Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse vs The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse vs The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse WayForward, Wayforward Technologies The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt CD PROJEKT RED
Overview
Release Date February 5, 2014 May 18, 2015
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Everyone 10+ Mature
Developer WayForward Technologies CD PROJEKT RED
Publisher WayForward, Wayforward Technologies CD PROJEKT RED
Official Site https://wayforward.com/games/shantae-and-the-pirates-curse/ https://thewitcher.com/en/witcher3
Gameplay
Genre Action, Adventure, RPG, Indie, Platformer Action, RPG
Game Modes Single-player Single-player
Perspective 2D Third-person
Average Playtime 6 hours 43 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh, Nintendo
Available On PlayStation Store, Steam, GOG, Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store GOG, PlayStation Store, Steam, Xbox Store, Nintendo eShop
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Windows®Vista™ or Windows®7 Processor: Intel™ Pentium 4 2.4 ghz with Hyper Threading Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 1 GB available space
Recommended Requirements OS: Windows®7 or Windows®8 Processor: Intel™ Core 2 Duo / AMD™ Athlon 64 X2 or higher Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce™ 200 series or higher, AMD® Radeon™ HD5000 series or higher (it must be able to manage Pixel Shader 3.0) with at least 512MB of display memory. DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 2 GB available space
Critic & Community Scores
Community Rating 3.8 / 5 (162 ratings) 4.6 / 5 (7,217 ratings)
Metacritic 92 / 100