S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth

A full spec-by-spec comparison of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth — 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 Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth 2K Games, Aspyr
Overview
Release Date October 2, 2009 October 23, 2014
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature
Developer GSC Game World Aspyr Media, Firaxis
Publisher GSC Game World 2K Games, Aspyr
Official Site http://cop.stalker-game.com/ http://www.civilization.com/
Gameplay
Genre Shooter, RPG Strategy
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player, Multiplayer
Perspective First-person
Average Playtime 3 hours 10 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo PC, Apple Macintosh, Linux
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® Vista SP2/ Windows® 7 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.0 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB ATI HD3650 or better, 256 MB nVidia 8800 GT or better, or Intel HD 3000 or better integrated graphics DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 8 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c‐compatible sound card Additional Notes: Other Requirements: Initial installation requires one-time Internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, Microsoft Visual C++2012 Runtime Libraries and Microsoft DirectX.
Recommended Requirements OS: Windows® Vista SP2 / Windows® 7 Processor: 1.8 GHz Quad Core CPU Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: AMD HD5000 series or better (or ATI R9 series for Mantle support), nVidia GT400 series or better, or Intel IvyBridge or better integrated graphics DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 8 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c‐compatible sound card Additional Notes: DirectX: DirectX version 11, or Mantle (with supported video card)
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 80 / 100 81 / 100
Community Rating 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings) 3.6 / 5 (284 ratings)