Left 4 Dead vs Rise of the Tomb Raider

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Left 4 Dead vs Rise of the Tomb Raider — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification Left 4 Dead Electronic Arts, Valve Rise of the Tomb Raider Square Enix, Microsoft Studios, Feral Interactive
Overview
Release Date November 17, 2008 November 10, 2015
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature
Developer Valve Software, Turtle Rock Studios Feral Interactive, Crystal Dynamics, Nixxes
Publisher Electronic Arts, Valve Square Enix, Microsoft Studios, Feral Interactive
Official Site http://www.l4d.com/ http://www.tombraider.com/us/
Gameplay
Genre Action, Shooter Action
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer, Co-op, Online Co-op Single-player
Perspective First-person Third-person
Average Playtime 5 hours 14 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, Xbox, Apple Macintosh 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 Supported OS: Windows® 7 32/64-bit / Vista 32/64 / XP Processor: Pentium 4 3.0GHz Memory: 1 GB Graphics: 128 MB, Shader model 2.0, ATI 9600, NVidia 6600 or better Hard Drive: At least 7.5 GB of free space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card 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 Supported OS: Windows® 7 32/64-bit / Vista 32/64 / XP Processor: Intel core 2 duo 2.4GHz Memory: 1 GB Graphics: Shader model 3.0, NVidia 7600, ATI X1600 or better 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 89 / 100 86 / 100
Community Rating 4.1 / 5 (1,699 ratings) 4.0 / 5 (2,808 ratings)