Just Survive vs Next Day: Survival
Just Survive is an FPS horror game from Daybreak Game Company (2015) while Next Day: Survival is a mmorpg open-world game from SOFF Games (2018).
What each one is
Steam files Just Survive under FPS and Horror. In contrast, it files Next Day: Survival under Mmorpg and Open-World.
Just Survive is a post-apocalyptic survival game that immerses you in a world where humanity is fighting to take back control from the zombie hordes.
Next Day is a multi-player SURVIVAL game with elements of RPG, in an imaginary country in Eastern Europe. Carry out an array of tasks, learn skills, and develop your character. Have shootouts with opponents and earn a reputation.
At a glance
| Just Survive | Next Day: Survival | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 5.9/10 | 5.7/10 |
| Steam rating | Mixed (59%, 76,763) | Mixed (62%, 10,230) |
| Critic aggregate | No aggregate | No aggregate |
| Price | Not listed | $9.99 |
| Install size | 20 GB | 12 GB |
| Steam Deck | unsupported | playable |
| Released | 2015 | 2018 |
| Developer | Daybreak Game Company | SOFF Games |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Just Survive vs Next Day: Survival, 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
Just SurviveFPS horror gameNext Day: SurvivalMmorpg open-world gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Just SurviveZombies, Survival, Open WorldNext Day: SurvivalSurvival, Open World, Post-apocalypticThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Just Survive ✓Score 5.9 · 59% on SteamNext Day: SurvivalScore 5.7 · 62% on SteamThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Just Survive76,763 reviews · 20 GBNext Day: Survival10,230 reviews · 1 add-on · 12 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Just SurviveNot listedNext Day: Survival$9.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Just SurviveUnsupportedNext Day: Survival ✓PlayableValve'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
Compare the whole catalogueJust Survive and Next Day: Survival 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.
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How positions are decided
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Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Just Survive (GamingPickz Score 5.9)
- Better on a Steam Deck: Next Day: Survival (playable)
- Lighter on storage: Next Day: Survival (12 GB)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Just Survive (76,763 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
SurvivalOpen WorldMultiplayerCraftingPost-apocalypticActionCo-opShooter
Where they differ
ZombiesMassively MultiplayerSurvival HorrorExplorationFPSWalking Simulator
SingleplayerPvPAtmosphericPvEThird-Person ShooterIndie
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Just Survive is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Next Day: Survival is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Just Survive | Next Day: Survival | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | nVidia GeForce GTX 275 series | — |
| Minimum CPU | Intel i3 Dual-Core with Hyper-Threading (required) | — |
| Minimum RAM | 4 GB | — |
| Install size | 20 GB | 12 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Just Survive · Next Day: Survival.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for Just Survive and 0 for Next Day: Survival. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Just Survive and Next Day: Survival in scope?
Just Survive has drawn 76,763 Steam reviews and installs in 20 GB. Next Day: Survival has drawn 10,230 Steam reviews, ships 1 add-on and installs in 12 GB.
Is Just Survive or Next Day: Survival better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Just Survive rates higher (5.9 to 5.7). 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, Just Survive or Next Day: Survival?
One or both do not have a current listed price, so a straight comparison is not possible. See the table above.
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.