S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs Serious Sam 2

A full spec-by-spec comparison of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs Serious Sam 2 — 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 Serious Sam 2 Devolver Digital
Overview
Release Date October 2, 2009 October 11, 2005
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature
Developer GSC Game World Croteam
Publisher GSC Game World Devolver Digital
Official Site http://cop.stalker-game.com/ http://www.serioussam.com
Gameplay
Genre Shooter, RPG Action, Indie
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player, Multiplayer, Co-op, Online Co-op
Perspective First-person First-person
Average Playtime 3 hours 2 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo PC, Xbox
Available On Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam Steam
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:1.5 GHz Athlon XP or Pentium M or 2 Ghz Pentium 4 Memory:256 MB RAM Graphics:DirectX 8.0/8.1 compliant or low-end DirectX 9 3D accelerator (nVidia GeForce3 and 4 series (not MX), GeForceFX 5200 through 5700 series, ATI Radeon 8500 through 9200 and X300 series, S3 DeltaChrome or XGI Volari) DirectX®:8.0 Hard Drive:3 GB HD space Sound:Any DirectSound compatible sound board
Recommended Requirements OS:Windows XP Processor:2 GHz Athlon64, or 3 GHz Pentium 4 Memory:1 GB RAM Graphics:DirectX 9.0 high-end 3D accelerator (nVidia GeForce6 6800 and 7800 series, ATI Radeon X800 and X850 series) DirectX®:9.0 Hard Drive:3 GB HD space Sound:: DirectSound3D with EAX 2.0+ sound board (Creative SoundBlaster Audigy series, nVidia SoundStorm)
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 80 / 100 74 / 100
Community Rating 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings) 3.6 / 5 (484 ratings)