Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag vs The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
A full spec-by-spec comparison of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag vs The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.
| Specification | Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Ubisoft Entertainment |
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
CD PROJEKT RED
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| Overview | ||
| Release Date | October 29, 2013 | May 18, 2015 |
| Availability | Released | Released |
| Age Rating | Mature | Mature |
| Developer | Ubisoft, Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Toronto, Ubisoft Bucharest | CD PROJEKT RED |
| Publisher | Ubisoft Entertainment | CD PROJEKT RED |
| Official Site | http://www.assassinscreed.com | https://thewitcher.com/en/witcher3 |
| Gameplay | ||
| Genre | Action | Action, RPG |
| Game Modes | Single-player, Multiplayer | Single-player |
| Perspective | Third-person | Third-person |
| Average Playtime | 25 hours | 43 hours |
| Platforms & Pricing | ||
| Platforms | PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo | PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh, Nintendo |
| Available On | PlayStation Store, Steam, Xbox Store, Xbox 360 Store, Nintendo eShop | GOG, PlayStation Store, Steam, Xbox Store, Nintendo eShop |
| PC Requirements | ||
| Minimum Requirements | OS: Windows Vista SP2 or Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8 (both 32/64bit versions) Processor: Intel Core2Quad Q8400 @ 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon II X4 620 @ 2.6 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia Geforce GTX 260 or AMD Radeon HD 4870 (512MB VRAM with shader Model 4.0 or higher) Storage: 30 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card with latest drivers Additional Notes: Windows-Compatible keyboard and mouse required, controller optional. | — |
| Recommended Requirements | OS: Windows Vista SP2 or Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8 (both 32/64bit versions) Processor: Intel Core i5 2400S @ 2.5 GHz or better or AMD Phenom II x4 940 @ 3.0 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 or AMD Radeon HD 5850 (1024MB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0) or better Storage: 30 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card with latest drivers Additional Notes: Supported video cards at the time of release: Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 or better and GeForce GTX 400, GTX 500, GTX 600 and GTX 700 series. AMD Radeon HD4870 or better and Radeon HD5000, HD6000 and HD7000 series. Note: Latest GeForce drivers tested: 327.23 for all series. Latest Radeon drivers tested: 13.1 for Radeon HD4000, 13.4 for Radeon HD5000, HD6000 and HD7000 series on Vista and 13.9 for Radeon HD5000, HD6000 and HD7000 series on Win7 and Win8. Laptop versions of these cards may work but are NOT officially supported. | — |
| Critic & Community Scores | ||
| Metacritic | 85 / 100 | 92 / 100 |
| Community Rating | 4.2 / 5 (2,660 ratings) | 4.6 / 5 (7,217 ratings) |