The Day Before vs Undawn
The Day Before is a mmorpg survival game from FNTASTIC (2023) while Undawn is a mmorpg open-world game from Lightspeed Studios (2023).
What each one is
Steam files The Day Before under Mmorpg and Survival. In contrast, it files Undawn under Mmorpg and Open-World.
The Day Before offers players a uniquely reimagined journey into post-apocalyptic open-world MMO survival set in the present day on the US East Coast following a deadly pandemic.
Explore, adapt, and survive in Undawn, a free-to-play open-world survival RPG for mobile and PC developed by LightSpeed Studios and published by Level Infinite. Embark on an adventure with other survivors four years after a worldwide disaster where hordes of infected roam a shattered world.
At a glance
| The Day Before | Undawn | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 2.8/10 | 5.1/10 |
| Steam rating | Overwhelmingly Negative (16%, 23,182) | Mixed (54%, 6,602) |
| Critic aggregate | No aggregate | No aggregate |
| Price | Not listed | Free |
| Install size | 55 GB | 20 GB |
| Steam Deck | unsupported | unsupported |
| Released | 2023 | 2023 |
| Developer | FNTASTIC | Lightspeed Studios |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
The Day Before vs Undawn, 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
The Day BeforeMmorpg survival gameUndawnMmorpg open-world gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
The Day BeforeZombies, Extraction Shooter, Post-apocalypticUndawnOpen World, Massively Multiplayer, SurvivalThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
The Day BeforeScore 2.8 · 16% on SteamUndawn ✓Score 5.1 · 54% on SteamThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
The Day Before23,182 reviews · 55 GBUndawn6,602 reviews · 20 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
The Day BeforeNot listedUndawnFreeRead live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
The Day BeforeUnsupportedUndawnUnsupportedValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Undawn takes 1 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 catalogueThe Day Before and Undawn 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: Undawn (GamingPickz Score 5.1)
- Lighter on storage: Undawn (20 GB)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: The Day Before (23,182 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
MultiplayerZombiesPost-apocalypticThird-Person ShooterSurvivalPvPShooterCo-op
Where they differ
Extraction ShooterActionOnline Co-OpLootCombatAmerica
Open WorldMassively MultiplayerRPGMMORPGCraftingSandbox
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, The Day Before is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Undawn is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| The Day Before | Undawn | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | — | Nvdia GeForce GTX 660 |
| Minimum CPU | — | Intel® Core i5 4430 |
| Minimum RAM | — | 4 GB |
| Install size | 55 GB | 20 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: The Day Before · Undawn.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for The Day Before and 0 for Undawn. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are The Day Before and Undawn in scope?
The Day Before has drawn 23,182 Steam reviews and installs in 55 GB. Undawn has drawn 6,602 Steam reviews and installs in 20 GB.
Is The Day Before or Undawn better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Undawn rates higher (5.1 to 2.8). 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, The Day Before or Undawn?
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.