Rise of the Tomb Raider vs Risen 2: Dark Waters

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Rise of the Tomb Raider vs Risen 2: Dark Waters — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification Rise of the Tomb Raider Square Enix, Microsoft Studios, Feral Interactive Risen 2: Dark Waters Deep Silver
Overview
Release Date November 10, 2015 April 23, 2012
Availability Released Released
Developer Feral Interactive, Crystal Dynamics, Nixxes Deep Silver, Piranha Bytes
Publisher Square Enix, Microsoft Studios, Feral Interactive Deep Silver
Official Site http://www.tombraider.com/us/ http://www.risen2.com
Age Rating Mature
Gameplay
Genre Action Action, RPG
Game Modes Single-player Single-player
Perspective Third-person Third-person
Average Playtime 14 hours 4 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh PC, PlayStation, Xbox
Available On Xbox Store, Steam, Xbox 360 Store, App Store, Epic Games Store PlayStation Store, Steam, GOG, Xbox 360 Store
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements 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 OS: Windows XP (with Servicepack 2) Processor: Dual Core with 2.1 GHz Memory: 2 GB System RAM Hard Disk Space: 5.5 GB Video Card: 512 MB Radeon 3870 / GeForce 8800 GTX DirectX®: 9.1c Sound: DirectX compatible soundcard Additional: Keyboard/mouse or gamepad required Internet Connection required for online activation
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 OS: Windows XP (with Servicepack 3), Windows Vista (with Servicepack 1), Windows 7 Processor: Dual Core with 3 GHz Memory: 4 GB System RAM Video Card: 1024 MB Radeon 4890 / GeForce GTX 260
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 86 / 100 69 / 100
Community Rating 4.0 / 5 (2,808 ratings) 3.4 / 5 (389 ratings)