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

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Half-Life 2: Update 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: Update S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat GSC Game World
Overview
Release Date March 27, 2015 October 2, 2009
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer Valve Software GSC Game World
Official Site https://store.steampowered.com/app/290930/HalfLife_2_Update/ http://cop.stalker-game.com/
Publisher GSC Game World
Gameplay
Genre Shooter Shooter, RPG
Average Playtime 1 hours 3 hours
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer
Perspective First-person
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo
Available On Steam Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 96 / 100 80 / 100
Community Rating 4.1 / 5 (126 ratings) 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings)
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements 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