Apex Legends vs Dead Nation

Apex Legends is a free-to-play battle royale built around squads of “Legends” with unique abilities, praised for its fast, fluid movement, gunplay, and ping communication system.

Dead Nation is a thrilling top-down shoot 'em up video game developed by Housemarque, set in a fictional world ravaged by a devastating zombie apocalypse. Players battle across ten intense levels as either a male or female survivor, facing hordes of the undead while gathering crucial supplies and upgrading their arsenal. Throughout the campaign, players must manage resources, scavenge cars for money, and secure weapon upgrades at checkpoints. The gameplay emphasizes survival and combat mastery, rewarding skilled zombie slaughters with score multipliers while punishing player mistakes with lost health and multipliers.

• Excellent gunplay and movement
• Free to play
• Great non-verbal comms
• Strong hero design

• Engaging top-down shooter combat with satisfying weapon upgrades
• Co-operative multiplayer support for playing with friends
• Rewarding risk-and-reward mechanics via score multipliers
• Atmospheric zombie apocalypse setting across ten levels

• Squad play can frustrate solos
• Grindy cosmetics
• Steep aim skill ceiling

• Blowing up cars prematurely permanently destroys their loot
• Getting hit penalizes both player health and score multipliers
• Limited platform availability restricted to PlayStation 3