Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm vs S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm 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 Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm Tripwire Interactive S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat GSC Game World
Overview
Release Date September 13, 2011 October 2, 2009
Availability Released Released
Developer Tripwire Interactive GSC Game World
Publisher Tripwire Interactive GSC Game World
Official Site http://www.heroesofstalingrad.com/ http://cop.stalker-game.com/
Age Rating Mature
Gameplay
Genre Action Shooter, RPG
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer, Co-op Single-player, Multiplayer
Perspective First-person First-person
Average Playtime 4 hours 3 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo
Available On Steam Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements Minimum OS: Windows XP/Vista/7 Processor: Dual Core 2.3 GHz or better Memory: 2 GB Graphics: 256 MB SM 3.0 DX9 Compliant NVIDIA® GeForce 7800 GTX or better ATI® Radeon® HD 2900 GT or better DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c Hard Drive: 23 GB free hard drive space Sound: Windows Supported Sound Card Other: Broadband Internet Connection required 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 Recommended OS: Windows XP/Vista/7 Processor: Quad Core 2.6 GHz or better Memory: 3 GB Graphics: 512 MB SM 3.0 DX9 Compliant NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 260 or better ATI® Radeon® HD 5750 or better Hard Drive: 23 GB free hard drive space Sound: Sound Blaster Audigy or better
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 76 / 100 80 / 100
Community Rating 3.3 / 5 (436 ratings) 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings)