Dear Esther: Landmark Edition vs S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Dear Esther: Landmark Edition 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 Dear Esther: Landmark Edition The Chinese Room S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat GSC Game World
Overview
Release Date February 14, 2017 October 2, 2009
Availability Released Released
Developer The Chinese Room, Robert Briscoe GSC Game World
Publisher The Chinese Room GSC Game World
Official Site http://www.thechineseroom.co.uk/games/dear-esther/ http://cop.stalker-game.com/
Age Rating Mature
Gameplay
Genre Adventure, Casual, Indie Shooter, RPG
Game Modes Single-player Single-player, Multiplayer
Perspective First-person First-person
Average Playtime 1 hours 3 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo
Available On Steam, PlayStation Store, Xbox Store Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 (2 * 2400), AMD Athlon X2 4200+ (2 * 2200) or equivalent Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 7600GT (256 MB), AMD Radeon X1600 XT (256 MB) Storage: 2 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
Recommended Requirements OS: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 (2 * 2660), AMD A8-3850 (4 * 2900) or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti (1024 MB), AMD Radeon HD7770 (1024 MB) Storage: 2 GB available space
Critic & Community Scores
Community Rating 3.3 / 5 (436 ratings) 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings)
Metacritic 80 / 100