S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs Thief

A full spec-by-spec comparison of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs Thief — 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 Thief Square Enix
Overview
Release Date October 2, 2009 February 25, 2014
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer GSC Game World Feral Interactive, Square Enix, Eidos Montreal
Publisher GSC Game World Square Enix
Official Site http://cop.stalker-game.com/ http://www.thiefgame.com
Gameplay
Genre Shooter, RPG Action, Adventure
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective First-person First-person
Average Playtime 3 hours 5 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, Steam, PlayStation Store, 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 Vista with Platform Update for Windows Vista Processor: High-Performance Dual Core CPU or Quad Core CPU Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon 4800 series / Nvidia GTS 250 DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 20 GB available space
Recommended Requirements OS: Windows 7, Windows 8 Processor: AMD FX 8000 series or better / Intel Quad i7 Core CPU Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon HD R9 series or better / Nvdia GTX 660 series or better DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 20 GB available space
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 80 / 100 70 / 100
Community Rating 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings) 3.3 / 5 (1,281 ratings)