Day of Defeat: Source vs Insurgency
Day of Defeat: Source is an FPS simulation game from Valve (2010) while Insurgency is an FPS simulation game from New World Interactive (2014).
Quick answer: Insurgency rates higher, 8.1 to 7.9 on the GamingPickz Score, and Day of Defeat: Source is the cheaper at $9.99.
What each one is
Day of Defeat: Source is filed under FPS and Simulation. In contrast, Insurgency under FPS and Simulation.
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Story, characters and reception
Reception
Reception Day of Defeat: Source was given a positive reception, receiving ratings of 80/100 and 81% from the review aggregation sites Metacritic and GameRankings . The game's graphics received praise, with GameSpot stating that "presentation is Day of Defeat: Source s most obvious strength", and PC Zone citing this for creating a "tense and atmospheric" game. The ragdoll physics in the game noted by reviewers as being "amusing", and the game's audio work… (Wikipedia)
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At a glance
| Day of Defeat: Source | Insurgency | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 7.9/10 | 8.1/10 |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (92%, 23,601) | Very Positive (92%, 124,644) |
| Critic aggregate | 80/100 | 74/100 |
| Price | $9.99 | $14.99 |
| Install size | — | — |
| Steam Deck | playable | unsupported |
| Released | 2010 | 2014 |
| Developer | Valve | New World Interactive |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Day of Defeat: Source vs Insurgency, 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
Day of Defeat: SourceFPS simulation gameInsurgencyFPS simulation gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Day of Defeat: SourceFPS, World War II, ActionInsurgencyFPS, Realistic, TacticalThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Day of Defeat: SourceScore 7.9 · 92% on Steam · 80 criticInsurgency ✓Score 8.1 · 92% on Steam · 74 criticThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Day of Defeat: Source23,601 reviewsInsurgency124,644 reviewsReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Day of Defeat: Source ✓$9.99Insurgency$14.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Day of Defeat: Source ✓PlayableInsurgencyUnsupportedValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Day of Defeat: Source takes 2 of the marked rounds to 1. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueDay of Defeat: Source and Insurgency 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: Insurgency (GamingPickz Score 8.1)
- The cheaper right now: Day of Defeat: Source ($9.99)
- Better on a Steam Deck: Day of Defeat: Source (playable)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Insurgency (124,644 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
FPSMultiplayerActionShooterMilitaryWarTeam-BasedFirst-Person
Where they differ
World War IIHistoricalClass-BasedClassicGoreMassively Multiplayer
Co-opCompetitiveIndiePvPSingleplayerAtmospheric
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Day of Defeat: Source is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Insurgency is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Day of Defeat: Source | Insurgency | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | — | Video card must be 512 MB |
| Minimum CPU | — | Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6600 |
| Minimum RAM | — | 4 GB |
| Install size | — | — |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Day of Defeat: Source · Insurgency.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 6 accessibility features for Day of Defeat: Source and 1 for Insurgency. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Day of Defeat: Source and Insurgency in scope?
Day of Defeat: Source has drawn 23,601 Steam reviews. Insurgency has drawn 124,644 Steam reviews.
Is Day of Defeat: Source or Insurgency better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Insurgency rates higher (8.1 to 7.9). 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, Day of Defeat: Source or Insurgency?
Day of Defeat: Source is cheaper right now at $9.99, against $14.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Should I get Day of Defeat: Source or Insurgency?
Insurgency rates higher, 8.1 to 7.9 on the GamingPickz Score, and Day of Defeat: Source is the cheaper at $9.99. It also depends on what you want: the "which to pick" section above calls out which is cheaper, lighter on storage, better on a Steam Deck and the safer bet by weight of reviews.
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.