S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs Saints Row: The Third

A full spec-by-spec comparison of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs Saints Row: The Third — 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 Saints Row: The Third THQ
Overview
Release Date October 2, 2009 November 15, 2011
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer GSC Game World Volition
Publisher GSC Game World THQ
Official Site http://cop.stalker-game.com/ https://saintsrow.com/
Gameplay
Genre Shooter, RPG Action, Adventure
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player, Multiplayer, Co-op, Online Co-op
Perspective First-person Third-person
Average Playtime 3 hours 14 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Linux
Available On Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam Xbox Store, 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® XP Processor: 2GHz Dual Core Processor (Intel® Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon™ X2) or higher Memory: 2GB System RAM or more Graphics: 320MB Video RAM GPU w/ Shader Model 3.0 support. NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 series or better. ATI Radeon™ HD3800 series or better DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 10GB Sound: 100% DirectX® 9.0C compliant sound card or equivalent onboard sound Co-Op Play:NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 cards require 640MB of Video RAM. ATI Radeon™ HD3800 cards require 1GB of Video RAM
Recommended Requirements OS: Microsoft® Windows® 7 Processor: Any Quad Core Processor (Intel® Core i5 or AMD Phenom™ II X4) or 3.0+ Dual Core CPU Memory: 4GB System RAM or more Graphics: 1GB Video RAM GPU w/ Shader Model 4.0 support. NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 400 series or better. ATI Radeon™ HD5000 series or better DirectX®: DirectX® 11 Hard Drive: 10 GB Sound: 100% DirectX® 9.0C compliant sound card or equivalent onboard sound
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 80 / 100 84 / 100
Community Rating 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings) 4.0 / 5 (2,077 ratings)