Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization vs The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

Specification Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization 2K Games, Aspyr The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt CD PROJEKT RED
Overview
Release Date September 22, 2008 May 18, 2015
Availability Released Released
Developer Aspyr Media, Firaxis CD PROJEKT RED
Publisher 2K Games, Aspyr CD PROJEKT RED
Official Site http://aspyr.com/games/sid-meiers-civilization-iv-colonization?utm_source=MacApp&utm_medium=ProductLink&utm_campaign=sid-meiers-civilization-iv-colonization https://thewitcher.com/en/witcher3
Age Rating Mature
Gameplay
Genre Strategy, Simulation, Educational Action, RPG
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player
Average Playtime 1 hours 43 hours
Perspective Third-person
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, iOS, Apple Macintosh PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh, Nintendo
Available On App Store, Steam GOG, PlayStation Store, Steam, Xbox Store, Nintendo eShop
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements Supported OS: Windows® 2000/XP/Vista Processor: 1.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or equivalent Memory: 512 MB RAM Video: DirectX 9.0c-compatible 64 MB video card with Shader 1.1 Support or better DirectX® Version: Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization DirectX(r) version (included on install) Sound: DirectX 9.0 compliant sound card Hard Drive: 900 MB
Recommended Requirements Processor: 1.8 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or equivalent Memory: 1 GB RAM Video: 128 MB Video Card w/ DirectX 9 support (pixel & vertex shaders) Sound: DirectX 9.0 compliant sound card
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 83 / 100 92 / 100
Community Rating 3.6 / 5 (163 ratings) 4.6 / 5 (7,217 ratings)