Rise of the Tomb Raider vs The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Rise of the Tomb Raider vs The Vanishing of Ethan Carter — 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 Vanishing of Ethan Carter THQ Nordic, The Astronauts
Overview
Release Date November 10, 2015 September 25, 2014
Availability Released Released
Developer Feral Interactive, Crystal Dynamics, Nixxes The Astronauts
Publisher Square Enix, Microsoft Studios, Feral Interactive THQ Nordic, The Astronauts
Official Site http://www.tombraider.com/us/ http://EthanCarterGame.com
Age Rating Mature
Gameplay
Genre Action Action, Adventure, Indie
Game Modes Single-player Single-player
Perspective Third-person First-person
Average Playtime 14 hours 4 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 PlayStation Store, Nintendo eShop, Steam, GOG, Xbox Store, Epic Games 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 64-bit Processor: Intel Core2 Duo or equivalent AMD Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX11 compliant card with 1GB of VRAM DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 9 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX9c compliant
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 82 / 100
Community Rating 4.0 / 5 (2,808 ratings) 3.8 / 5 (691 ratings)