S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat is an FPS horror game from GSC Game World (2009) while S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky is an FPS RPG game from GSC Game World (2008).
Quick answer: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat has the higher Metacritic, 80 to 75.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
What each one is
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat is filed under FPS and Horror. In contrast, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky under FPS and RPG.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat is a 2009 first-person shooter survival horror video game developed by GSC Game World for Microsoft Windows. It is the third main game released in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series of video games, following S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl and S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, with the game's narrative and events following the former. It was published in the CIS territories by GSC World Publishing in October 2009, before being released by Deep Silver and bitComposer Games in North America and the PAL region in February 2010.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky is the prequel chapter of the Legends of the Zone Trilogy. With the ability to directly influence the balance of power through Faction Wars, step into the boots of Scar — a seasoned mercenary, able to somehow survive deadly Emissions.
Story, characters and reception
Reception
Reception Call of Pripyat received "favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic . The game was lauded for its well optimized engine with relatively few bugs and glitches, for example, GameSpot said, "The most stable S. T. (Wikipedia)
Plot
While guiding a group of scientists through the Zone , Scar faints during a high energy emission. Scar, the only one to survive, is then rescued by Clear Sky, a secret independent Zone faction dedicated to researching and learning about the Zone in their attempt to better understand it and its related phenomena. It is not known how Scar has survived the emission, but it is noted he has suffered damage to his central nervous system and seems to exhibit… (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception The game received "generally favourable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic , although not to the extent S. T. A. (Wikipedia)
At a glance
| S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat | S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | — | 5.3/10 |
| Steam rating | — | Mixed (56%, 3,429) |
| Critic aggregate | 80/100 | 75/100 |
| Price | Unknown | $13.39 |
| Install size | — | 8 GB |
| Steam Deck | Untested | verified |
| Released | 2009 | 2008 |
| Developer | GSC Game World | GSC Game World |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of PripyatFPS horror gameS.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear SkyFPS RPG gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of PripyatNo descriptive tagsS.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear SkyAction, Adventure, RPGThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat ✓Metacritic 80S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear SkyMetacritic 75Metacritic's critic aggregate, from the game's Wikipedia reception where it was never on Steam.
Content and scale
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat—S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky3,429 reviews · 8 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of PripyatUnknownS.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky$13.39Read live from Steam and subject to change.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat takes 1 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The better reviewed of the two: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat (Metacritic 80)
Where they differ
ActionAdventureRPGShooterExplorationFPS
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat and 4 for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat and S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky in scope?
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat lists little scope data. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky has drawn 3,429 Steam reviews and installs in 8 GB.
Is S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat or S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky better?
Neither carries enough reviews for us to score it reliably, so we do not call a winner. The table above shows what each does have.
Which is cheaper, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat or S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky?
One or both do not have a current listed price, so a straight comparison is not possible. See the table above.
Should I get S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat or S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky?
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat has the higher Metacritic, 80 to 75. It also depends on what you want: the "which to pick" section above calls out which is cheaper, lighter on storage, better on a Steam Deck and the safer bet by weight of reviews.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.