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

A full spec-by-spec comparison of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs Sid Meier’s Civilization V — 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 V 2K Games, Aspyr
Overview
Release Date October 2, 2009 September 21, 2010
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Everyone 10+
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, Co-op
Perspective First-person
Average Playtime 3 hours 27 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo PC, Apple Macintosh, Linux
Available On Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam App 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® Vista SP2/ Windows® 7 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.0 GHz Memory: 2GB RAM Graphics:256 MB ATI HD2600 XT or better, 256 MB nVidia 7900 GS or better, or Core i3 or better integrated graphics DirectX®: DirectX® version 9.0c Hard Drive: 8 GB Free Sound: DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card Note: Optimized for the touch-screen Ultrabook™ device
Recommended Requirements OS: Windows® Vista SP2/ Windows® 7 Processor: 1.8 GHz Quad Core CPU Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 512 MB ATI 4800 series or better, 512 MB nVidia 9800 series or better DirectX®: DirectX® version 11 Hard Drive: 8 GB Free Sound: DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card Note: Optimized for the touch-screen Ultrabook™ device
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 80 / 100 90 / 100
Community Rating 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings) 4.3 / 5 (2,028 ratings)