S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs Spec Ops: The Line

A full spec-by-spec comparison of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs Spec Ops: The Line — 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 Spec Ops: The Line 2K Games, Missing Link Games
Overview
Release Date October 2, 2009 June 26, 2012
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer GSC Game World Yager
Publisher GSC Game World 2K Games, Missing Link Games
Official Site http://cop.stalker-game.com/ http://www.specopstheline.com/
Gameplay
Genre Shooter, RPG Action, Shooter
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player, Multiplayer, Co-op
Perspective First-person Third-person
Average Playtime 3 hours 5 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo PC, PlayStation, Xbox
Available On Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, Steam, Xbox 360 Store, GOG
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 Minimum OS: Windows XP SP3 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2Ghz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 equivalent Memory: 2 GB RAM Hard Disk Space: 6 GB free Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 / ATI Radeon HD 2600XT (256 MB memory) DirectX®: 9.0 Sound: DirectX Compatible Additional: Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include: STEAM Client, Microsoft Direct X, Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable, Visual C++ 2005 SP1 RedistributableCompatible
Recommended Requirements Recommended OS: Windows Vista/7 Processor: 2.4 GHz Quad Core processor Memory: 3 GB RAM Hard Disk Space: 10 GB free Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/ATI Radeon HD 4850 (512+ MB memory) DirectX®: 9.0 Sound: DirectX Compatible Additional: Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include: STEAM Client, Microsoft Direct X, Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable, Visual C++ 2005 SP1 RedistributableCompatible
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 80 / 100 76 / 100
Community Rating 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings) 4.1 / 5 (1,950 ratings)