Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen vs King’s Bounty: Dark Side

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen vs King’s Bounty: Dark Side — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen Capcom King’s Bounty: Dark Side 1C Company
Overview
Release Date April 23, 2013 August 14, 2014
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature
Developer Capcom, Capcom U.S.A 1C-SoftClub
Publisher Capcom 1C Company
Official Site https://www.dragonsdogma.com/ http://www.1cpublishing.eu/game/648-king-s-bounty-dark-side
Gameplay
Genre Action, Adventure, RPG Adventure, RPG, Strategy
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective Third-person
Average Playtime 7 hours 3 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo PC, Apple Macintosh
Available On PlayStation Store, Steam, GOG, Xbox Store, Nintendo eShop Epic Games Store, Steam, GOG
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Windows Vista or newer (32 or 64 bit) Processor: Intel Core i5 660 CPU or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Radeon HD 5870 or equivalent DirectX: Version 9.0c Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 20 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX-compatible sound card or onboard audio chip Additional Notes: 1) Supports Keyboard+Mouse and XInput/DirectInput devices including Xbox 360, Xbox One, DualShock4 and Steam Controller. 2) Some high end integrated graphics chips and modern gaming laptops with a discrete GPU may work but have not been tested, nor are they officially supported by Capcom. OS: Windows XP (SP3 required), Vista, 7, 8 Processor: 2.6 GHz and better Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: nVidia GeForce 6600 with 128 Mb VRAM or similar AMD card DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 8 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compliant
Recommended Requirements OS: Windows 7/8/10 Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K or equivalent Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or equivalent DirectX: Version 9.0c Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 20 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX-compatible sound card or onboard audio chip Additional Notes: 1) Supports Keyboard+Mouse and XInput/DirectInput devices including Xbox 360, Xbox One, DualShock4 and Steam Controller. 2) Some high end integrated graphics chips and modern gaming laptops with a discrete GPU may work but have not been tested, nor are they officially supported by Capcom.
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 81 / 100 73 / 100
Community Rating 3.9 / 5 (681 ratings) 3.5 / 5 (93 ratings)