Recettear: An Item Shop’s Tale vs Rise of the Tomb Raider

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Recettear: An Item Shop’s Tale vs Rise of the Tomb Raider — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification Recettear: An Item Shop’s Tale Carpe Fulgur Rise of the Tomb Raider Square Enix, Microsoft Studios, Feral Interactive
Overview
Release Date September 9, 2010 November 10, 2015
Availability Released Released
Developer EasyGameStation Feral Interactive, Crystal Dynamics, Nixxes
Publisher Carpe Fulgur Square Enix, Microsoft Studios, Feral Interactive
Official Site http://www.carpefulgur.com/recettear/ http://www.tombraider.com/us/
Gameplay
Genre Action, RPG, Indie Action
Game Modes Single-player Single-player
Perspective 2D Third-person
Average Playtime 5 hours 14 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh
Available On Steam, GOG Xbox Store, Steam, Xbox 360 Store, App Store, Epic Games Store
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Windows XP/Vista/7 Processor: Pentium 4 1.7ghz or Athlon XP 1700+ (or equivalent processor) Memory: 256MB of system RAM (512 reccomended for Windows Vista and 7) Graphics: DirectX 8.1-compatible video card of any type with at least 64 megabytes of video RAM; Nvidia and ATI tested (Intel Intregrated Graphics below X4000 series not recommended) DirectX®: DirectX 8.1 Hard Drive: 700MB free HD space Sound: DirectX 8.1-compatible sound card/motherboard chip 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 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 (83 ratings) 4.0 / 5 (2,808 ratings)