FTL: Faster Than Light vs S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

A full spec-by-spec comparison of FTL: Faster Than Light 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 FTL: Faster Than Light Subset Games S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat GSC Game World
Overview
Release Date September 14, 2012 October 2, 2009
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Everyone 10+ Mature
Developer Subset Games GSC Game World
Publisher Subset Games GSC Game World
Official Site http://www.ftlgame.com/ http://cop.stalker-game.com/
Gameplay
Genre Strategy, Simulation, Indie Shooter, RPG
Game Modes Single-player Single-player, Multiplayer
Perspective 2D First-person
Average Playtime 6 hours 3 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, iOS, Apple Macintosh, Linux PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo
Available On App Store, Epic Games Store, Steam, GOG Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS:Windows XP / Vista / 7 Processor:2 GHz Memory:1 GB RAM Graphics:1280x720 minimum resolution, OpenGL 2.0 Support, and recommended dedicated graphics card with 128 MB of RAM Hard Drive:175 MB HD spaceSome integrated Intel HD graphics cards have been known to work but are not officially supported. 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 84 / 100 80 / 100
Community Rating 4.3 / 5 (964 ratings) 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings)