F.E.A.R. vs Rise of the Tomb Raider

A full spec-by-spec comparison of F.E.A.R. vs Rise of the Tomb Raider — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification F.E.A.R. Warner Bros. Interactive, Vivendi Universal Games Rise of the Tomb Raider Square Enix, Microsoft Studios, Feral Interactive
Overview
Release Date October 18, 2005 November 10, 2015
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Adults Only
Developer Monolith Productions, Day 1 Studios, Timegate Feral Interactive, Crystal Dynamics, Nixxes
Publisher Warner Bros. Interactive, Vivendi Universal Games Square Enix, Microsoft Studios, Feral Interactive
Official Site http://www.whatisfear.com/ http://www.tombraider.com/us/
Gameplay
Genre Action, Shooter Action
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective First-person Third-person
Average Playtime 2 hours 14 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh
Available On Steam, Xbox 360 Store Xbox Store, Steam, Xbox 360 Store, App Store, Epic Games Store
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements Operating System: Windows® XP, x64 or 2000 with latest service pack installed Processor: Pentium® 4 1.7 GHz or equivalent processor Memory: 512 MB of RAM or more Graphics: 64 MB GeForce™ 4 Ti or Radeon® 9000 video card; Monitor that can display in 4:3 aspect ratio DirectX®: 9.0c (August Edition) or higher Hard Drive: 17 GB free Hard Drive Space for installation; Additional hard drive space for a swap file and saved game files Sound: 16-bit DirectX® 9.0 compliant sound card with support for EAX™ 2.0 Multiplayer Requirements: Broadband or LAN connection for multiplayer games OS: Windows 7 64bit Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 or AMD equivalent Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 650 2GB or AMD HD7770 2GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 25 GB available space
Recommended Requirements Processor: Pentium® 4 3.0 GHz or equivalent processor Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: A 256 MB Radeon® 9800 Pro or GeForce™ 6600 or equivalent supported DirectX®: DirectX® 9 compliant video card with hardware T&L and pixel shader 2.0 support Sound: Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ series sound card OS: Windows 10 64 bit Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 980Ti 2560x1440 or NVIDIA GTX 970 1920x1080 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 25 GB available space
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 88 / 100 86 / 100
Community Rating 4.3 / 5 (1,045 ratings) 4.0 / 5 (2,808 ratings)