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

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Quake IV 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 IV Bethesda Softworks, Aspyr, Activision Blizzard S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat GSC Game World
Overview
Release Date October 18, 2005 October 2, 2009
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer Aspyr Media, id Software, Raven Software GSC Game World
Publisher Bethesda Softworks, Aspyr, Activision Blizzard GSC Game World
Official Site http://www.idsoftware.com/games/quake/quake4/ 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, Xbox, Apple Macintosh, Linux PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo
Available On App Store, Steam, Xbox 360 Store, GOG Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements Operating System: Windows® XP Processor: Intel® Pentium® 4 2.0 GHz or AMD® Athlon® XP 2000+ processor or higher Memory: 512MB RAM Hard Disk Space: 2.8GB of uncompressed free hard disk space (plus 400MB for Windows® swap file) Video: 100% DirectX® 9.0c compatible 64MB 3D hardware accelerated video card required Sound: 100% DirectX® 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card and latest drivers DirectX® Version: 9.0c 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
Metacritic 81 / 100 80 / 100
Community Rating 3.7 / 5 (352 ratings) 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings)