Battlefield 3 vs Dear Esther: Landmark Edition

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Battlefield 3 vs Dear Esther: Landmark Edition — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification Battlefield 3 Electronic Arts Dear Esther: Landmark Edition The Chinese Room
Overview
Release Date October 25, 2011 February 14, 2017
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature
Developer Electronic Arts DICE The Chinese Room, Robert Briscoe
Publisher Electronic Arts The Chinese Room
Official Site http://www.ea.com/battlefield3 http://www.thechineseroom.co.uk/games/dear-esther/
Gameplay
Genre Action, Shooter Adventure, Casual, Indie
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective First-person First-person
Average Playtime 4 hours 1 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh
Available On Steam, PlayStation Store, Xbox 360 Store, Xbox Store Steam, PlayStation Store, Xbox Store
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Windows 7 64-bit Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core (Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Althon X2 2.7 GHz) Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Graphics card (AMD): DirectX 10.1 compatible with 512 MB RAM (ATI Radeon 3000, 4000, 5000 or 6000 series, with ATI Radeon 3870 or higher performance) Graphics card (NVIDIA): DirectX 10.0 compatible with 512 MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce 8, 9, 200, 300, 400 or 500 series with NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT or higher performance) DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 20 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible OS: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 (2 * 2400), AMD Athlon X2 4200+ (2 * 2200) or equivalent Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 7600GT (256 MB), AMD Radeon X1600 XT (256 MB) Storage: 2 GB available space
Recommended Requirements OS: Windows 7 64-bit Processor: Quad-core CPU Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Graphics Card: DirectX 11 compatible with 1024 MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 or ATI Radeon 6950) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 20 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible OS: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 (2 * 2660), AMD A8-3850 (4 * 2900) or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti (1024 MB), AMD Radeon HD7770 (1024 MB) Storage: 2 GB available space
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 86 / 100
Community Rating 4.1 / 5 (1,372 ratings) 3.3 / 5 (436 ratings)