S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs The Evil Within

A full spec-by-spec comparison of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs The Evil Within — 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 Evil Within Bethesda Softworks
Overview
Release Date October 2, 2009 October 12, 2014
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer GSC Game World Bethesda Softworks, Tango Gameworks
Publisher GSC Game World Bethesda Softworks
Official Site http://cop.stalker-game.com/ http://www.theevilwithin.com
Gameplay
Genre Shooter, RPG Action, Shooter, Adventure
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective First-person Third-person
Average Playtime 3 hours 6 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, Steam, Xbox 360 Store, Xbox 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: 64-bit Windows 7 SP1/Windows 8.1 Processor: i7 or an equivalent with four plus core processor Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 460 or equivalent 1 GB VRAM card DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 50 GB available space Additional Notes: It’s worth noting that the 50 GB of space required is for the PC install. When the installation is complete, the game will take up ~41 GB of HDD space
Recommended Requirements OS: 64-bit Windows 7 SP1/Windows 8.1 Processor: i7 with four plus cores Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 670 or equivalent with 4GBs of VRAM DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 50 GB available space Additional Notes: It’s worth noting that the 50 GB of space required is for the PC install. When the installation is complete, the game will take up ~41 GB of HDD space
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 80 / 100 68 / 100
Community Rating 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings) 4.0 / 5 (1,175 ratings)