S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance

A full spec-by-spec comparison of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance — 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 Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance THQ Nordic
Overview
Release Date October 2, 2009 November 6, 2007
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature
Developer GSC Game World Gas Powered Games
Publisher GSC Game World THQ Nordic
Official Site http://cop.stalker-game.com/
Gameplay
Genre Shooter, RPG Strategy
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player, Multiplayer, Co-op, Online Co-op
Perspective First-person
Average Playtime 3 hours 2 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo PC
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® XP Service Pack 2, Windows® Vista Processor: 1.8 GHz processor Memory: 512 MB RAM Hard Disk Space: 8GB available hard drive space Video Card: 128 MB video RAM or greater, with DirectX 9 Vertex Shader / Pixel Shader 2.0 support (ATI 9600+, Nvidia 6200+)
Recommended Requirements OS: Windows® XP Service Pack 2, Windows® Vista Processor: 3.0 GHz Intel or equivalent AMD processor or better Memory: 1 GB RAM or better Hard Disk Space: 8GB available hard drive space Video Card: 256 MB video RAM, with DirectX 9 Vertex Shader / Pixel Shader 2.0 support (Nvidia 6800 or better)
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 80 / 100 81 / 100
Community Rating 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings) 3.9 / 5 (151 ratings)