Far Cry 3 vs S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Far Cry 3 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 Far Cry 3 Ubisoft Entertainment S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat GSC Game World
Overview
Release Date November 28, 2012 October 2, 2009
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer Ubisoft, Ubisoft Montreal GSC Game World
Publisher Ubisoft Entertainment GSC Game World
Official Site http://farcrygame.com http://cop.stalker-game.com/
Gameplay
Genre Action, Shooter Shooter, RPG
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer, Co-op, Online Co-op Single-player, Multiplayer
Perspective First-person First-person
Average Playtime 16 hours 3 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox 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, Windows Vista and Windows 7 Processor:Intel Core®2 Duo E6700 @ 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon64 X2 6000+ @ 3.0Ghz or better Memory:4 GB RAM Graphics:512MB Video RAM (1GB Video RAM), DirectX9c (DirectX11) Shader Model 3.0 (Shader Model 5.0) DirectX®:9.0c Hard Drive:15 GB HD space Sound:DirectX Compatible (Recommended Surround Sound 5.1 capable) Other Requirements:Broadband Internet connection Additional:*Supported Video Cards at Time of Release: AMD Radeon™ HD 2900 / 3000 / 4000 / 5000 / 6000 / 7000 series, NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 GTX / 9 / 200 / 400 / 500 / 600 series. Laptop versions of these cards may work, but are not supported. These chipsets are the only ones that will run this game. For the most up-to-date minimum requirement listings, please visit the FAQ on our support website at http://support.ubi.com. Requires a UPlay account 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 Memory:4 GB RAM Graphics:512MB Video RAM (1GB Video RAM), DirectX9c (DirectX11) Shader Model 3.0 (Shader Model 5.0) DirectX®:11 Hard Drive:15 GB HD space Sound:DirectX Compatible (Recommended Surround Sound 5.1 capable) Other Requirements:Broadband Internet connection Additional:*Supported Video Cards at Time of Release: AMD Radeon™ HD 2900 / 3000 / 4000 / 5000 / 6000 / 7000 series, NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 GTX / 9 / 200 / 400 / 500 / 600 series. Laptop versions of these cards may work, but are not supported. These chipsets are the only ones that will run this game. For the most up-to-date minimum requirement listings, please visit the FAQ on our support website at http://support.ubi.com. Requires a UPlay account
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 88 / 100 80 / 100
Community Rating 4.3 / 5 (3,005 ratings) 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings)