NieR:Automata vs S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

A full spec-by-spec comparison of NieR:Automata 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 NieR:Automata Square Enix S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat GSC Game World
Overview
Release Date March 17, 2017 October 2, 2009
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer Platinum Games, 8-4 GSC Game World
Publisher Square Enix GSC Game World
Official Site http://www.niergame.com/ http://cop.stalker-game.com/
Gameplay
Genre Action, RPG Shooter, RPG
Game Modes Single-player Single-player, Multiplayer
Average Playtime 13 hours 3 hours
Perspective First-person
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo
Available On Steam, Xbox Store Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Windows 7 /8.1 /10 64bit Processor: Intel Core i3 2100 or AMD A8-6500 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 VRAM 2GB or AMD Radeon R9 270X VRAM 2GB DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 50 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX® 11 supported Additional Notes: Mouse, keyboard and game pad (XInput only). Screen resolution: 1280x720. This product only supports MS-IME keyboard input. There is a possibility that other IME will not function correctly with it. 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 8.1 /10 64bit Processor: Intel Core i5 4670 or AMD A10-7850K Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 VRAM 4GB or AMD Radeon R9 380X VRAM 4GB DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 50 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX® 11 supported Additional Notes: Mouse, keyboard and game pad (XInput only). Screen resolution: 1920x1080. Depending on the monitor and PC graphics card environment and setup used, this title can expand its display resolution to 4K. However, please be aware that 4K resolutions are not officially supported. This product only supports MS-IME keyboard input. There is a possibility that other IME will not function correctly with it.
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 86 / 100 80 / 100
Community Rating 4.4 / 5 (2,168 ratings) 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings)