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Death Trash vs Vampyr

Death Trash is an action-RPG open-world game from Crafting Legends (2021) while Vampyr is an action-adventure action-RPG game from DONTNOD Entertainment (2018).

Death Trash

2021 · Crafting Legends

7.4GamingPickz Score

$19.99

Steam: Very Positive

Vampyr

2018 · DONTNOD Entertainment

6.9GamingPickz Score

$39.99

Steam: Mostly Positive

What each one is

Steam files Death Trash under Action-RPG and Open-World. In contrast, it files Vampyr under Action-Adventure and Action-RPG.

Death Trash

Death Trash features a post-apocalyptic world where cosmic horrors long for humanity but meet punks with shotguns. It combines old-school role-playing, modern action gameplay and player freedom. Create your own character and explore a handcrafted world.

Description from its Steam store page

Vampyr

London, 1918. You are newly-turned Vampyr Dr. Jonathan Reid. As a doctor, you must find a cure to save the city’s flu-ravaged citizens. As a Vampyr, you are cursed to feed on those you vowed to heal.

Description from its Steam store page

At a glance

Death TrashVampyr
GamingPickz Score7.4/106.9/10
Steam ratingVery Positive (92%, 3,722)Mostly Positive (77%, 25,168)
Critic aggregateNo aggregate72/100
Price$19.99$39.99
Install size1 GB20 GB
Steam Deckverifiedverified
Released20212018
DeveloperCrafting LegendsDONTNOD Entertainment

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

Death Trash vs Vampyr, 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

    Death TrashAction-RPG open-world game
    VampyrAction-adventure action-RPG game

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

  2. How it plays

    Death TrashEarly Access, Post-apocalyptic, Pixel Graphics
    VampyrVampire, RPG, Choices Matter

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

  3. Reception

    Death TrashScore 7.4 · 92% on Steam
    VampyrScore 6.9 · 77% on Steam · 72 critic

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

  4. Content and scale

    Death Trash3,722 reviews · 1 GB
    Vampyr25,168 reviews · 1 add-on · 20 GB

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

  5. Price

    Death Trash$19.99
    Vampyr$39.99

    Read live from Steam and subject to change.

  6. On a Steam Deck

    Death TrashVerified
    VampyrVerified

    Valve's own Deck compatibility rating.

Death Trash takes 2 of the marked rounds to 0. 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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  • 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.
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Which to pick, by what you want

  • The higher-rated of the two: Death Trash (GamingPickz Score 7.4)
  • The cheaper right now: Death Trash ($19.99)
  • Lighter on storage: Death Trash (1 GB)
  • The safer bet by weight of reviews: Vampyr (25,168 reviews)

What they have in common

Both are tagged by Steam players with:

Story RichAction RPGAtmosphericRPGOpen WorldChoices MatterSouls-likeSingleplayer

Where they differ

Death Trash is also

Early AccessPost-apocalypticPixel GraphicsExplorationIsometricLocal Co-Op

Vampyr is also

VampireActionThird PersonHorrorDark FantasyViolent

Tags players apply to one game and not the other.

Difficulty and who each is for

By the tags players apply, Death Trash is demanding, for players who want a challenge. Vampyr is demanding, for players who want a challenge.

Accessibility features

Steam store pages declare 7 accessibility features for Death Trash and 1 for Vampyr. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

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Common questions

How different are Death Trash and Vampyr in scope?

Death Trash has drawn 3,722 Steam reviews and installs in 1 GB. Vampyr has drawn 25,168 Steam reviews, ships 1 add-on and installs in 20 GB.

Is Death Trash or Vampyr better?

By the GamingPickz Score, Death Trash rates higher (7.4 to 6.9). 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, Death Trash or Vampyr?

Death Trash is cheaper right now at $19.99, against $39.99. 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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