Legend of Grimrock vs Rise of the Tomb Raider

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

Specification Legend of Grimrock Almost Human Games, Almost Human, Almost Human Oy Rise of the Tomb Raider Square Enix, Microsoft Studios, Feral Interactive
Overview
Release Date April 10, 2012 November 10, 2015
Availability Released Released
Developer Almost Human Games, Almost Human Feral Interactive, Crystal Dynamics, Nixxes
Publisher Almost Human Games, Almost Human, Almost Human Oy Square Enix, Microsoft Studios, Feral Interactive
Official Site http://www.grimrock.net/ http://www.tombraider.com/us/
Gameplay
Genre Adventure, RPG, Indie Action
Game Modes Single-player Single-player
Perspective First-person Third-person
Average Playtime 3 hours 14 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, iOS, Apple Macintosh, Linux PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh
Available On Steam, GOG, App Store, Epic Games Store Xbox Store, Steam, Xbox 360 Store, App Store, Epic Games Store
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS:Windows XP Service Pack 3 Processor:Dual Core 2GHz Intel or 2.8GHz AMD Memory:2 GB RAM Graphics:ATI Radeon X1600 or NVIDIA GeForce 7600 or better (256MB graphics memory or more. Shader Model 3.0 needs to be supported). Minimum supported resolutions 1280x720 and 1024x768. DirectX®:9.0c Hard Drive:1 GB HD space Sound:DirectX 9.0c compatible 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 Vista or Windows 7 Processor:Quad Core 2.66GHz Intel or 3.2GHz AMD Memory:4 GB RAM Graphics:Graphics card supporting OpenGL 2.1 or later. ATI Radeon HD 2900 or NVIDIA GeForce 8800 or better. Shader Model 3.0 needs to be supported) DirectX®:9.0c Hard Drive:1 GB HD space Sound:DirectX 9.0c compatible 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 82 / 100 86 / 100
Community Rating 3.8 / 5 (298 ratings) 4.0 / 5 (2,808 ratings)