Painkiller: Black Edition vs S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Painkiller: Black Edition 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 Painkiller: Black Edition THQ Nordic S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat GSC Game World
Overview
Release Date January 24, 2007 October 2, 2009
Availability Released Released
Developer People Can Fly GSC Game World
Publisher THQ Nordic GSC Game World
Official Site http://www.painkillergame.com http://cop.stalker-game.com/
Age Rating Mature
Gameplay
Game Modes Single-player Single-player, Multiplayer
Perspective First-person First-person
Average Playtime 2 hours 3 hours
Genre Shooter, RPG
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo
Available On Steam Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Win 98/2000/Me/XP Processor: 1GHz Memory: 256 MB RAM Graphics: DirextX 9.0 64MB Video Card Storage: 3.4 GB available space 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 3.9 / 5 (176 ratings) 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings)
Metacritic 80 / 100