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

A full spec-by-spec comparison of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs Tomb Raider: Underworld — 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: Underworld Square Enix, Feral Interactive, Eidos Interactive
Overview
Release Date October 2, 2009 November 18, 2008
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Teen
Developer GSC Game World Feral Interactive, Square Enix, Crystal Dynamics, Santa Cruz Games
Publisher GSC Game World Square Enix, Feral Interactive, Eidos Interactive
Official Site http://cop.stalker-game.com/ http://www.tombraider.com
Gameplay
Genre Shooter, RPG Action, Adventure
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective First-person Third-person
Average Playtime 3 hours 1 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh, Nintendo
Available On Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam App Store, Steam, PlayStation Store, 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 Minimum Supported OS: Microsoft Windows XP (admin rights required)/Microsoft Windows Vista (admin rights required) Processor: Intel Pentium 4 3+GHz or AMD Athlon 2.5+GHz Memory: 1GB (Windows XP) / 2GB (Windows Vista) system memory Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 6 series 6800GT (or better) / ATI 1800XT (or better) Sound Card: Direct X 9.0c compatible sound card and drivers Hard Drive Space: 8 GB Free Space
Recommended Requirements Recommended Supported OS: Microsoft Windows XP (admin rights required)/Microsoft Windows Vista (admin rights required) Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz or Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Memory: 2 GB system memory Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX or ATI HD4800 Sound Card: Direct X 9.0c compatible sound card and drivers Hard Drive Space: 8 GB Free Space Controller: Microsoft Xbox360 Controller
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 80 / 100 80 / 100
Community Rating 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings) 3.7 / 5 (524 ratings)