Rise of the Tomb Raider vs Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Rise of the Tomb Raider vs Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments — 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 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments Focus Home Interactive, Frogwares
Overview
Release Date November 10, 2015 September 30, 2014
Availability Released Released
Developer Feral Interactive, Crystal Dynamics, Nixxes Frogwares
Publisher Square Enix, Microsoft Studios, Feral Interactive Focus Home Interactive, Frogwares
Official Site http://www.tombraider.com/us/ http://www.sherlockholmes-thegame.com/
Gameplay
Genre Action Adventure
Game Modes Single-player Single-player
Perspective Third-person First-person, Third-person
Average Playtime 14 hours 7 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo
Available On Xbox Store, Steam, Xbox 360 Store, App Store, Epic Games Store GOG, Epic Games Store, Xbox 360 Store, Steam, Xbox 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 VISTA SP2/WINDOWS 7/WINDOWS 8 Processor: AMD/INTEL DUAL-CORE 2.4 GHZ Memory: 2048 MB RAM Graphics: 256 MB 100% DIRECTX 9 COMPATIBLE AMD RADEON HD 3850/NVIDIA GEFORCE 8600 GTS OR HIGHER DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 14 GB available space Sound Card: DIRECTX 9 COMPATIBLE Additional Notes: INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED FOR THE GAME 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
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 86 / 100 77 / 100
Community Rating 4.0 / 5 (2,808 ratings) 4.0 / 5 (385 ratings)