Portal 2 vs Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Portal 2 vs Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification Portal 2 Portal 2 Electronic Arts, Valve Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth 2K Games, Aspyr
Overview
Release Date April 18, 2011 October 23, 2014
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Everyone 10+
Developer Valve Software Aspyr Media, Firaxis
Publisher Electronic Arts, Valve 2K Games, Aspyr
Official Site http://www.thinkwithportals.com/ http://www.civilization.com/
Gameplay
Genre Shooter, Puzzle Strategy
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer, Co-op, Online Co-op, Local Co-op Single-player, Multiplayer
Perspective First-person
Average Playtime 11 hours 10 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh, Linux PC, Apple Macintosh, Linux
Available On Xbox Store, Steam, PlayStation Store, Xbox 360 Store Steam
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 95 / 100 81 / 100
Community Rating 4.6 / 5 (6,108 ratings) 3.6 / 5 (284 ratings)
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Windows® Vista SP2/ Windows® 7 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.0 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB ATI HD3650 or better, 256 MB nVidia 8800 GT or better, or Intel HD 3000 or better integrated graphics DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 8 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c‐compatible sound card Additional Notes: Other Requirements: Initial installation requires one-time Internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, Microsoft Visual C++2012 Runtime Libraries and Microsoft DirectX.
Recommended Requirements OS: Windows® Vista SP2 / Windows® 7 Processor: 1.8 GHz Quad Core CPU Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: AMD HD5000 series or better (or ATI R9 series for Mantle support), nVidia GT400 series or better, or Intel IvyBridge or better integrated graphics DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 8 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c‐compatible sound card Additional Notes: DirectX: DirectX version 11, or Mantle (with supported video card)