S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs Sacred 3

A full spec-by-spec comparison of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs Sacred 3 — 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 Sacred 3 Deep Silver
Overview
Release Date October 2, 2009 July 31, 2014
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature
Developer GSC Game World Deep Silver, Keen Games
Publisher GSC Game World Deep Silver
Official Site http://cop.stalker-game.com/ http://www.sacred-world.com
Gameplay
Genre Shooter, RPG Action, RPG
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player, Multiplayer, Co-op, Online Co-op, Local Co-op, Split-screen
Perspective First-person Third-person, Top-down, Isometric
Average Playtime 3 hours 5 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo PC, PlayStation, Xbox
Available On Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam PlayStation Store, Steam, Xbox 360 Store
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 OS: Windows Vista SP2 / 7 / 8 Processor: Intel Pentium D945 (Dual Core 3400 MHz)/ AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ (Dual Core 3000 MHz) Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GT 610 (1024MB) / ATI Radeon 4770 (512MB) DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 25 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c-compatible
Recommended Requirements OS: Windows Vista SP2 / 7 / 8 Processor: Intel Core i5-4430 (Quad Core 3000 MHz) / AMD Phenom 9500 (Quad Core 2200 MHz) Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GT 640 (2048MB) / ATI Radeon HD 5570 (1024MB) DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 25 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c-compatible
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 80 / 100 57 / 100
Community Rating 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings) 2.7 / 5 (141 ratings)