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

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Sid Meier’s Civilization V 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 V 2K Games, Aspyr The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt CD PROJEKT RED
Overview
Release Date September 21, 2010 May 18, 2015
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Everyone 10+ Mature
Developer Aspyr Media, Firaxis CD PROJEKT RED
Publisher 2K Games, Aspyr CD PROJEKT RED
Official Site http://www.civilization.com https://thewitcher.com/en/witcher3
Gameplay
Genre Strategy Action, RPG
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer, Co-op Single-player
Average Playtime 27 hours 43 hours
Perspective Third-person
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, Apple Macintosh, Linux PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh, Nintendo
Available On App Store, Steam GOG, PlayStation Store, Steam, Xbox Store, Nintendo eShop
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Windows® Vista SP2/ Windows® 7 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.0 GHz Memory: 2GB RAM Graphics:256 MB ATI HD2600 XT or better, 256 MB nVidia 7900 GS or better, or Core i3 or better integrated graphics DirectX®: DirectX® version 9.0c Hard Drive: 8 GB Free Sound: DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card Note: Optimized for the touch-screen Ultrabook™ device
Recommended Requirements OS: Windows® Vista SP2/ Windows® 7 Processor: 1.8 GHz Quad Core CPU Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 512 MB ATI 4800 series or better, 512 MB nVidia 9800 series or better DirectX®: DirectX® version 11 Hard Drive: 8 GB Free Sound: DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card Note: Optimized for the touch-screen Ultrabook™ device
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 90 / 100 92 / 100
Community Rating 4.3 / 5 (2,028 ratings) 4.6 / 5 (7,217 ratings)