Rise of the Tomb Raider vs Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Rise of the Tomb Raider vs Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization — 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 IV: Colonization 2K Games, Aspyr
Overview
Release Date November 10, 2015 September 22, 2008
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://aspyr.com/games/sid-meiers-civilization-iv-colonization?utm_source=MacApp&utm_medium=ProductLink&utm_campaign=sid-meiers-civilization-iv-colonization
Gameplay
Genre Action Strategy, Simulation, Educational
Game Modes Single-player Single-player, Multiplayer
Perspective Third-person
Average Playtime 14 hours 1 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh PC, iOS, Apple Macintosh
Available On Xbox Store, Steam, Xbox 360 Store, App Store, Epic Games Store App 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 Supported OS: Windows® 2000/XP/Vista Processor: 1.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or equivalent Memory: 512 MB RAM Video: DirectX 9.0c-compatible 64 MB video card with Shader 1.1 Support or better DirectX® Version: Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization DirectX(r) version (included on install) Sound: DirectX 9.0 compliant sound card Hard Drive: 900 MB
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 Processor: 1.8 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or equivalent Memory: 1 GB RAM Video: 128 MB Video Card w/ DirectX 9 support (pixel & vertex shaders) Sound: DirectX 9.0 compliant sound card
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 86 / 100 83 / 100
Community Rating 4.0 / 5 (2,808 ratings) 3.6 / 5 (163 ratings)