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

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Dragon Age: Origins 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: Origins Electronic Arts S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat GSC Game World
Overview
Release Date November 3, 2009 October 2, 2009
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer BioWare, Edge of Reality GSC Game World
Publisher Electronic Arts GSC Game World
Official Site http://dragonage.bioware.com/dao/game/order-ultimate/ http://cop.stalker-game.com/
Gameplay
Genre RPG Shooter, RPG
Game Modes Single-player Single-player, Multiplayer
Perspective Third-person First-person
Average Playtime 7 hours 3 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo
Available On Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, Steam, Xbox 360 Store Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Windows XP (SP3) or Windows Vista (SP1) or Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core 2 Single 1.6 Ghz Processor (or equivalent) or AMD 64 2.0 GHz Processor (or equivalent) Memory: 1GB (1.5 GB Vista and Windows 7) Graphics: ATI Radeon X850 256MB or NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT 128MB or greater (Windows Vista: Radeon X1550 256 MB or NVidia GeForce 7600GT 256MB) DirectX®: DirectX (November 2007) Hard Drive: 20 GB HD space Sound: Direct X 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 XP (SP3) or Windows Vista (SP1) or Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 Ghz or AMD Phenom II X2 Dual-Core 2.7 Ghz Processor or equivalent Memory: 2 GB (3GB Vista and Windows 7) Graphics: ATI 3850 512 MB or NVidia 8800GTS 512MB or greater DirectX®: DirectX (November 2007) Hard Drive: 20 GB HD space Sound: Direct X Compatible Sound Card
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 91 / 100 80 / 100
Community Rating 4.4 / 5 (1,979 ratings) 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings)