Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition vs Rise of the Tomb Raider

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

Specification Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition Deep Silver Rise of the Tomb Raider Square Enix, Microsoft Studios, Feral Interactive
Overview
Release Date May 31, 2016 November 10, 2015
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature
Developer Techland Feral Interactive, Crystal Dynamics, Nixxes
Publisher Deep Silver Square Enix, Microsoft Studios, Feral Interactive
Official Site http://deadisland.deepsilver.com/ http://www.tombraider.com/us/
Gameplay
Genre Action, RPG Action
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer, Co-op Single-player
Perspective First-person Third-person
Average Playtime 5 hours 14 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Linux PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh
Available On PlayStation Store, Steam, Xbox Store Xbox Store, Steam, Xbox 360 Store, App Store, Epic Games Store
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Windows® 7 64-bit / Windows® 8 64-bit / Windows® 8.1 64-bit / Windows® 10 64-bit Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-2500 @3.3 GHz / AMD FX-8320 @3.5 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 560 Ti / AMD Radeon™ HD 6870 (1GB VRAM) DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 10 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX® compatible Additional Notes: Laptop versions of graphics cards may work but are NOT officially supported. Windows-compatible keyboards, mouse, optional controller (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows 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® 7 64-bit / Windows® 8 64-bit / Windows® 8.1 64-bit / Windows® 10 64-bit Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4670K @3.4 GHz / AMD FX-8350 @4.0 GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 780 / AMD Radeon™ R9 290 (2GB VRAM) DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 10 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX® compatible Additional Notes: Laptop versions of graphics cards may work but are NOT officially supported. Windows-compatible keyboards, mouse, optional controller (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows recommended) 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
Community Rating 3.5 / 5 (128 ratings) 4.0 / 5 (2,808 ratings)
Metacritic 86 / 100