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Dirty Bomb vs TOXIKK

Dirty Bomb is an FPS open-world game from Splash Damage (2015) while TOXIKK is an FPS open-world game from Reakktor Studios (2016).

Dirty Bomb

2015 · Splash Damage

7.1GamingPickz Score

Free

Steam: Very Positive

TOXIKK

2016 · Reakktor Studios

6.5GamingPickz Score

Free

Steam: Mostly Positive

What each one is

Steam files Dirty Bomb under FPS and Open-World. In contrast, it files TOXIKK under FPS and Open-World.

Dirty Bomb

Work together or die alone! Fight to restore peace to London or tear it down for profit in the most challenging team based shooter around.

Description from its Steam store page

TOXIKK

FRAG LIKE IT'S 1999! TOXIKK plays as if today's military shooters never existed: Designed as a spiritual successor to the FPS giants of the late 90s and early 2ks, TOXIKK carefully evolves their mechanics with modern technology and fresh ideas elaborated with Arena-FPS enthusiasts.

Description from its Steam store page

At a glance

Dirty BombTOXIKK
GamingPickz Score7.1/106.5/10
Steam ratingVery Positive (81%, 56,819)Mostly Positive (77%, 5,933)
Critic aggregate63/100No aggregate
PriceFreeFree
Install size7 GB4 GB
Steam Deckunsupportedplayable
Released20152016
DeveloperSplash DamageReakktor Studios

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

Dirty Bomb vs TOXIKK, 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

    Dirty BombFPS open-world game
    TOXIKKFPS open-world game

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

  2. How it plays

    Dirty BombHero Shooter, Free to Play, FPS
    TOXIKKFPS, Action, Free to Play

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

  3. Reception

    Dirty BombScore 7.1 · 81% on Steam · 63 critic
    TOXIKKScore 6.5 · 77% 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

    Dirty Bomb56,819 reviews · 7 GB
    TOXIKK5,933 reviews · 1 add-on · 4 GB

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

  5. Price

    Dirty BombFree
    TOXIKKFree

    Read live from Steam and subject to change.

  6. On a Steam Deck

    Dirty BombUnsupported
    TOXIKKPlayable

    Valve's own Deck compatibility rating.

Across the rounds a number can settle, it is level at 1 each. Which one is "better" is the part no figure decides, so we leave it to what you want from the two.

The two on the grid

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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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  • 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.
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  • 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: Dirty Bomb (GamingPickz Score 7.1)
  • Better on a Steam Deck: TOXIKK (playable)
  • Lighter on storage: TOXIKK (4 GB)
  • The safer bet by weight of reviews: Dirty Bomb (56,819 reviews)

What they have in common

Both are tagged by Steam players with:

Free to PlayFPSMultiplayerShooterActionFirst-PersonFast-PacedCo-op

Where they differ

Dirty Bomb is also

Hero ShooterTeam-BasedClass-BasedPost-apocalypticControllerGore

TOXIKK is also

Arena ShooterIndieSci-fiClassicStrategyEarly Access

Tags players apply to one game and not the other.

Difficulty and who each is for

By the tags players apply, Dirty Bomb is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. TOXIKK is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.

System requirements, side by side

Dirty BombTOXIKK
Minimum GPUGeForce GTX 260
Minimum CPU2.0+ GHz Dual-Core Processor
Minimum RAM4 GB
Install size7 GB4 GB

Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Dirty Bomb · TOXIKK.

Accessibility features

Steam store pages declare 6 accessibility features for Dirty Bomb and 1 for TOXIKK. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

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Common questions

How different are Dirty Bomb and TOXIKK in scope?

Dirty Bomb has drawn 56,819 Steam reviews and installs in 7 GB. TOXIKK has drawn 5,933 Steam reviews, ships 1 add-on and installs in 4 GB.

Is Dirty Bomb or TOXIKK better?

By the GamingPickz Score, Dirty Bomb rates higher (7.1 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, Dirty Bomb or TOXIKK?

Dirty Bomb is cheaper right now at Free, against Free. 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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