S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs Silent Hill 2 (2001)

A full spec-by-spec comparison of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs Silent Hill 2 (2001) — 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 Silent Hill 2 (2001) Konami
Overview
Release Date October 2, 2009 September 24, 2001
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer GSC Game World Team Silent
Publisher GSC Game World Konami
Official Site http://cop.stalker-game.com/ https://www.konami.com/games/silenthill/2r/
Gameplay
Genre Shooter, RPG Action, Adventure
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective First-person Third-person, 3D
Average Playtime 3 hours 17 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo PC, PlayStation, Xbox
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 Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 x64 Processor: Intel Core i7-6700K | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 Ti or AMD Radeon™ RX 5700 or Intel® Arc™ A750 DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 50 GB available space Sound Card: Windows Compatible Audio Device. Additional Notes: Playing on minimum requirements should enable to play on Low/Medium quality settings in FullHD (1080p) in stable 30 FPS. SSD is recommended.
Recommended Requirements Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 x64 Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® 2080RTX or AMD Radeon™ 6800XT DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 50 GB available space Sound Card: Windows Compatible Audio Device. Additional Notes: Playing on recommended requirements should enable to play on Medium quality settings in 60 FPS or High quality settings in 30 FPS, in FullHD (or 4k using DLSS or similar technology). SSD is recommended.
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 80 / 100 89 / 100
Community Rating 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings) 4.4 / 5 (962 ratings)