Quake III Arena vs S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Quake III Arena 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 Quake III Arena Electronic Arts, SEGA, Bethesda Softworks, Activision Blizzard, Activison, id Software, Acer S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat GSC Game World
Overview
Release Date December 2, 1999 October 2, 2009
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer id Software, Digital Anvil, Raster Games GSC Game World
Publisher Electronic Arts, SEGA, Bethesda Softworks, Activision Blizzard, Activison, id Software, Acer GSC Game World
Official Site http://cop.stalker-game.com/
Gameplay
Genre Action, Shooter Shooter, RPG
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player, Multiplayer
Perspective First-person First-person
Average Playtime 1 hours 3 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Apple Macintosh, Linux, SEGA PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo
Available On Steam, GOG Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam
Critic & Community Scores
Community Rating 4.3 / 5 (530 ratings) 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings)
Metacritic 80 / 100
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements 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