Dragon Age: Origins vs The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

Specification Dragon Age: Origins Electronic Arts The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt CD PROJEKT RED
Overview
Release Date November 3, 2009 May 18, 2015
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer BioWare, Edge of Reality CD PROJEKT RED
Publisher Electronic Arts CD PROJEKT RED
Official Site http://dragonage.bioware.com/dao/game/order-ultimate/ https://thewitcher.com/en/witcher3
Gameplay
Genre RPG Action, RPG
Game Modes Single-player Single-player
Perspective Third-person Third-person
Average Playtime 7 hours 43 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh, Nintendo
Available On Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, Steam, Xbox 360 Store GOG, PlayStation Store, Steam, Xbox Store, Nintendo eShop
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Windows XP (SP3) or Windows Vista (SP1) or Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core 2 Single 1.6 Ghz Processor (or equivalent) or AMD 64 2.0 GHz Processor (or equivalent) Memory: 1GB (1.5 GB Vista and Windows 7) Graphics: ATI Radeon X850 256MB or NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT 128MB or greater (Windows Vista: Radeon X1550 256 MB or NVidia GeForce 7600GT 256MB) DirectX®: DirectX (November 2007) Hard Drive: 20 GB HD space Sound: Direct X Compatible Sound Card
Recommended Requirements OS: Windows XP (SP3) or Windows Vista (SP1) or Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 Ghz or AMD Phenom II X2 Dual-Core 2.7 Ghz Processor or equivalent Memory: 2 GB (3GB Vista and Windows 7) Graphics: ATI 3850 512 MB or NVidia 8800GTS 512MB or greater DirectX®: DirectX (November 2007) Hard Drive: 20 GB HD space Sound: Direct X Compatible Sound Card
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 91 / 100 92 / 100
Community Rating 4.4 / 5 (1,979 ratings) 4.6 / 5 (7,217 ratings)