Far Cry 3 vs The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Far Cry 3 vs The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification Far Cry 3 Ubisoft Entertainment The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt CD PROJEKT RED
Overview
Release Date November 28, 2012 May 18, 2015
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer Ubisoft, Ubisoft Montreal CD PROJEKT RED
Publisher Ubisoft Entertainment CD PROJEKT RED
Official Site http://farcrygame.com https://thewitcher.com/en/witcher3
Gameplay
Genre Action, Shooter Action, RPG
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer, Co-op, Online Co-op Single-player
Perspective First-person Third-person
Average Playtime 16 hours 43 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh, Nintendo
Available On Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, Steam, Xbox 360 Store GOG, PlayStation Store, Steam, Xbox Store, Nintendo eShop
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS:Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 Processor:Intel Core®2 Duo E6700 @ 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon64 X2 6000+ @ 3.0Ghz or better Memory:4 GB RAM Graphics:512MB Video RAM (1GB Video RAM), DirectX9c (DirectX11) Shader Model 3.0 (Shader Model 5.0) DirectX®:9.0c Hard Drive:15 GB HD space Sound:DirectX Compatible (Recommended Surround Sound 5.1 capable) Other Requirements:Broadband Internet connection Additional:*Supported Video Cards at Time of Release: AMD Radeon™ HD 2900 / 3000 / 4000 / 5000 / 6000 / 7000 series, NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 GTX / 9 / 200 / 400 / 500 / 600 series. Laptop versions of these cards may work, but are not supported. These chipsets are the only ones that will run this game. For the most up-to-date minimum requirement listings, please visit the FAQ on our support website at http://support.ubi.com. Requires a UPlay account
Recommended Requirements Memory:4 GB RAM Graphics:512MB Video RAM (1GB Video RAM), DirectX9c (DirectX11) Shader Model 3.0 (Shader Model 5.0) DirectX®:11 Hard Drive:15 GB HD space Sound:DirectX Compatible (Recommended Surround Sound 5.1 capable) Other Requirements:Broadband Internet connection Additional:*Supported Video Cards at Time of Release: AMD Radeon™ HD 2900 / 3000 / 4000 / 5000 / 6000 / 7000 series, NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 GTX / 9 / 200 / 400 / 500 / 600 series. Laptop versions of these cards may work, but are not supported. These chipsets are the only ones that will run this game. For the most up-to-date minimum requirement listings, please visit the FAQ on our support website at http://support.ubi.com. Requires a UPlay account
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 88 / 100 92 / 100
Community Rating 4.3 / 5 (3,005 ratings) 4.6 / 5 (7,217 ratings)