Defense Grid: The Awakening vs Rise of the Tomb Raider

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Defense Grid: The Awakening vs Rise of the Tomb Raider — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification Defense Grid: The Awakening Hidden Path Entertainment Rise of the Tomb Raider Square Enix, Microsoft Studios, Feral Interactive
Overview
Release Date December 8, 2008 November 10, 2015
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Everyone 10+
Developer Hidden Path Entertainment Feral Interactive, Crystal Dynamics, Nixxes
Publisher Hidden Path Entertainment Square Enix, Microsoft Studios, Feral Interactive
Official Site https://www.hiddenpath.com/game/defense-grid http://www.tombraider.com/us/
Gameplay
Genre Strategy, Indie Action
Game Modes Single-player Single-player
Average Playtime 4 hours 14 hours
Perspective Third-person
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, Xbox, Apple Macintosh PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh
Available On Steam, Epic Games Store Xbox Store, Steam, Xbox 360 Store, App Store, Epic Games Store
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements Supported OS: Windows XP, Vista Processor: 1.8GHz CPU or higher Memory: 512 MB RAM Hard disk space: 1GB available space DirectX version: DirectX 9.0c or higher, June 2008 version or later Video: Video: DirectX 9 video card with shader 2 support such as the following: ATI Radeon 9600 or newer (9600-9800, X300-X1950, HD 2400-HD 4870) NVIDIA GeForce 6100 or newer (6100-6800, 7100-7950, 8300-8800, 9600-9800, or GTX 216-280) 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 Supported OS: Windows XP, Vista Processor: dual core 2.0GHz CPU or higher Memory: 1GB RAM XP, 1.5GB RAM Vista Hard disk space: 1GB available space DirectX version: DirectX 9.0c or higher, June 2008 version or later Video: DirectX 9 video card with shader 3 support and 256MB VRAM such as the following: ATI Radeon X700 or newer (X700-X1950, HD 2400-HD 4870) NVIDIA GeForce 7600 or newer (7600-7950, 8300-8800, 9600-9800, or GTX 216-280) Controller: Optionally supports Microsoft Game Controller for Windows 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 81 / 100 86 / 100
Community Rating 3.4 / 5 (106 ratings) 4.0 / 5 (2,808 ratings)