Rise of the Tomb Raider vs Shadowgrounds

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Rise of the Tomb Raider vs Shadowgrounds — 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 Shadowgrounds Frozenbyte
Overview
Release Date November 10, 2015 November 16, 2005
Availability Released Released
Developer Feral Interactive, Crystal Dynamics, Nixxes Frozenbyte
Publisher Square Enix, Microsoft Studios, Feral Interactive Frozenbyte
Official Site http://www.tombraider.com/us/ http://www.shadowgroundsgame.com/
Age Rating Mature
Gameplay
Genre Action Action, Shooter
Game Modes Single-player Single-player, Co-op, Local Co-op, Split-screen
Perspective Third-person Top-down, Isometric
Average Playtime 14 hours 2 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh PC, Apple Macintosh
Available On Xbox Store, Steam, Xbox 360 Store, App Store, Epic Games Store Steam, GOG
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 1.3 GHZ or Equivalent, 384 MB RAM, GeForce 4 Ti 4200* or ATi Radeon 9000 or better, 1 GB free hard drive space, Windows 2000/XP Recommended: 2.0 GHz, 512 MB RAM, GeForce FX 5900 Ultra or ATi Radeon 9500 Pro or better * Please note that Shadowgrounds does not run on GeForce 4 MX cards.
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 86 / 100 74 / 100
Community Rating 4.0 / 5 (2,808 ratings) 2.8 / 5 (94 ratings)