Rise of the Tomb Raider vs The Sims 3

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Rise of the Tomb Raider vs The Sims 3 — 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 Sims 3 Electronic Arts
Overview
Release Date November 10, 2015 June 2, 2009
Availability Released Released
Developer Feral Interactive, Crystal Dynamics, Nixxes Electronic Arts, Edge of Reality, The Sims Studio
Publisher Square Enix, Microsoft Studios, Feral Interactive Electronic Arts
Official Site http://www.tombraider.com/us/ http://www.thesims3.com/
Age Rating Teen
Gameplay
Genre Action Simulation, Casual
Game Modes Single-player Single-player, Multiplayer
Perspective Third-person
Average Playtime 14 hours 11 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh PC, PlayStation, Xbox, iOS, Nintendo
Available On Xbox Store, Steam, Xbox 360 Store, App Store, Epic Games Store Steam, Nintendo eShop, 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 (Service Pack 2) or Windows Vista (Service Pack 1) Processor: (XP) 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent; (Vista) 2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent Memory: (XP) 1 GB; (Vista) 1.5 GB Graphics: 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0 DirectX®: Hard Drive: At least 6.5 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content Sound: Built-in Graphics:Intel Integrated Chipset, GMA X3000 or above. 2.6 GHz Pentium D CPU, or 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo, or equivalent 0.5 GB additional RAMSupported Video Cards:Nvidia GeForce series: FX5900 or greater, G100, GT 120, GT 130, GTS 150, GTS 250, GTX 260, GTX 275, GTX 280, GTX 285, GTX 295; ATI Radeon™ series: ATI Radeon 9500 series of greater, X300, X600, X700, X800, X850, X1300, X1600, X1800, X1900, X1950, 2400, 2600, 2900, 3450, 3650, 3850, 3870, 4850, 4870 series or greater; Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA): GMA 3-Series, GMA 4-Series *Please note that the GeForce 6100 and 7100 cards are not supported
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 86 / 100
Community Rating 4.0 / 5 (2,808 ratings) 4.0 / 5 (783 ratings)