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DayZ vs Dead Frontier 2

DayZ is an FPS horror game from Bohemia Interactive (2018) while Dead Frontier 2 is a horror mmorpg game from Creaky Corpse Ltd (2019).

DayZ

2018 · Bohemia Interactive

7.6GamingPickz Score

$24.99

Steam: Mostly Positive

Dead Frontier 2

2019 · Creaky Corpse Ltd

6.4GamingPickz Score

Free

Steam: Mostly Positive

What each one is

Steam files DayZ under FPS and Horror. In contrast, it files Dead Frontier 2 under Horror and Mmorpg.

DayZ

How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources. Will you team up with strangers and stay strong together? Or play as a lone wolf to avoid betrayal? This is DayZ – this is your story.

Description from its Steam store page

Dead Frontier 2

Survival horror MMO. As one of the few survivors of the outbreak, you must scratch a living out of the decaying ruins of society. Scavenge for supplies, improve your skills, and trade with other players. All the while, keeping your eyes peeled for the infected lurking around every corner.

Description from its Steam store page

At a glance

DayZDead Frontier 2
GamingPickz Score7.6/106.4/10
Steam ratingMostly Positive (78%, 468,392)Mostly Positive (70%, 28,382)
Critic aggregateNo aggregateNo aggregate
Price$24.99Free
Install size25 GB8 GB
Steam Deckunsupportedplayable
Released20182019
DeveloperBohemia InteractiveCreaky Corpse Ltd

Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.

DayZ vs Dead Frontier 2, 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.

  1. Genre and premise

    DayZFPS horror game
    Dead Frontier 2Horror mmorpg game

    What each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.

  2. How it plays

    DayZSurvival, Open World, Online Co-Op
    Dead Frontier 2Free to Play, Survival Horror, Zombies

    The tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.

  3. Reception

    DayZScore 7.6 · 78% on Steam
    Dead Frontier 2Score 6.4 · 70% on Steam

    The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.

  4. Content and scale

    DayZ468,392 reviews · 3 add-ons · 25 GB
    Dead Frontier 228,382 reviews · 8 GB

    Reach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.

  5. Price

    DayZ$24.99
    Dead Frontier 2Free

    Read live from Steam and subject to change.

  6. On a Steam Deck

    DayZUnsupported
    Dead Frontier 2Playable

    Valve's own Deck compatibility rating.

Dead Frontier 2 takes 2 of the marked rounds to 1. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.

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01000100PlayersPopularity

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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Which to pick, by what you want

  • The higher-rated of the two: DayZ (GamingPickz Score 7.6)
  • The cheaper right now: Dead Frontier 2 (Free)
  • Better on a Steam Deck: Dead Frontier 2 (playable)
  • Lighter on storage: Dead Frontier 2 (8 GB)
  • The safer bet by weight of reviews: DayZ (468,392 reviews)

What they have in common

Both are tagged by Steam players with:

SurvivalOnline Co-OpZombiesMultiplayerPost-apocalypticMassively MultiplayerActionHorror

Where they differ

DayZ is also

Open WorldShooterPvPFPSCo-opAdventure

Dead Frontier 2 is also

Free to PlayThird-Person ShooterMMORPGPvEGoreViolent

Tags players apply to one game and not the other.

Difficulty and who each is for

By the tags players apply, DayZ is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Dead Frontier 2 is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.

System requirements, side by side

DayZDead Frontier 2
Minimum GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
Minimum CPUIntel Core i5-4430
Minimum RAM8 GB
Install size25 GB8 GB

Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: DayZ · Dead Frontier 2.

Accessibility features

Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for DayZ and 0 for Dead Frontier 2. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

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Common questions

How different are DayZ and Dead Frontier 2 in scope?

DayZ has drawn 468,392 Steam reviews, ships 3 add-ons and installs in 25 GB. Dead Frontier 2 has drawn 28,382 Steam reviews and installs in 8 GB.

Is DayZ or Dead Frontier 2 better?

By the GamingPickz Score, DayZ rates higher (7.6 to 6.4). 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, DayZ or Dead Frontier 2?

Dead Frontier 2 is cheaper right now at Free, against $24.99. 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.

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.

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