Apex Legends vs Islands of Nyne: Battle Royale
Apex Legends is an FPS survival game from Iron Galaxy Studios (2019) while Islands of Nyne: Battle Royale is an FPS survival game from Define Human Studios (2018).
What each one is
Steam files Apex Legends under FPS and Survival. In contrast, it files Islands of Nyne: Battle Royale under FPS and Survival.
Apex Legends is the award-winning, free-to-play Hero Shooter from Respawn Entertainment. Master an ever-growing roster of legendary characters with powerful abilities, and experience strategic squad play and innovative gameplay in the next evolution of Hero Shooter and Battle Royale.
Drop into massive, alien-built arenas and begin the frantic search for weapons and gear - all while trying to stay one step ahead of the advancing plasma field… or the sights of other contenders. ION offers its players a skill-driven, first-person-only Battle Royale all built into a unique sci-fi universe.
At a glance
| Apex Legends | Islands of Nyne: Battle Royale | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 7.2/10 | 4.9/10 |
| Steam rating | Mixed (68%, 1,066,464) | Mixed (51%, 6,630) |
| Critic aggregate | 88/100 | No aggregate |
| Price | Free | Not listed |
| Install size | 75 GB | 25 GB |
| Steam Deck | unsupported | Untested |
| Released | 2019 | 2018 |
| Developer | Iron Galaxy Studios | Define Human Studios |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Apex Legends vs Islands of Nyne: Battle Royale, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Apex LegendsFPS survival gameIslands of Nyne: Battle RoyaleFPS survival gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Apex LegendsFree to Play, Battle Royale, FPSIslands of Nyne: Battle RoyaleEarly Access, Battle Royale, FPSThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Apex Legends ✓Score 7.2 · 68% on Steam · 88 criticIslands of Nyne: Battle RoyaleScore 4.9 · 51% on SteamThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Apex Legends1,066,464 reviews · 75 GBIslands of Nyne: Battle Royale6,630 reviews · 25 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Apex LegendsFreeIslands of Nyne: Battle RoyaleNot listedRead live from Steam and subject to change.
Apex Legends takes 1 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueApex Legends and Islands of Nyne: Battle Royale on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
- Multi-platform
- PC
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How positions are decided
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
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- Nothing here is paid for. No sponsored placements, no promoted slots, no arrangement of any kind affects a position. If that ever changes it will be labelled and sit outside the ranking.
- No favouritism, including our own. The 16 games we have written full reviews of are scored by exactly the same formula as the other 1,510, from the same third-party inputs, and they land where it puts them. Our own opinion of a game does not enter its coordinates.
- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Apex Legends (GamingPickz Score 7.2)
- Lighter on storage: Islands of Nyne: Battle Royale (25 GB)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Apex Legends (1,066,464 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
Free to PlayBattle RoyaleMultiplayerFPSShooterFirst-PersonPvPAction
Where they differ
Hero ShooterTeam-BasedTacticalLootCo-opCharacter Customization
Early AccessIndieFuturistic
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Apex Legends is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Islands of Nyne: Battle Royale is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Apex Legends | Islands of Nyne: Battle Royale | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | AMD Radeon™ HD 7790 (2 GB) | Geforce GTX 660 |
| Minimum CPU | AMD FX 4350 | Intel Core i5-2500K CPU |
| Minimum RAM | 6 GB | 12 GB |
| Install size | 75 GB | 25 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Apex Legends · Islands of Nyne: Battle Royale.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 2 accessibility features for Apex Legends and 1 for Islands of Nyne: Battle Royale. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Apex Legends and Islands of Nyne: Battle Royale in scope?
Apex Legends has drawn 1,066,464 Steam reviews and installs in 75 GB. Islands of Nyne: Battle Royale has drawn 6,630 Steam reviews and installs in 25 GB.
Is Apex Legends or Islands of Nyne: Battle Royale better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Apex Legends rates higher (7.2 to 4.9). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Apex Legends or Islands of Nyne: Battle Royale?
One or both do not have a current listed price, so a straight comparison is not possible. See the table above.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.