S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs Tomb Raider: Anniversary

A full spec-by-spec comparison of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs Tomb Raider: Anniversary — 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 Tomb Raider: Anniversary Square Enix, Feral Interactive, Eidos Interactive
Overview
Release Date October 2, 2009 June 1, 2007
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Teen
Developer GSC Game World Feral Interactive, Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Interactive
Publisher GSC Game World Square Enix, Feral Interactive, Eidos Interactive
Official Site http://cop.stalker-game.com/ http://www.tombraider.com/anniversary/
Gameplay
Genre Shooter, RPG Action, Adventure
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective First-person Third-person
Average Playtime 3 hours 2 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo PC, PlayStation, Xbox, iOS, Apple Macintosh, Nintendo
Available On Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam App Store, PlayStation Store, Steam, Nintendo eShop, Xbox 360 Store, GOG
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 Microsoft Windows Vista, 2000, or XP, Pentium 3 1.4Ghz or Athlon XP 1500+, 4GB free space, 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 64 MB 3D Accelerated Card with TnL (GeForce 3TI / Radeon 9 series), 512MB RAM (Windows Vista) or 256MB RAM (Windows 2000/XP), Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista compatible sound card (100% DirectX 9.0c -compatible), 100% Windows 2000/XP/Vista compatible mouse and keyboard Recommended: Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, Pentium 4 3.0Ghz or Athlon 64 3000+, Microsoft Windows XP/Vista compatible sound card (100% DirectX 9.0c -compatible), 1GB RAM, 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 64MB 3D Accelerated Card with Pixel Shader 2.0 (GeForce 6000 series / Radeon X series)
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 80 / 100 83 / 100
Community Rating 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings) 4.0 / 5 (450 ratings)