Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising vs Zero Hour
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is an FPS open-world game from Codemasters (2009) while Zero Hour is an FPS simulation game from AttritoM7 Productions (2024).
What each one is
Steam files Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising under FPS and Open-World. In contrast, it files Zero Hour under FPS and Simulation.
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is a game about a fictitious conflict on one of the Sakhalin islands.
Zero Hour is a tactical FPS with online team-based game play that takes place in a variety of fictional locations interpreted in Bangladesh with Real-life scale & resource management. It brings a grounded, close quarter combat experience to the game.
At a glance
| Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising | Zero Hour | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 6.3/10 | 6.9/10 |
| Steam rating | Mixed (69%, 2,475) | Mostly Positive (77%, 33,371) |
| Critic aggregate | 76/100 | No aggregate |
| Price | Not listed | $9.99 |
| Install size | — | 25 GB |
| Steam Deck | playable | unsupported |
| Released | 2009 | 2024 |
| Developer | Codemasters | AttritoM7 Productions |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising vs Zero Hour, 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
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon RisingFPS open-world gameZero HourFPS simulation gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon RisingFPS, Action, MilitaryZero HourTactical, Shooter, FPSThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon RisingScore 6.3 · 69% on Steam · 76 criticZero Hour ✓Score 6.9 · 77% on SteamThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising2,475 reviewsZero Hour33,371 reviews · 7 add-ons · 25 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon RisingNot listedZero Hour$9.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising ✓PlayableZero HourUnsupportedValve'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 catalogueOperation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising and Zero Hour 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: Zero Hour (GamingPickz Score 6.9)
- Better on a Steam Deck: Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising (playable)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Zero Hour (33,371 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
FPSActionMilitaryTacticalMultiplayerSimulationSingleplayerCo-op
Where they differ
Open WorldWarAdventureWalking SimulatorAtmospheric
Third-Person ShooterPvPTeam-BasedImmersive SimCombatPvE
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Zero Hour is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising | Zero Hour | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | — | Nvidia Geforce GTX 750TI 2GB |
| Minimum CPU | — | Intel Core i3-7100 |
| Minimum RAM | — | 12 GB |
| Install size | — | 25 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising · Zero Hour.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising and 0 for Zero Hour. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising and Zero Hour in scope?
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising has drawn 2,475 Steam reviews. Zero Hour has drawn 33,371 Steam reviews, ships 7 add-ons and installs in 25 GB.
Is Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising or Zero Hour better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Zero Hour rates higher (6.9 to 6.3). 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, Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising or Zero Hour?
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.