Choose 7 Days to Die
Choose 7 Days to Die if you want a Strategy and Simulation game with LAN PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 124,117 Steam reviews back the pick.
7 Days to Die vs Rising World
7 Days to Die and Rising World both land in Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Rising World (2014) is 10 years older than 7 Days to Die (2024). Both sit near 86% positive on Steam (7 Days to Die: 124,117 reviews, Rising World: 3,066). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Rising World
Choose Rising World if you want an Early Access experience. On Steam, it's currently about 75% cheaper on the Steam Store. 3,066 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both 7 Days to Die and Rising World sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (85.4% vs 86.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 7 Days to Die |  Rising World | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2014 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 44.99 USD | 11.24 USD |
| Steam reviews | 85.4% positive (124,117 reviews) | 86.3% positive (3,066 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | The Fun Pimps | JIW-Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Rising World (2014) is 10 years older than 7 Days to Die (2024).
- Both sit near 86% positive on Steam (7 Days to Die: 124,117 reviews, Rising World: 3,066).
- Rising World is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than 7 Days to Die (11.24 USD vs. 44.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: 7 Days to Die is Deck Verified, Rising World is Deck Playable.
7 Days to Die vs Rising World — FAQ
- Which is better, 7 Days to Die or Rising World?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: 7 Days to Die sits at 85.4% positive (124,117 reviews), Rising World at 86.3% (3,066). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play 7 Days to Die or Rising World first?
- If you want chronology, Rising World (2014) came out before 7 Days to Die (2024). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are 7 Days to Die and Rising World similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both 7 Days to Die and Rising World have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: 7 Days to Die ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op; Rising World ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.