Dragon Age: Inquisition vs S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Dragon Age: Inquisition 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 Dragon Age: Inquisition Electronic Arts S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat GSC Game World
Overview
Release Date November 18, 2014 October 2, 2009
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer BioWare, BioWare Edmonton GSC Game World
Publisher Electronic Arts GSC Game World
Official Site http://www.dragonage.com/ http://cop.stalker-game.com/
Gameplay
Genre Action, RPG, Strategy Shooter, RPG
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer, Co-op, Online Co-op Single-player, Multiplayer
Perspective Third-person First-person
Average Playtime 4 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 Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 7 or 8.1, 64-bit Processor: AMD Quad core @ 2.5 GHz/Intel Quad core @ 2.0 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4870/Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 26 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 Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 7 or 8.1, 64-bit Processor: AMD Six core @ 3.2 GHz/ix core @ 3.2 GHz Processor (Intel): Quad core @ 3.0 GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 7870 or R9 270/Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 26 GB available space
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 86 / 100 80 / 100
Community Rating 3.8 / 5 (1,563 ratings) 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings)