 2009
Availability Released Released
Developer Feral Interactive, Relic Entertainment GSC Game World
Publisher SEGA, Feral Interactive GSC Game World
Official Site http://www.companyofheroesgame.com/ http://cop.stalker-game.com/
Age Rating Mature
Gameplay
Genre Strategy Shooter, RPG
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer, Co-op Single-player, Multiplayer
Perspective First-person First-person
Average Playtime 7 hours 3 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, iOS PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo
Available On App Store, Steam Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Windows® XP or Vista Processor: 2.0 Ghz Intel Pentium IV or equivalent or AMD Athlon XP or equivalent Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9.0c compatible 64MB video card with Pixel Shader 1.1 support or equivalent and latest manufacturer drivers Storage: 1 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX® 9.0c compatible 16-bit Additional Notes: Supported Video Cards: NVIDIA: NVIDIA GeForce 3 series or better with latest manufacturer drivers (excluding the GeForce 4 MX series), ATI: ATI Radeon 9500 series or better with latest manufacturer drivers. 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® XP or Vista Processor: 3.0 Ghz Intel Pentium IV or equivalent Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB NVIDIA GeForce 6800 series or better Sound Card: DirectX® 9.0c compatible 16-bit
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 93 / 100 80 / 100
Community Rating 3.7 / 5 (564 ratings) 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings)