Rise of the Tomb Raider vs Total War: SHOGUN 2

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Rise of the Tomb Raider vs Total War: SHOGUN 2 — 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 Total War: SHOGUN 2 SEGA, Feral Interactive
Overview
Release Date November 10, 2015 March 14, 2011
Availability Released Released
Developer Feral Interactive, Crystal Dynamics, Nixxes Feral Interactive, Creative Assembly
Publisher Square Enix, Microsoft Studios, Feral Interactive SEGA, Feral Interactive
Official Site http://www.tombraider.com/us/ http://www.totalwar.com/shogun2
Gameplay
Genre Action Strategy
Game Modes Single-player Single-player, Multiplayer, Co-op
Perspective Third-person
Average Playtime 14 hours 5 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh PC, Apple Macintosh, Linux
Available On Xbox Store, Steam, Xbox 360 Store, App Store, Epic Games Store Steam
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 7 / Vista / XP Processor: 2 GHz Intel Dual Core processor / 2.6 GHz Intel Single Core processor, or AMD equivalent (with SSE2) Memory: 1GB RAM (XP), 2GB RAM (Vista / Windows7) Graphics: 256 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible card (shader model 3) DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c Hard Drive: 32GB free hard disk space Screen Resolution: 1024x768 minimum
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 7 / Vista / XP Processor: 2nd Generation Intel Core i5 processor (or greater), or AMD equivalent Memory: 2GB RAM (XP), 4GB RAM (Vista / Windows7) Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 5000 and 6000 series graphics card or equivalent DirectX 11 compatible card DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c Hard Drive: 32GB free hard disk space Screen Resolution: 1280x1024 minimum
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 86 / 100 90 / 100
Community Rating 4.0 / 5 (2,808 ratings) 3.6 / 5 (631 ratings)