Just Survive vs State of Decay
Just Survive is an FPS horror game from Daybreak Game Company (2015) while State of Decay is a horror open-world game from Undead Labs (2013).
What each one is
Steam files Just Survive under FPS and Horror. In contrast, it files State of Decay under Horror 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.
The end is here. Life as you knew it has gone to hell after the mother of all zombie outbreaks. Now you and the few scattered survivors must band together to survive and rebuild in a 3rd-person action game set in a dynamic open world.
At a glance
| Just Survive | State of Decay | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 5.9/10 | 7.4/10 |
| Steam rating | Mixed (59%, 76,763) | Very Positive (85%, 17,480) |
| Critic aggregate | No aggregate | 79/100 |
| Price | Not listed | Not listed |
| Install size | 20 GB | 3 GB |
| Steam Deck | unsupported | verified |
| Released | 2015 | 2013 |
| Developer | Daybreak Game Company | Undead Labs |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Just Survive vs State of Decay, 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 gameState of DecayHorror 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 WorldState of DecayZombies, Survival, Open WorldThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Just SurviveScore 5.9 · 59% on SteamState of Decay ✓Score 7.4 · 85% on Steam · 79 criticThe 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 GBState of Decay17,480 reviews · 2 add-ons · 3 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Just SurviveNot listedState of DecayNot listedRead live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Just SurviveUnsupportedState of Decay ✓VerifiedValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
State of Decay takes 2 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueJust Survive and State of Decay 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
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
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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.
- 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: State of Decay (GamingPickz Score 7.4)
- Better on a Steam Deck: State of Decay (verified)
- Lighter on storage: State of Decay (3 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:
ZombiesSurvivalOpen WorldMultiplayerPost-apocalypticActionSurvival HorrorCo-op
Where they differ
Massively MultiplayerCraftingShooterFPSWalking SimulatorEarly Access
Third PersonBase-BuildingSingleplayerThird-Person ShooterAtmosphericIndie
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. State of Decay is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Just Survive | State of Decay | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | nVidia GeForce GTX 275 series | Radeon HD 2600 XT / GeForce 9600 GSO / Intel HD 3000 |
| Minimum CPU | Intel i3 Dual-Core with Hyper-Threading (required) | Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz (E6600) / Athlon X64 3400 |
| Minimum RAM | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Install size | 20 GB | 3 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Just Survive · State of Decay.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for Just Survive and 1 for State of Decay. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Just Survive and State of Decay in scope?
Just Survive has drawn 76,763 Steam reviews and installs in 20 GB. State of Decay has drawn 17,480 Steam reviews, ships 2 add-ons and installs in 3 GB.
Is Just Survive or State of Decay better?
By the GamingPickz Score, State of Decay rates higher (7.4 to 5.9). 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, Just Survive or State of Decay?
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.