Half-Life 2: Episode Two vs S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Half-Life 2: Episode Two 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 Half-Life 2: Episode Two Valve, Buka Entertainment, NVIDIA S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat GSC Game World
Overview
Release Date October 10, 2007 October 2, 2009
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer Valve Software, NVIDIA Lightspeed Studios GSC Game World
Publisher Valve, Buka Entertainment, NVIDIA GSC Game World
Official Site http://www.whatistheorangebox.com/ http://cop.stalker-game.com/
Gameplay
Genre Action, Shooter, Puzzle Shooter, RPG
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player, Multiplayer
Perspective First-person First-person
Average Playtime 5 hours 3 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, Xbox, Android, Apple Macintosh, Linux PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo
Available On Steam, Google Play Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements 1.7 GHz Processor, 512MB RAM, DirectX® 8.1 level Graphics Card (Requires support for SSE), Windows® 7 (32/64-bit)/Vista/XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection Recommended: Pentium 4 processor (3.0GHz, or better), 1GB RAM, DirectX® 9 level Graphics Card, Windows® 7 (32/64-bit)/Vista/XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection 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 90 / 100 80 / 100
Community Rating 4.5 / 5 (2,023 ratings) 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings)