Dino Crisis vs Resident Evil 2
Dino Crisis is a horror game from Capcom (1999) while Resident Evil 2 is a horror puzzle game from Capcom (1998).
What each one is
Steam files Dino Crisis under Horror. In contrast, it files Resident Evil 2 under Horror and Puzzle.
Raw Instinct takes over in this new, adrenaline-pumping journey into Survival Horror. Something is terribly wrong. Your covert mission has gone haywire… now you find yourself pursued by a relentless, prehistoric terror. Suddenly, your mission becomes a desperate fight for survival.
A deadly virus engulfs the residents of Raccoon City in September of 1998, plunging the city into chaos as flesh eating zombies roam the streets for survivors. An unparalleled adrenaline rush, gripping storyline, and unimaginable horrors await you. Witness the return of Resident Evil 2.
At a glance
| Dino Crisis | Resident Evil 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 6.5/10 | 8.6/10 |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (81%, 1,019) | Overwhelmingly Positive (97%, 221,677) |
| Critic aggregate | No aggregate | 89/100 |
| Price | $9.99 | $39.99 |
| Install size | 4 GB | 26 GB |
| Steam Deck | unsupported | verified |
| Released | 1999 | 1998 |
| Developer | Capcom | Capcom |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Dino Crisis vs Resident Evil 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.
Genre and premise
Dino CrisisHorror gameResident Evil 2Horror puzzle gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Dino CrisisNo descriptive tagsResident Evil 2Zombies, Survival Horror, HorrorThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Dino CrisisScore 6.5 · 81% on SteamResident Evil 2 ✓Score 8.6 · 97% on Steam · 89 criticThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Dino Crisis1,019 reviews · 1 add-on · 4 GBResident Evil 2221,677 reviews · 13 add-ons · 26 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Dino Crisis ✓$9.99Resident Evil 2$39.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Dino CrisisUnsupportedResident Evil 2 ✓VerifiedValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Resident Evil 2 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 catalogueDino Crisis and Resident Evil 2 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.
- Multi-platform
- PlayStation
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How positions are decided
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
- Placed by the published method, not by us. Every coordinate is computed from the axis definitions and weights printed on this site. Nobody moves a point. See the axes.
- Nothing here is paid for. No sponsored placements, no promoted slots, no arrangement of any kind affects a position. If that ever changes it will be labelled and sit outside the ranking.
- 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.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Resident Evil 2 (GamingPickz Score 8.6)
- The cheaper right now: Dino Crisis ($9.99)
- Better on a Steam Deck: Resident Evil 2 (verified)
- Lighter on storage: Dino Crisis (4 GB)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Resident Evil 2 (221,677 reviews)
Where they differ
ZombiesSurvival HorrorHorrorSingleplayerRemakeThird Person
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Dino Crisis is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Resident Evil 2 is demanding, for players who want a challenge.
System requirements, side by side
| Dino Crisis | Resident Evil 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | NVIDIA GTX 1660(6GB) | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960 |
| Minimum CPU | Intel Core i5 8500 | Intel® Core™ i5-4460 |
| Minimum RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Install size | 4 GB | 26 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Dino Crisis · Resident Evil 2.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 4 accessibility features for Dino Crisis and 1 for Resident Evil 2. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Dino Crisis and Resident Evil 2 in scope?
Dino Crisis has drawn 1,019 Steam reviews, ships 1 add-on and installs in 4 GB. Resident Evil 2 has drawn 221,677 Steam reviews, ships 13 add-ons and installs in 26 GB.
Is Dino Crisis or Resident Evil 2 better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Resident Evil 2 rates higher (8.6 to 6.5). 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, Dino Crisis or Resident Evil 2?
Dino Crisis is cheaper right now at $9.99, 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.
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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.