Banished vs Rise of the Tomb Raider

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Banished vs Rise of the Tomb Raider — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification Banished Shining Rock Software Rise of the Tomb Raider Square Enix, Microsoft Studios, Feral Interactive
Overview
Release Date February 17, 2014 November 10, 2015
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Teen
Developer Shining Rock Software Feral Interactive, Crystal Dynamics, Nixxes
Publisher Shining Rock Software Square Enix, Microsoft Studios, Feral Interactive
Official Site http://www.shiningrocksoftware.com http://www.tombraider.com/us/
Gameplay
Genre Strategy, Simulation, Indie Action
Game Modes Single-player Single-player
Average Playtime 5 hours 14 hours
Perspective Third-person
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh
Available On Steam, GOG Xbox Store, Steam, Xbox 360 Store, App Store, Epic Games Store
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Win XP SP3 / Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8 Processor: 2 GHz Intel Dual Core processor Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: 512 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible card (shader model 2) DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 250 MB available space Sound Card: Any OS: Windows 7 64bit Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 or AMD equivalent Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 650 2GB or AMD HD7770 2GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 25 GB available space
Recommended Requirements OS: Windows 7 / Windows 8 Processor: Intel Core i5 processor (or greater) Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: 512 MB DirectX 10 compatible card DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 250 MB available space Sound Card: Any OS: Windows 10 64 bit Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 980Ti 2560x1440 or NVIDIA GTX 970 1920x1080 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 25 GB available space
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 73 / 100 86 / 100
Community Rating 3.9 / 5 (311 ratings) 4.0 / 5 (2,808 ratings)