The Bard’s Tale vs The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

Specification The Bard’s Tale 1C Company, inXile Entertainment The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt CD PROJEKT RED
Overview
Release Date October 26, 2004 May 18, 2015
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Teen Mature
Developer InXile Entertainment CD PROJEKT RED
Publisher 1C Company, inXile Entertainment CD PROJEKT RED
Official Site http://www.thebardstale.com/ https://thewitcher.com/en/witcher3
Gameplay
Genre Action, RPG Action, RPG
Game Modes Single-player Single-player
Average Playtime 3 hours 43 hours
Perspective Third-person
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, iOS, Android, Apple Macintosh, Linux PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh, Nintendo
Available On App Store, GOG, Steam, Google Play GOG, PlayStation Store, Steam, Xbox Store, Nintendo eShop
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Windows 2000/XP/Vista Processor: Pentium 4 2Ghz / AMD AthlonXP 2400 Memory: 512Mb Graphics: GeForce FX5700 or better / ATI Radeon 9600 or better DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 6GB of free space Sound: DirectX 9 Compatible Sound Card
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 70 / 100 92 / 100
Community Rating 3.5 / 5 (164 ratings) 4.6 / 5 (7,217 ratings)