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

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Half-Life 2: Lost Coast 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: Lost Coast Valve S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat GSC Game World
Overview
Release Date October 27, 2005 October 2, 2009
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer Valve Software GSC Game World
Publisher Valve GSC Game World
Official Site http://www.half-life2.com http://cop.stalker-game.com/
Gameplay
Genre Action Shooter, RPG
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player, Multiplayer
Perspective First-person First-person
Average Playtime 1 hours 3 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, Apple Macintosh, Linux PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo
Available On Steam Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements Pentium 4 2.4GHz or AMD 2800+ Processor, 1GB RAM, DirectX 9 level graphics card, Windows 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
Community Rating 3.5 / 5 (1,175 ratings) 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings)
Metacritic 80 / 100