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

A full spec-by-spec comparison of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs Serious Sam: The First 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: The First Encounter Devolver Digital
Overview
Release Date October 2, 2009 March 21, 2001
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Adults Only
Developer GSC Game World Croteam
Publisher GSC Game World Devolver Digital
Official Site http://cop.stalker-game.com/
Gameplay
Genre Shooter, RPG Action, Shooter, Indie
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player, Multiplayer, Co-op, Local Co-op, Split-screen
Perspective First-person First-person
Average Playtime 3 hours 1 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo PC, Nintendo
Available On Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam GOG, 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 Windows XP or Windows Vista, 1 GHz Processor (1.4 GHz recommended), 256MB RAM (512 recommended), 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible with DirectX 9 recommended), Mouse, Keyboard.
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 80 / 100 87 / 100
Community Rating 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings) 4.0 / 5 (602 ratings)