Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition vs Dear Esther: Landmark Edition

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

Specification Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition Bandai Namco Entertainment Dear Esther: Landmark Edition The Chinese Room
Overview
Release Date August 23, 2012 February 14, 2017
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature
Developer FromSoftware The Chinese Room, Robert Briscoe
Publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment The Chinese Room
Official Site http://www.preparetodie.com/ http://www.thechineseroom.co.uk/games/dear-esther/
Gameplay
Genre Action, RPG Adventure, Casual, Indie
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective Third-person First-person
Average Playtime 14 hours 1 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh
Available On Steam Steam, PlayStation Store, Xbox Store
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Windows XP , Windows Vista, Windows 7, or newer Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 GHz+ or AMD Phenom II X2 545 3.0 GHz+ Memory: 2 GB Hard Disk Space: 4GB Video Card: GeForce 9800 GTX+ or ATI Radeon HD 4870+ DirectX®: 9.0c Sound: Direct Sound Compatible Additional: Microsoft Xbox 360® Controller for Windows® (or equivalent) is strongly recommended. 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 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 85 / 100
Community Rating 4.4 / 5 (1,266 ratings) 3.3 / 5 (436 ratings)