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

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Dishonored 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 Dishonored Bethesda Softworks S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat GSC Game World
Overview
Release Date September 25, 2012 October 2, 2009
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer Bethesda Softworks, Arkane Studios GSC Game World
Publisher Bethesda Softworks GSC Game World
Official Site http://www.dishonored.com http://cop.stalker-game.com/
Gameplay
Genre Action, Adventure, RPG Shooter, RPG
Game Modes Single-player Single-player, Multiplayer
Perspective First-person First-person
Average Playtime 9 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 Vista / Windows 7 Processor: 3.0 GHz dual core or better Memory: 3 GB system RAM Hard Disk Space: 9 GB Video Card: DirectX 9 compatible with 512 MB video RAM or better (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 / ATI Radeon HD 5850) Sound: Windows compatible sound card 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 Vista / Windows 7 (enhanced for 64-bit OS) Processor: 2.4 GHz quad core or better (enhanced for multi-core processors) Memory: 4 GB system RAM Hard Disk Space: 9 GB Video Card: DirectX 9 compatible with 768 MB video RAM or better (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 / ATI Radeon HD 5850) Sound: Windows compatible sound card
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 91 / 100 80 / 100
Community Rating 4.4 / 5 (2,743 ratings) 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings)