Hotline Miami vs S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Hotline Miami 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 Hotline Miami Devolver Digital S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat GSC Game World
Overview
Release Date October 22, 2012 October 2, 2009
Availability Released Released
Developer Devolver Digital, Dennaton Games GSC Game World
Publisher Devolver Digital GSC Game World
Age Rating Mature
Official Site http://cop.stalker-game.com/
Gameplay
Genre Action, Shooter, Arcade, Indie Shooter, RPG
Game Modes Single-player Single-player, Multiplayer
Perspective Top-down, 2D First-person
Average Playtime 5 hours 3 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Linux, Nintendo PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo
Available On GOG, PlayStation Store, Steam, Google Play Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS:Microsoft® Windows® XP / Vista / 7 Processor:1.2GHz processor Memory:512 MB RAM Graphics:DirectX 8-compatible graphics card with at least 32MB of video memory DirectX®:9.0c Hard Drive:250 MB HD space Additional:Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller or Direct Input compatible controller, OpenGL 2.x or better highly recommended. 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
Recommended Requirements OS:Microsoft® Windows® XP / Vista / 7 Processor:1.4GHz processor or faster Memory:1 GB RAM Graphics:DirectX 8-compatible graphics card with at least 32MB of video memory DirectX®:9.0c Hard Drive:250 MB HD space Additional:Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller or Direct Input compatible controller
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 85 / 100 80 / 100
Community Rating 4.4 / 5 (2,652 ratings) 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings)