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