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Zombies

Where to start Differentiator

Not enough content / repetitive

Players raise this even in the genre's well-liked games. The genre as a whole has not solved it. This is where a new entry can actually stand out.

What was read 2,950,018

40 games scanned, 5,950 complaint mentions counted.

Classified against the genre's well-rated games, so "differentiator" means even the games players like still draw it.

Situational ranked by how hard the genre draws them 1

Tied to particular design choices rather than a genre-wide expectation.

Multiplayer / netcode 108 mentions structural

38% of games · 2% of complaints

Drawn hardest by No More Room in Hell 2 · GTFO · VEIN

Differentiator ranked by how hard the genre draws them 9

Even the genre's well-liked games draw this. Solve it and you have a reason to exist.

Not enough content / repetitive 1,321 mentions small team can fix

98% of games · 22% of complaints

Drawn hardest by Towns Demo · Deadzone: Rogue · SurrounDead

Bugs & crashes 1,177 mentions small team can fix

95% of games · 20% of complaints

Drawn hardest by Project Zomboid · Mist Survival · No More Room in Hell 2

Controls & feel 722 mentions small team can fix

90% of games · 12% of complaints

Drawn hardest by HumanitZ · No More Room in Hell 2 · The Infected

Grind & balance problems 648 mentions small team can fix

95% of games · 11% of complaints

Drawn hardest by Scarlet Tower · They Are Billions · 7 Days to Die

Confusing UI / UX 563 mentions small team can fix

98% of games · 9% of complaints

Drawn hardest by Project Zomboid · The Infected · HumanitZ

Performance 571 mentions small team can fix

85% of games · 10% of complaints

Drawn hardest by No More Room in Hell 2 · VEIN · Dead Matter

Not what players expected 420 mentions structural

85% of games · 7% of complaints

Drawn hardest by Dead Matter · Infestation: The New Beginning · The Infected

Monetization resentment 219 mentions structural

60% of games · 4% of complaints

Drawn hardest by Deadzone: Rogue · 7 Days to Die · Infestation: The New Beginning

Dead servers / no players 201 mentions structural

68% of games · 3% of complaints

Drawn hardest by The Midnight Walkers · 7 Days to Die · Umbrella Corps

One review often raises several things, so shares do not add to 100. "Of games" means the share of scanned games drawing the complaint at all.

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