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World War Z vs Zombie Army Trilogy

World War Z is an FPS horror game from Saber Interactive Inc (2021) while Zombie Army Trilogy is an FPS horror game from Rebellion (2015).

World War Z

2021 · Saber Interactive Inc

7.3GamingPickz Score

$14.79

Steam: Very Positive

Zombie Army Trilogy

2015 · Rebellion

7.4GamingPickz Score

$44.99

Steam: Very Positive

What each one is

Steam files World War Z under FPS and Horror. In contrast, it files Zombie Army Trilogy under FPS and Horror.

World War Z

World War Z is a heart-pounding coop third-person shooter for up to 4 players featuring massive swarms of hundreds of zombies, focused on fast-paced, gruesomely spectacular action.

Description from its Steam store page

Zombie Army Trilogy

The cult horror shooter series comes to an apocalyptic conclusion with an epic new third chapter, a heart-pumping new horde mode, and remastered editions of the best-selling Nazi Zombie Army 1 & 2.

Description from its Steam store page

At a glance

World War ZZombie Army Trilogy
GamingPickz Score7.3/107.4/10
Steam ratingVery Positive (82%, 32,551)Very Positive (86%, 18,739)
Critic aggregateNo aggregate72/100
Price$14.79$44.99
Install size50 GB15 GB
Steam Deckunsupportedverified
Released20212015
DeveloperSaber Interactive IncRebellion

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

World War Z vs Zombie Army Trilogy, 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

    World War ZFPS horror game
    Zombie Army TrilogyFPS horror game

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

  2. How it plays

    World War ZZombies, Online Co-Op, Action
    Zombie Army TrilogyZombies, Action, Co-op

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

  3. Reception

    World War ZScore 7.3 · 82% on Steam
    Zombie Army TrilogyScore 7.4 · 86% on Steam · 72 critic

    The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.

  4. Content and scale

    World War Z32,551 reviews · 22 add-ons · 50 GB
    Zombie Army Trilogy18,739 reviews · 15 GB

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

  5. Price

    World War Z$14.79
    Zombie Army Trilogy$44.99

    Read live from Steam and subject to change.

  6. On a Steam Deck

    World War ZUnsupported
    Zombie Army TrilogyVerified

    Valve's own Deck compatibility rating.

Zombie Army Trilogy takes 2 of the marked rounds to 1. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.

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01000100PlayersPopularity

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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Which to pick, by what you want

  • The higher-rated of the two: Zombie Army Trilogy (GamingPickz Score 7.4)
  • The cheaper right now: World War Z ($14.79)
  • Better on a Steam Deck: Zombie Army Trilogy (verified)
  • Lighter on storage: Zombie Army Trilogy (15 GB)

What they have in common

Both are tagged by Steam players with:

ZombiesMultiplayerActionCo-opSingleplayerShooterThird-Person ShooterSurvival Horror

Where they differ

World War Z is also

Online Co-OpPvEGun CustomizationCharacter CustomizationCombatViolent

Zombie Army Trilogy is also

World War IISniperSurvivalWarOpen WorldFemale Protagonist

Tags players apply to one game and not the other.

Difficulty and who each is for

By the tags players apply, World War Z is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Zombie Army Trilogy is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.

System requirements, side by side

World War ZZombie Army Trilogy
Minimum GPUMicrosoft®
Minimum CPUDual-core CPU with SSE3 (Intel® Pentium® D 3GHz / AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 4200)
Minimum RAM2 GB
Install size50 GB15 GB

Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: World War Z · Zombie Army Trilogy.

Accessibility features

Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for World War Z and 1 for Zombie Army Trilogy. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

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Common questions

How different are World War Z and Zombie Army Trilogy in scope?

World War Z has drawn 32,551 Steam reviews, ships 22 add-ons and installs in 50 GB. Zombie Army Trilogy has drawn 18,739 Steam reviews and installs in 15 GB.

Is World War Z or Zombie Army Trilogy better?

By the GamingPickz Score, Zombie Army Trilogy rates higher (7.4 to 7.3). 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, World War Z or Zombie Army Trilogy?

World War Z is cheaper right now at $14.79, against $44.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.

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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