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

A full spec-by-spec comparison of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs XCOM: Enemy Unknown — 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: Enemy Unknown 2K Games, Feral Interactive
Overview
Release Date October 2, 2009 October 9, 2012
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature
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/enemyunknown/
Gameplay
Genre Shooter, RPG Strategy
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player, Multiplayer
Perspective First-person Isometric
Average Playtime 3 hours 13 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo PC, PlayStation, Xbox, iOS, Android, Apple Macintosh
Available On Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam PlayStation Store, Steam, Xbox 360 Store, Google Play
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 Processor:2 GHz Dual Core Memory:2 GB RAM Graphics:NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT / ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT or greater DirectX®:9.0 Hard Drive:20 GB HD space Sound:DirectX Compatible Other Requirements:Broadband Internet connection Additional:Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable, DirectX and Microsoft .NET 4.
Recommended Requirements OS:Windows 7 Processor:2 GHz Dual Core (Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Athlon X2 2.7 GHz) Memory:4 GB RAM Graphics:NVIDIA GeForce 9000 series / ATI Radeon HD 3000 series or greater DirectX®:9.0 Hard Drive:20 GB HD space Sound:DirectX Compatible Other Requirements:Broadband Internet connection Additional:Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable, DirectX and Microsoft .NET 4.
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 80 / 100 89 / 100
Community Rating 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings) 4.2 / 5 (1,591 ratings)