S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs XCOM 2

A full spec-by-spec comparison of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs XCOM 2 — 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 XCOM 2 2K Games, Feral Interactive
Overview
Release Date October 2, 2009 February 4, 2016
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Teen
Developer GSC Game World Feral Interactive, 2K, Firaxis
Publisher GSC Game World 2K Games, Feral Interactive
Official Site http://cop.stalker-game.com/ http://www.xcom.com
Gameplay
Genre Shooter, RPG RPG, Strategy
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player, Multiplayer, Co-op
Perspective First-person
Average Playtime 3 hours 15 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo PC, PlayStation, Apple Macintosh, Linux, Nintendo
Available On Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam Epic Games Store, GOG, PlayStation Store, Steam, App 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: Windows® 7, 64-bit Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E4700 2.6 GHz or AMD Phenom 9950 Quad Core 2.6 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 1GB ATI Radeon HD 5770, 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or better DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 45 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card Additional Notes: Initial installation requires one-time Internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, Microsoft Visual C++2012 and 2013 Runtime Libraries and Microsoft DirectX.
Recommended Requirements OS: Windows® 7, 64-bit Processor: 3GHz Quad Core Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: 2GB ATI Radeon HD 7970, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 or better Storage: 45 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 80 / 100 88 / 100
Community Rating 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings) 4.1 / 5 (1,314 ratings)