Rise of the Tomb Raider vs The Darkness II

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Rise of the Tomb Raider vs The Darkness II — 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 The Darkness II 2K Games
Overview
Release Date November 10, 2015 February 7, 2012
Availability Released Released
Developer Feral Interactive, Crystal Dynamics, Nixxes 2K, Digital Extremes
Publisher Square Enix, Microsoft Studios, Feral Interactive 2K Games
Official Site http://www.tombraider.com/us/ http://www.embracethedarkness.com/
Age Rating Mature
Gameplay
Genre Action Action
Game Modes Single-player Single-player, Multiplayer, Co-op
Perspective Third-person First-person
Average Playtime 14 hours 3 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh
Available On Xbox Store, Steam, Xbox 360 Store, App Store, Epic Games Store Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, Steam, 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/Vista/7 Processor: Intel Core 2 @ 2GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Memory: 1.5GB RAM Hard Disk Space: 10GB Video Card: 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600 / ATI Radeon HD 2600 Sound: DirectX Compatible Additional: Requires installation of Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable, DirectX and nVidia PhysX version 9.11.1107 (included with download)
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/Vista/7 Processor: 2.4 GHz Quad Core processor Memory: 2GB RAM Hard Disk Space: 10GB Video Card: 512+ MB NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX Sound: DirectX Compatible Additional: Requires installation of Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable, DirectX and nVidia PhysX version 9.11.1107 (included with download)
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 86 / 100 77 / 100
Community Rating 4.0 / 5 (2,808 ratings) 3.7 / 5 (1,123 ratings)