S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter

A full spec-by-spec comparison of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter — 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 HD: The Second Encounter Devolver Digital, Majesco Entertainment
Overview
Release Date October 2, 2009 April 28, 2010
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer GSC Game World Croteam
Publisher GSC Game World Devolver Digital, Majesco Entertainment
Official Site http://cop.stalker-game.com/ http://www.serioussamhd.com
Gameplay
Genre Shooter, RPG Action, Shooter, Indie
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player, Multiplayer, Co-op, Online Co-op
Perspective First-person First-person
Average Playtime 3 hours 4 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo PC, Xbox, Nintendo
Available On Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam Xbox 360 Store, 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 w/SP1 or newer Processor: Intel Pentium 4 3+ Ghz or AMD Athlon64 3500+ Memory: 1 GB for Windows XP or 2 GB for Windows Vista Hard Drive: 2.2 GB free space Graphics: nVidia GeForce 7600, ATI Radeon X1600 (Shader Model 3.0 Required) Sound: Direct X 9.0c compatible sound card DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c August 2009 Edition or newer
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 80 / 100 76 / 100
Community Rating 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings) 3.9 / 5 (412 ratings)