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

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Defiance 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 Defiance Trion Worlds S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat GSC Game World
Overview
Release Date April 2, 2013 October 2, 2009
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Adults Only Mature
Developer Trion Worlds, Trion Network GSC Game World
Publisher Trion Worlds GSC Game World
Official Site http://www.trionworlds.com/defiance/en/?affiliateId=251 http://cop.stalker-game.com/
Gameplay
Genre Action, Shooter, RPG, Massively Multiplayer Shooter, RPG
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer, Co-op, Online Co-op Single-player, Multiplayer
Perspective First-person, Third-person First-person
Average Playtime 3 hours 3 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox 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 XP SP2 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz CPU or better Memory: 2 GB System RAM Graphics: 512MB video card (NVIDIA GeForce 8600, ATI Radeon HD 2900, or Intel HD 4000 integrated graphics or better) DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 15 GB free hard drive space Sound: DirectX 8.1 compatible sound card Internet: Broadband internet connection 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 64 / 100 80 / 100
Community Rating 2.2 / 5 (226 ratings) 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings)