S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse

A full spec-by-spec comparison of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse — 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 Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse WayForward, Wayforward Technologies
Overview
Release Date October 2, 2009 February 5, 2014
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Everyone 10+
Developer GSC Game World WayForward Technologies
Publisher GSC Game World WayForward, Wayforward Technologies
Official Site http://cop.stalker-game.com/ https://wayforward.com/games/shantae-and-the-pirates-curse/
Gameplay
Genre Shooter, RPG Action, Adventure, RPG, Indie, Platformer
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective First-person 2D
Average Playtime 3 hours 6 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo
Available On Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam PlayStation Store, Steam, GOG, Nintendo eShop, Xbox 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™ or Windows®7 Processor: Intel™ Pentium 4 2.4 ghz with Hyper Threading Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 1 GB available space
Recommended Requirements OS: Windows®7 or Windows®8 Processor: Intel™ Core 2 Duo / AMD™ Athlon 64 X2 or higher Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce™ 200 series or higher, AMD® Radeon™ HD5000 series or higher (it must be able to manage Pixel Shader 3.0) with at least 512MB of display memory. DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 2 GB available space
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 80 / 100
Community Rating 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings) 3.8 / 5 (162 ratings)