Choose Dead Purge: Outbreak
Choose Dead Purge: Outbreak if you want a Violent and Gore game with Steam Leaderboards. Dead Purge: Outbreak launched in 2017.
Dead Purge: Outbreak vs Try to Survive!
Dead Purge: Outbreak and Try to Survive! both land in Action, Indie 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 on Steam. Dead Purge: Outbreak (2017) is 3 years older than Try to Survive! (2020). Try to Survive! is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Dead Purge: Outbreak (2.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD). 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 Try to Survive!
Choose Try to Survive! if it's currently about 80% cheaper on the Steam Store. Try to Survive! launched in 2020.
Both Dead Purge: Outbreak and Try to Survive! sit in Action and Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Dead Purge: Outbreak |  Try to Survive! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Violent, Gore | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 21.1% positive (19 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Microlith Games | INGO |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Dead Purge: Outbreak (2017) is 3 years older than Try to Survive! (2020).
- Try to Survive! is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Dead Purge: Outbreak (2.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
Dead Purge: Outbreak vs Try to Survive! — FAQ
- Should I play Dead Purge: Outbreak or Try to Survive! first?
- If you want chronology, Dead Purge: Outbreak (2017) came out before Try to Survive! (2020). 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 Dead Purge: Outbreak and Try to Survive! similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie 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.