Gothic II: Gold Edition vs S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Gothic II: Gold Edition 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 Gothic II: Gold Edition THQ Nordic S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat GSC Game World
Overview
Release Date January 13, 2010 October 2, 2009
Availability Released Released
Developer Piranha Bytes GSC Game World
Publisher THQ Nordic GSC Game World
Official Site http://www.piranha-bytes.com/gothic2 http://cop.stalker-game.com/
Age Rating Mature
Gameplay
Genre Action, RPG Shooter, RPG
Game Modes Single-player Single-player, Multiplayer
Perspective Third-person First-person
Average Playtime 1 hours 3 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo
Available On Steam Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Windows XP/2000/ME/98/Vista Processor: Intel Pentium III 700 MHz Memory: 256 MB Ram or higher Graphics: 3D graphics card with 32 MB Ram DirectX®: 8.1 Hard Drive: 4 GB Sound: DirectX compatible 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 79 / 100 80 / 100
Community Rating 4.4 / 5 (446 ratings) 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings)