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Infestation: The New Z vs SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO

Infestation: The New Z is an FPS horror game from Fredaikis AB (2016) while SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO is a horror JRPG game from Lion Games Co., Ltd. (2018).

Quick answer: SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO rates higher, 6.8 to 5.4 on the GamingPickz Score.

Infestation: The New Z

2016 · Fredaikis AB

5.4GamingPickz Score

Free

Steam: Mixed

SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO

2018 · Lion Games Co., Ltd.

6.8GamingPickz Score

Not listed

Steam: Mostly Positive

What each one is

Infestation: The New Z is filed under FPS and Horror. In contrast, SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO under Horror and JRPG.

Infestation: The New Z

The New Z is a FREE TO PLAY multi-game mode experience. SURVIVE with friends and gather loot, stash and trade. Go into wars against other groups in a massive OPEN WORLD or face them 5 v 5 in COMPETITIVE.

Description from its Steam store page

SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO

SoulWorker, free-2-play anime action MMO, combines pacy combos with a real anime feel. You’ll need excellent reactions and precise timing to take it to the merciless creatures in this post-apocalyptic world.

Description from its Steam store page

At a glance

Infestation: The New ZSoulWorker - Anime Action MMO
GamingPickz Score5.4/106.8/10
Steam ratingMixed (54%, 33,887)Mostly Positive (79%, 13,650)
Critic aggregateNo aggregateNo aggregate
PriceFreeNot listed
Install size10 GB4 GB
Steam DeckunsupportedUntested
Released20162018
DeveloperFredaikis ABLion Games Co., Ltd.

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

Infestation: The New Z vs SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO, 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

    Infestation: The New ZFPS horror game
    SoulWorker - Anime Action MMOHorror JRPG game

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

  2. How it plays

    Infestation: The New ZZombies, Free to Play, Survival
    SoulWorker - Anime Action MMOAnime, Free to Play, MMORPG

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

  3. Reception

    Infestation: The New ZScore 5.4 · 54% on Steam
    SoulWorker - Anime Action MMOScore 6.8 · 79% 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

    Infestation: The New Z33,887 reviews · 10 GB
    SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO13,650 reviews · 4 GB

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

  5. Price

    Infestation: The New ZFree
    SoulWorker - Anime Action MMONot listed

    Read live from Steam and subject to change.

SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO takes 1 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.

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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.

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Which to pick, by what you want

  • The higher-rated of the two: SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO (GamingPickz Score 6.8)
  • Lighter on storage: SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO (4 GB)
  • The safer bet by weight of reviews: Infestation: The New Z (33,887 reviews)

What they have in common

Both are tagged by Steam players with:

Free to PlayMultiplayerOpen WorldMassively MultiplayerActionCo-opRPG

Where they differ

Infestation: The New Z is also

ZombiesSurvivalFPSShooterPvPSurvival Horror

SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO is also

AnimeMMORPGSexual ContentHack and SlashNudityCharacter Customization

Tags players apply to one game and not the other.

Difficulty and who each is for

By the tags players apply, Infestation: The New Z is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.

System requirements, side by side

Infestation: The New ZSoulWorker - Anime Action MMO
Minimum GPUNVIDIA® GeForce GTX 465 / ATI Radeon TM HD 6870
Minimum CPUAMD® A8 3870 3,6 Ghz
Minimum RAM8 GB
Install size10 GB4 GB

Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Infestation: The New Z · SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO.

Accessibility features

Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for Infestation: The New Z and 1 for SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

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Common questions

How different are Infestation: The New Z and SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO in scope?

Infestation: The New Z has drawn 33,887 Steam reviews and installs in 10 GB. SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO has drawn 13,650 Steam reviews and installs in 4 GB.

Is Infestation: The New Z or SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO better?

By the GamingPickz Score, SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO rates higher (6.8 to 5.4). 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, Infestation: The New Z or SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO?

One or both do not have a current listed price, so a straight comparison is not possible. See the table above.

Should I get Infestation: The New Z or SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO?

SoulWorker - Anime Action MMO rates higher, 6.8 to 5.4 on the GamingPickz Score. It also depends on what you want: the "which to pick" section above calls out which is cheaper, lighter on storage, better on a Steam Deck and the safer bet by weight of reviews.

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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