Europa Universalis II vs Recettear: An Item Shop’s Tale

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Europa Universalis II vs Recettear: An Item Shop’s Tale — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification Europa Universalis II Paradox Interactive Recettear: An Item Shop’s Tale Carpe Fulgur
Overview
Release Date December 10, 2001 September 9, 2010
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Everyone
Developer Paradox Development Studio EasyGameStation
Publisher Paradox Interactive Carpe Fulgur
Official Site http://www.carpefulgur.com/recettear/
Gameplay
Genre Strategy Action, RPG, Indie
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player
Average Playtime 1 hours 5 hours
Perspective 2D
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC PC
Available On GOG Steam, GOG
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements Windows XP / Vista/ 7 / 8 / 101.8 GHz Processor, 1 GB RAM,3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0cMouse, Keyboard. OS: Windows XP/Vista/7 Processor: Pentium 4 1.7ghz or Athlon XP 1700+ (or equivalent processor) Memory: 256MB of system RAM (512 reccomended for Windows Vista and 7) Graphics: DirectX 8.1-compatible video card of any type with at least 64 megabytes of video RAM; Nvidia and ATI tested (Intel Intregrated Graphics below X4000 series not recommended) DirectX®: DirectX 8.1 Hard Drive: 700MB free HD space Sound: DirectX 8.1-compatible sound card/motherboard chip
Critic & Community Scores
Community Rating 2.6 / 5 (32 ratings) 3.8 / 5 (83 ratings)
Metacritic 82 / 100