S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl

A full spec-by-spec comparison of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat 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 S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat GSC Game World S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl GSC Game World
Overview
Release Date October 2, 2009 March 19, 2007
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Adults Only
Developer GSC Game World GSC Game World
Publisher GSC Game World GSC Game World
Official Site http://cop.stalker-game.com/ http://www.stalker-game.com/
Gameplay
Genre Shooter, RPG Action, Shooter, Adventure, RPG
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player, Multiplayer
Perspective First-person First-person
Average Playtime 3 hours 3 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo
Available On Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, Steam, GOG
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 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
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 80 / 100 82 / 100
Community Rating 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings) 4.3 / 5 (1,361 ratings)