Defense Grid: The Awakening vs The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

Specification Defense Grid: The Awakening Hidden Path Entertainment The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt CD PROJEKT RED
Overview
Release Date December 8, 2008 May 18, 2015
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Everyone 10+ Mature
Developer Hidden Path Entertainment CD PROJEKT RED
Publisher Hidden Path Entertainment CD PROJEKT RED
Official Site https://www.hiddenpath.com/game/defense-grid https://thewitcher.com/en/witcher3
Gameplay
Genre Strategy, Indie Action, RPG
Game Modes Single-player Single-player
Average Playtime 4 hours 43 hours
Perspective Third-person
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, Xbox, Apple Macintosh PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh, Nintendo
Available On Steam, Epic Games Store GOG, PlayStation Store, Steam, Xbox Store, Nintendo eShop
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)
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
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 81 / 100 92 / 100
Community Rating 3.4 / 5 (106 ratings) 4.6 / 5 (7,217 ratings)