Rise of the Tomb Raider vs The Whispered World Special Edition

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Rise of the Tomb Raider vs The Whispered World Special Edition — 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 Whispered World Special Edition Daedalic Entertainment
Overview
Release Date November 10, 2015 May 6, 2014
Availability Released Released
Developer Feral Interactive, Crystal Dynamics, Nixxes Daedalic Entertainment
Publisher Square Enix, Microsoft Studios, Feral Interactive Daedalic Entertainment
Official Site http://www.tombraider.com/us/ http://www.the-whispered-world.com
Gameplay
Genre Action Adventure, RPG, Indie, Puzzle
Game Modes Single-player Single-player
Perspective Third-person
Average Playtime 14 hours 4 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh PC, iOS, Apple Macintosh, Linux
Available On Xbox Store, Steam, Xbox 360 Store, App Store, Epic Games Store App Store, Steam, GOG
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/7 Processor: 2.5 GHz (Single Core) or 2 GHz (Dual Core) Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 compatible with 256 MB RAM, Shader Model 2.0 Support (Shared Memory is not recommended) DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 1800 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible
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/7/8-32bit Processor: 2.5 GHz (Single Core) or 2 GHz (Dual Core) Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 compatible with 512 MB RAM, Shader Model 2.0 Support (Shared Memory is not recommended) DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 1800 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 86 / 100 70 / 100
Community Rating 4.0 / 5 (2,808 ratings) 3.5 / 5 (137 ratings)