Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword vs The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword vs The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword 2K Games, Aspyr The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt CD PROJEKT RED
Overview
Release Date June 24, 2007 May 18, 2015
Availability Released Released
Developer Firaxis CD PROJEKT RED
Publisher 2K Games, Aspyr CD PROJEKT RED
Official Site http://www.2kgames.com/civ4/beyondthesword/ https://thewitcher.com/en/witcher3
Age Rating Mature
Gameplay
Genre Strategy Action, RPG
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player
Average Playtime 3 hours 43 hours
Perspective Third-person
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, Apple Macintosh PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh, Nintendo
Available On Steam GOG, PlayStation Store, Steam, Xbox Store, Nintendo eShop
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements Windows 2000 (plus Service Pack 1 or higher), Windows XP Home or Professional (plus Service Pack 1 or higher), or Windows Vista; 1.2GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor, 256 MB RAM, 64 MB video card with hardware T&L (GeForce 2, Radeon 7500 or better), DirectX 7 compatible sound card, 1.7 GB of free hard drive space, DirectX 9.0c (included) Recommended: 1.8GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or equivalent (or better), 512 MB RAM, 128 MB video card with DirectX 8 support (pixel and vertex shaders), DirectX 7 compatible sound card, 1.7 GB of free hard drive space, DirectX 9.0c (included)
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 86 / 100 92 / 100
Community Rating 3.8 / 5 (162 ratings) 4.6 / 5 (7,217 ratings)