Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor vs Rise of the Tomb Raider

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

Specification Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Feral Interactive, Warner Bros. Interactive Rise of the Tomb Raider Square Enix, Microsoft Studios, Feral Interactive
Overview
Release Date September 30, 2014 November 10, 2015
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature
Developer Feral Interactive, Monolith Productions Feral Interactive, Crystal Dynamics, Nixxes
Publisher Feral Interactive, Warner Bros. Interactive Square Enix, Microsoft Studios, Feral Interactive
Official Site http://www.shadowofmordor.com http://www.tombraider.com/us/
Gameplay
Genre Action, RPG Action
Game Modes Single-player Single-player
Perspective Third-person Third-person
Average Playtime 13 hours 14 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh, Linux PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh
Available On GOG, Steam, PlayStation Store, Xbox Store, Xbox 360 Store, App Store Xbox Store, Steam, Xbox 360 Store, App Store, Epic Games Store
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: 64-bit: Vista SP2, Win 7 SP1, Win 8.1 Processor: Intel Core i5-750, 2.67 GHz | AMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.4 GHz Memory: 3 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 | AMD Radeon HD 5850 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 44 GB available space 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: 64-bit: Win 7 SP1, Win 8.1 Processor: Intel Core i7-3770, 3.4 GHz | AMD FX-8350, 4.0 GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | AMD Radeon HD 7950 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 57 GB available space 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 85 / 100 86 / 100
Community Rating 3.9 / 5 (2,554 ratings) 4.0 / 5 (2,808 ratings)