Days Gone vs Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition
Days Gone is an action-adventure horror game from Bend Studio (2021) while Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition is an action-adventure action-RPG game from Techland (2022).
What each one is
Steam files Days Gone under Action-Adventure and Horror. In contrast, it files Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition under Action-Adventure and Action-RPG.
Ride and fight into a deadly, post pandemic America. Play as Deacon St. John, a drifter and bounty hunter who rides the broken road, fighting to survive while searching for a reason to live in this open-world action-adventure game.
Humanity is fighting a losing battle against the virus. Experience a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by hordes of zombies, where your parkour and combat skills are key to survival. Traverse the City freely during the day, but watch the monsters take over during the night.
At a glance
| Days Gone | Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 8.3/10 | 7.5/10 |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (93%, 116,763) | Mostly Positive (79%, 219,044) |
| Critic aggregate | No aggregate | No aggregate |
| Price | $39.99 | $59.99 |
| Install size | 70 GB | 60 GB |
| Steam Deck | verified | verified |
| Released | 2021 | 2022 |
| Developer | Bend Studio | Techland |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Days Gone vs Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition, 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
Days GoneAction-adventure horror gameDying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded EditionAction-adventure action-RPG gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Days GoneOpen World, Zombies, SurvivalDying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded EditionOpen World, Co-op, ZombiesThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Days Gone ✓Score 8.3 · 93% on SteamDying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded EditionScore 7.5 · 79% on SteamThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Days Gone116,763 reviews · 1 add-on · 70 GBDying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition219,044 reviews · 15 add-ons · 60 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Days Gone ✓$39.99Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition$59.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Days GoneVerifiedDying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded EditionVerifiedValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Days Gone takes 2 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 catalogueDays Gone and Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition 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: Days Gone (GamingPickz Score 8.3)
- The cheaper right now: Days Gone ($39.99)
- Lighter on storage: Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition (60 GB)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
Open WorldZombiesSurvivalSingleplayerPost-apocalypticMultiplayerActionAction-Adventure
Where they differ
Story RichThird PersonOpen World Survival CraftMotorbikeCraftingThird-Person Shooter
Co-opParkourCombatFirst-PersonExplorationAction RPG
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Days Gone is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Days Gone | Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 (3 GB) | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti / AMD Radeon™ RX 560 (4GB |
| Minimum CPU | Intel Core i5-2500K@3.3GHz | Intel Core i3-9100 / AMD Ryzen 3 2300X |
| Minimum RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Install size | 70 GB | 60 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Days Gone · Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 11 accessibility features for Days Gone and 1 for Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Days Gone and Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition in scope?
Days Gone has drawn 116,763 Steam reviews, ships 1 add-on and installs in 70 GB. Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition has drawn 219,044 Steam reviews, ships 15 add-ons and installs in 60 GB.
Is Days Gone or Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Days Gone rates higher (8.3 to 7.5). 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, Days Gone or Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition?
Days Gone is cheaper right now at $39.99, against $59.99. 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.