Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition vs Rise of the Tomb Raider

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition vs Rise of the Tomb Raider — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition Stardock Entertainment Rise of the Tomb Raider Square Enix, Microsoft Studios, Feral Interactive
Overview
Release Date December 2, 2011 November 10, 2015
Availability Released Released
Developer Stardock Entertainment Feral Interactive, Crystal Dynamics, Nixxes
Publisher Stardock Entertainment Square Enix, Microsoft Studios, Feral Interactive
Official Site http://www.galciv2.com http://www.tombraider.com/us/
Gameplay
Genre Strategy Action
Game Modes Single-player Single-player
Average Playtime 1 hours 14 hours
Perspective Third-person
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh
Available On Steam Xbox Store, Steam, Xbox 360 Store, App Store, Epic Games Store
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements Operating system: Windows® XP SP3 / Vista™ SP2 / Windows® 7 / 8.1 / 10 Processor: Intel® Pentium® III 1 GHz (or AMD equivalent) Memory: 512 MB (1 GB for Windows 7 / Vista) Hard disk space: 2 GB Video:64 MB DirectX 9.0c Compatible Video Card Sound: DirectX® 9.0c Compatible Sound Card DirectX®: DirectX® 9.0c Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connection, also to activate this game you must create a Stardock account while launching the game on Steam. 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 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 92 / 100 86 / 100
Community Rating 2.7 / 5 (218 ratings) 4.0 / 5 (2,808 ratings)