Dark and Light vs Day of Dragons
Dark and Light is a mmorpg open-world game from Snail Games USA (2017) while Day of Dragons is a mmorpg open-world game from Beawesome Games (2019).
What each one is
Steam files Dark and Light under Mmorpg and Open-World. In contrast, it files Day of Dragons under Mmorpg and Open-World.
Dark and Light is a vast sandbox survival RPG set in a world dominated by powerful elemental forces. Find your way in a meticulously crafted world, featuring breathtaking landscapes, a wide variety of mythical creatures, and limitless possibility to craft, build, and unlock dozens of powerful weapons, spells, and skills.
Day of Dragons is an online creature survival game set in a large, beautiful, sandbox open world with multiple biomes and distinct creatures. Rule the world as one of several dragon species, or play as an elemental.
At a glance
| Dark and Light | Day of Dragons | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 5.1/10 | 5.8/10 |
| Steam rating | Mixed (52%, 11,829) | Mixed (65%, 7,900) |
| Critic aggregate | No aggregate | No aggregate |
| Price | $17.99 | $19.99 |
| Install size | 50 GB | 30 GB |
| Steam Deck | playable | playable |
| Released | 2017 | 2019 |
| Developer | Snail Games USA | Beawesome Games |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Dark and Light vs Day of Dragons, 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
Dark and LightMmorpg open-world gameDay of DragonsMmorpg open-world gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Dark and LightOpen World, Survival, Massively MultiplayerDay of DragonsEarly Access, Dragons, SurvivalThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Dark and LightScore 5.1 · 52% on SteamDay of Dragons ✓Score 5.8 · 65% on SteamThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Dark and Light11,829 reviews · 1 add-on · 50 GBDay of Dragons7,900 reviews · 9 add-ons · 30 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Dark and Light ✓$17.99Day of Dragons$19.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Dark and LightPlayableDay of DragonsPlayableValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Across the rounds a number can settle, it is level at 1 each. Which one is "better" is the part no figure decides, so we leave it to what you want from the two.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueDark and Light and Day of Dragons 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.
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How positions are decided
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Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Day of Dragons (GamingPickz Score 5.8)
- The cheaper right now: Dark and Light ($17.99)
- Lighter on storage: Day of Dragons (30 GB)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
Open WorldSurvivalMassively MultiplayerRPGSandboxFantasyMMORPGEarly Access
Where they differ
AdventureMagicOpen World Survival CraftActionCraftingBase-Building
PvECombatRealisticExplorationThird PersonFirst-Person
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Dark and Light is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Day of Dragons is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Dark and Light | Day of Dragons | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | — | 4GB nVidia GTX 960 |
| Minimum CPU | — | x64 Dual-Core CPU 2.1Ghz |
| Minimum RAM | — | 8 GB |
| Install size | 50 GB | 30 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Dark and Light · Day of Dragons.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for Dark and Light and 1 for Day of Dragons. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Dark and Light and Day of Dragons in scope?
Dark and Light has drawn 11,829 Steam reviews, ships 1 add-on and installs in 50 GB. Day of Dragons has drawn 7,900 Steam reviews, ships 9 add-ons and installs in 30 GB.
Is Dark and Light or Day of Dragons better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Day of Dragons rates higher (5.8 to 5.1). 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, Dark and Light or Day of Dragons?
Dark and Light is cheaper right now at $17.99, against $19.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
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.