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Delivery from the Pain:Survival / 末日方舟:生存 vs Lab 7: Cold Nights

Delivery from the Pain:Survival / 末日方舟:生存 and Lab 7: Cold Nights both land in Action, Strategy, 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, Strategy, Indie on Steam. Delivery from the Pain:Survival / 末日方舟:生存 (2019) is 1 year older than Lab 7: Cold Nights (2020). Lab 7: Cold Nights scores higher on Steam reviews (93.8% positive) than Delivery from the Pain:Survival / 末日方舟:生存 (82.7% positive). 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 Delivery from the Pain:Survival / 末日方舟:生存

Choose Delivery from the Pain:Survival / 末日方舟:生存 if you want a Simulation and RPG experience. On Steam, it's currently about 27% cheaper on the Steam Store. Delivery from the Pain:Survival / 末日方舟:生存 launched in 2019.

Choose Lab 7: Cold Nights

Choose Lab 7: Cold Nights if you want a Casual game with Multi-player, Steam Leaderboards, and Online PvP. Lab 7: Cold Nights launched in 2020.

Both Delivery from the Pain:Survival / 末日方舟:生存 and Lab 7: Cold Nights sit in Action, Strategy, 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

Delivery from the Pain:Survival / 末日方舟:生存 vs Lab 7: Cold Nights — Steam metadata comparison
Delivery from the Pain:Survival / 末日方舟:生存 — Steam game coverDelivery from the Pain:Survival / 末日方舟:生存Lab 7: Cold Nights — Steam game coverLab 7: Cold Nights
Released20192020
GenresAction, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPGAction, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Casual
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckUnratedUnrated
Price4.39 USD5.99 USD
Steam reviews82.7% positive (98 reviews)93.8% positive (16 reviews)
MultiplayerSingle-player onlyMulti-player
DevelopersHuaYiTianXinCaveDave

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Delivery from the Pain:Survival / 末日方舟:生存 vs Lab 7: Cold Nights — FAQ

Should I play Delivery from the Pain:Survival / 末日方舟:生存 or Lab 7: Cold Nights first?
If you want chronology, Delivery from the Pain:Survival / 末日方舟:生存 (2019) came out before Lab 7: Cold Nights (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 Delivery from the Pain:Survival / 末日方舟:生存 and Lab 7: Cold Nights similar?
They overlap on Action, Strategy, 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.
Does Delivery from the Pain:Survival / 末日方舟:生存 have multiplayer like Lab 7: Cold Nights?
No. Lab 7: Cold Nights supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Delivery from the Pain:Survival / 末日方舟:生存 is listed as single-player only.
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