Dead Space 2 vs S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Dead Space 2 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 Dead Space 2 Electronic Arts S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat GSC Game World
Overview
Release Date January 25, 2011 October 2, 2009
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer Electronic Arts, Visceral Games GSC Game World
Publisher Electronic Arts GSC Game World
Official Site http://deadspace.ea.com/ http://cop.stalker-game.com/
Gameplay
Genre Action, Shooter Shooter, RPG
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer, Co-op Single-player, Multiplayer
Perspective Third-person First-person
Average Playtime 5 hours 3 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo
Available On PlayStation Store, Xbox Store, Steam, Xbox 360 Store Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements Processor: 2.8 GHz processor or equivalent Memory: 1 GB RAM (XP), 2 GB RAM (Vista or Windows 7) Hard Disk Space: At least 10GB of hard drive space for installation, plus additional space for saved games Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or better (7300, 7600 GS, and 8500 are below minimum system requirements), ATI X1600 Pro or better (X1300, X1300 Pro and HD2400 are below minimum system requirements), 256MB Video Card and Shader Model 3.0 required DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c 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 87 / 100 80 / 100
Community Rating 4.4 / 5 (1,411 ratings) 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings)