Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition vs Rise of the Tomb Raider

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

Specification Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition Bandai Namco Entertainment Rise of the Tomb Raider Square Enix, Microsoft Studios, Feral Interactive
Overview
Release Date August 23, 2012 November 10, 2015
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature
Developer FromSoftware Feral Interactive, Crystal Dynamics, Nixxes
Publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment Square Enix, Microsoft Studios, Feral Interactive
Official Site http://www.preparetodie.com/ http://www.tombraider.com/us/
Gameplay
Genre Action, RPG Action
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective Third-person Third-person
Average Playtime 14 hours 14 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh
Available On Steam Xbox Store, Steam, Xbox 360 Store, App Store, Epic Games 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 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 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 85 / 100 86 / 100
Community Rating 4.4 / 5 (1,266 ratings) 4.0 / 5 (2,808 ratings)