S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs The Darkness II

A full spec-by-spec comparison of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs The Darkness II — 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 The Darkness II 2K Games
Overview
Release Date October 2, 2009 February 7, 2012
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer GSC Game World 2K, Digital Extremes
Publisher GSC Game World 2K Games
Official Site http://cop.stalker-game.com/ http://www.embracethedarkness.com/
Gameplay
Genre Shooter, RPG Action
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player, Multiplayer, Co-op
Perspective First-person First-person
Average Playtime 3 hours 3 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh
Available On Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, Steam, Xbox 360 Store
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/Vista/7 Processor: Intel Core 2 @ 2GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Memory: 1.5GB RAM Hard Disk Space: 10GB Video Card: 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600 / ATI Radeon HD 2600 Sound: DirectX Compatible Additional: Requires installation of Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable, DirectX and nVidia PhysX version 9.11.1107 (included with download)
Recommended Requirements OS: Windows XP/Vista/7 Processor: 2.4 GHz Quad Core processor Memory: 2GB RAM Hard Disk Space: 10GB Video Card: 512+ MB NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX Sound: DirectX Compatible Additional: Requires installation of Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable, DirectX and nVidia PhysX version 9.11.1107 (included with download)
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 80 / 100 77 / 100
Community Rating 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings) 3.7 / 5 (1,123 ratings)