S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs Styx: Master of Shadows

A full spec-by-spec comparison of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs Styx: Master of Shadows — 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 Styx: Master of Shadows Focus Home Interactive, Nacon
Overview
Release Date October 2, 2009 October 6, 2014
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer GSC Game World Cyanide Studio
Publisher GSC Game World Focus Home Interactive, Nacon
Official Site http://cop.stalker-game.com/ http://www.styx-thegame.com/
Gameplay
Genre Shooter, RPG Action, RPG
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective First-person Third-person
Average Playtime 3 hours 3 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo PC, PlayStation, Xbox
Available On Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam Epic Games Store, GOG, PlayStation Store, Xbox 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/WINDOWS 8 Processor: AMD/INTEL DUAL-CORE 2.4 GHZ Memory: 3072 MB RAM Graphics: 1024 MB 100% DIRECTX 9 AND SHADERS 4.0 COMPATIBLE AMD RADEON HD 5850/NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 OR HIGHER Storage: 8 GB available space Sound Card: DIRECTX 9 COMPATIBLE Additional Notes: INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED FOR THE GAME ACTIVATION
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 80 / 100 71 / 100
Community Rating 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings) 3.2 / 5 (466 ratings)