Rise of the Tomb Raider vs Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Rise of the Tomb Raider vs Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth — 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 Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth 2K Games, Aspyr
Overview
Release Date November 10, 2015 October 23, 2014
Availability Released Released
Developer Feral Interactive, Crystal Dynamics, Nixxes Aspyr Media, Firaxis
Publisher Square Enix, Microsoft Studios, Feral Interactive 2K Games, Aspyr
Official Site http://www.tombraider.com/us/ http://www.civilization.com/
Gameplay
Genre Action Strategy
Game Modes Single-player Single-player, Multiplayer
Perspective Third-person
Average Playtime 14 hours 10 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh PC, Apple Macintosh, Linux
Available On Xbox Store, Steam, Xbox 360 Store, App Store, Epic Games Store Steam
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 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 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® 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)
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 86 / 100 81 / 100
Community Rating 4.0 / 5 (2,808 ratings) 3.6 / 5 (284 ratings)