Rise of the Tomb Raider vs Tomb Raider: Legend

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Rise of the Tomb Raider vs Tomb Raider: Legend — 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 Tomb Raider: Legend Square Enix, Eidos Interactive
Overview
Release Date November 10, 2015 April 6, 2006
Availability Released Released
Developer Feral Interactive, Crystal Dynamics, Nixxes Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Interactive
Publisher Square Enix, Microsoft Studios, Feral Interactive Square Enix, Eidos Interactive
Official Site http://www.tombraider.com/us/ http://www.tombraider.com/legend/
Age Rating Teen
Gameplay
Genre Action Action, Adventure
Game Modes Single-player Single-player
Perspective Third-person Third-person
Average Playtime 14 hours 2 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 Steam, Xbox 360 Store, 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 Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, Pentium 3 1.0Ghz or Athlon XP Equivalent, 256MB RAM, 100% DirectX 9.0c -compatible 64 MB 3D Accelerated Card with TnL (GeForce 3Ti / Radeon 9 series), Microsoft Windows 2000/XP compatible sound card (100% DirectX 9.0c -compatible), 9.9GB free disk space, 100% Windows 2000/XP compatible mouse and keyboard Recommended: Pentium 4 2.0Ghz or Athlon XP Equivalent, 512MB RAM, 100% DirectX 9.0c -compatible 256MB 3D Accelerated Card (Nvidia GeForce 5900 / Ati 9800XT), Microsoft Windows 2000/XP compatible sound card (100% DirectX 9.0c -compatible), 9.9GB free disk space Optimal: Pentium 4 3.0Ghz or Athlon XP/64bit Equivalent, 1GB RAM, 100% DirectX 9.0c -compatible 512 MB 3D Accelerated Card (Nvidia GeForce 7800 / Ati X-1800)
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) 3.9 / 5 (532 ratings)