How does it compare to DayZ and Rust? Those games have more players.

[Fables]

Which one should I get.

[Wrathbearer]

I have had Rust for a while, and I recently purchased 7DTD. I can't really say one is better than the other. If you are in it for the PvE Survivalist aspect, I think this game takes the cake. Rust, however, will make you rip your hair out each night when you log back in to find that you have been raided by your neighbors.

Overall, I think the $13 price tag is well worth it. Both games are much better if you bring a buddy though.

[Matzarella]

7dtd and dayz feels so different on so many apsects (atleast for now)
RIght now dayz is about looting and crafting (certain items) the option to build and maintan a base/house/stronghold is not an option in dayz yet. if you like to build and customize the world around you 7dtd is a good choice. in dayz you can loot food weapons/make some foods. but in 7dtd you can make so much more and craft weapons from iron/make many food types from animals. 7dtd is just more craftable, though i would say the post apocalyptic feeling is better in dayz. Its up to you! i own dayz and 7dtd, theyre both worth the pay and a play ;)

[Muad'dib]

Don't quote me, I don't know for sure. However, I have heard rumors that DayZ has not made the progress they claimed they would and are dieing off... 7dtd regularly tries to patch and adds content gradually. A lot of posts by people claiming not enough and not fast enough, and then a lot of posts defending the developers. All I know is that as it stands I prefer 7dtd for the building/constructing, and just look at DayZ site from time to time wondering how things are going.

[Eleazaros]

DayZ - DayZ won the MMORPG.com award for Best Hybrid MMO... Online PvP only - log in, kill anything that moves.

Rust - Rust is an open world MMO survival game... PvP, a few "private" PvE servers.

7D2D - single player, multi-player -- coop and PvP. Host from your computer with friends or rent a server for your own perpetual game -- not an MMO.

If you like the PvP style of thrashing anyone -- go with one of them.

If you want a lot more options, this game offers a lot more than they do and will grow those options as it moves forward.

Advice: Do NOT play on their public servers. Both those games have some of the most blatant hackers in games these days and the devs there tend to do NOTHING to slow or stop them.

Stick the the private servers if you go there.