Left 4 Dead 2 vs S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Left 4 Dead 2 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 Left 4 Dead 2 Electronic Arts, Valve, Akella S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat GSC Game World
Overview
Release Date November 17, 2009 October 2, 2009
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer Valve Software, Turtle Rock Studios GSC Game World
Publisher Electronic Arts, Valve, Akella GSC Game World
Official Site http://www.l4d.com http://cop.stalker-game.com/
Gameplay
Genre Action, Shooter Shooter, RPG
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer, Co-op, Online Co-op, Local Co-op Single-player, Multiplayer
Perspective First-person First-person
Average Playtime 9 hours 3 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, Xbox, Apple Macintosh, Linux PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo
Available On Steam, Xbox 360 Store Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Windows® 7 32/64-bit / Vista 32/64 / XP Processor: Pentium 4 3.0GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Video card with 128 MB, Shader model 2.0. ATI X800, NVidia 6600 or better DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 13 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card 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: Windows® 7 32/64-bit / Vista 32/64 / XP Processor: Intel core 2 duo 2.4GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Video Card Shader model 3.0. NVidia 7600, ATI X1600 or better DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 13 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 89 / 100 80 / 100
Community Rating 4.1 / 5 (3,410 ratings) 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings)