Rise of the Tomb Raider vs S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Rise of the Tomb Raider vs S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification Rise of the Tomb Raider Square Enix, Microsoft Studios, Feral Interactive S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl GSC Game World
Overview
Release Date November 10, 2015 March 19, 2007
Availability Released Released
Developer Feral Interactive, Crystal Dynamics, Nixxes GSC Game World
Publisher Square Enix, Microsoft Studios, Feral Interactive GSC Game World
Official Site http://www.tombraider.com/us/ http://www.stalker-game.com/
Age Rating Adults Only
Gameplay
Genre Action Action, Shooter, Adventure, RPG
Game Modes Single-player Single-player, Multiplayer
Perspective Third-person First-person
Average Playtime 14 hours 3 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo
Available On Xbox Store, Steam, Xbox 360 Store, App Store, Epic Games Store Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, Steam, GOG
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Windows 7 64bit Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 or AMD equivalent Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 650 2GB or AMD HD7770 2GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 25 GB available space Microsoft® Windows® XP (Service Pack 2)/Microsoft® Windows® 2000 SP4, Intel Pentium 4 2 Ghz/AMD XP 2200+, 512 MB RAM, 10 GB available hard drive space, 128 MB DirectX® 9c compatible card/ nVIDIA® GeForce™ 5700/ATI Radeon® 9600, DirectX® 9 compatible sound card, LAN/ Internet connection with Cable/DSL speeds for multiplayer, Keyboard, Mouse Recommended: Intel Core 2 Duo E6400/AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 1 GB RAM or better, 256 MB DirectX® 9c compatible card/ nVIDIA® GeForce™ 7900/ ATI Radeon® X1850
Recommended Requirements OS: Windows 10 64 bit Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 980Ti 2560x1440 or NVIDIA GTX 970 1920x1080 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 25 GB available space
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 86 / 100 82 / 100
Community Rating 4.0 / 5 (2,808 ratings) 4.3 / 5 (1,361 ratings)