Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen vs Painkiller: Recurring Evil

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

Specification Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen Capcom Painkiller: Recurring Evil THQ Nordic
Overview
Release Date April 23, 2013 February 29, 2012
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Adults Only
Developer Capcom, Capcom U.S.A Med-Art
Publisher Capcom THQ Nordic
Official Site https://www.dragonsdogma.com/
Gameplay
Genre Action, Adventure, RPG Action
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer
Perspective Third-person
Average Playtime 7 hours 1 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo PC
Available On PlayStation Store, Steam, GOG, Xbox Store, Nintendo eShop Steam
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/Vista/7 Processor: Pentium IV 3.2Ghz Memory: 512MB Hard Disk Space: 3GB Video Card: AMD Radeon/Nvidia GeForce with 256MB RAM, and Shader Model 3.0 DirectX®: 9.0c
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. OS: Windows XP/Vista/7 Processor: Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz Memory: 1.5GB Hard Disk Space: 3GB Video Card: AMD Radeon/Nvidia GeForce with 512MB of memory and shader model 3.0 DirectX®: 9.0c
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 81 / 100 38 / 100
Community Rating 3.9 / 5 (681 ratings) 2.8 / 5 (56 ratings)