Counter-Strike: Global Offensive vs S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 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 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Valve S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat GSC Game World
Overview
Release Date August 21, 2012 October 2, 2009
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer Valve Software, Hidden Path Entertainment GSC Game World
Publisher Valve GSC Game World
Official Site http://blog.counter-strike.net/ http://cop.stalker-game.com/
Gameplay
Genre Shooter Shooter, RPG
Game Modes Multiplayer, Co-op, Online Co-op Single-player, Multiplayer
Perspective First-person First-person
Average Playtime 64 hours 3 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Linux PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo
Available On PlayStation Store, Steam, Xbox 360 Store Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Windows® 7/Vista/XP Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6600 or AMD Phenom™ X3 8750 processor or better Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Video card must be 256 MB or more and should be a DirectX 9-compatible with support for Pixel Shader 3.0 DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 15 GB available space 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 81 / 100 80 / 100
Community Rating 3.6 / 5 (3,640 ratings) 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings)