NieR:Automata vs The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

Specification NieR:Automata Square Enix The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt CD PROJEKT RED
Overview
Release Date March 17, 2017 May 18, 2015
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer Platinum Games, 8-4 CD PROJEKT RED
Publisher Square Enix CD PROJEKT RED
Official Site http://www.niergame.com/ https://thewitcher.com/en/witcher3
Gameplay
Genre Action, RPG Action, RPG
Game Modes Single-player Single-player
Average Playtime 13 hours 43 hours
Perspective Third-person
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh, Nintendo
Available On Steam, Xbox Store GOG, PlayStation Store, Steam, Xbox Store, Nintendo eShop
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Windows 7 /8.1 /10 64bit Processor: Intel Core i3 2100 or AMD A8-6500 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 VRAM 2GB or AMD Radeon R9 270X VRAM 2GB DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 50 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX® 11 supported Additional Notes: Mouse, keyboard and game pad (XInput only). Screen resolution: 1280x720. This product only supports MS-IME keyboard input. There is a possibility that other IME will not function correctly with it.
Recommended Requirements OS: Windows 8.1 /10 64bit Processor: Intel Core i5 4670 or AMD A10-7850K Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 VRAM 4GB or AMD Radeon R9 380X VRAM 4GB DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 50 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX® 11 supported Additional Notes: Mouse, keyboard and game pad (XInput only). Screen resolution: 1920x1080. Depending on the monitor and PC graphics card environment and setup used, this title can expand its display resolution to 4K. However, please be aware that 4K resolutions are not officially supported. This product only supports MS-IME keyboard input. There is a possibility that other IME will not function correctly with it.
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 86 / 100 92 / 100
Community Rating 4.4 / 5 (2,168 ratings) 4.6 / 5 (7,217 ratings)