Painkiller Hell & Damnation vs S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Painkiller Hell & Damnation 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 Hell & Damnation THQ Nordic, Nordic Games S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat GSC Game World
Overview
Release Date October 31, 2012 October 2, 2009
Availability Released Released
Developer THQ Nordic, The Farm 51 GSC Game World
Publisher THQ Nordic, Nordic Games GSC Game World
Official Site http://www.painkillergame.com http://cop.stalker-game.com/
Age Rating Mature
Gameplay
Genre Action, Shooter Shooter, RPG
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer, Co-op, Online Co-op, Local Co-op, Split-screen Single-player, Multiplayer
Perspective First-person First-person
Average Playtime 4 hours 3 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh, Linux PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo
Available On PlayStation Store, Steam, Xbox 360 Store Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista/7 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2Ghz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 equivalent Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 / ATI Radeon HD 2600XT (256 MB) DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 5 GB HD space Sound: DirectX Compatible 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 Vista/7 Processor: 2.4 GHz Quad Core processor Memory: 3 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/ATI Radeon HD 4850 (512+ MB) DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 5 GB HD space Sound: DirectX Compatible
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 64 / 100 80 / 100
Community Rating 3.5 / 5 (210 ratings) 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings)