Dead Zed vs Nuclear Day Survival
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dead Zed
Defend your base against relentless zombie hordes in this action-packed shooter. Unlock and upgrade a variety of weapons, from handguns to sniper rifles, to build your ultimate arsenal. Progress through diverse, increasingly dangerous locations as you fight for survival.
- Zombie shooting gameplay
- Base defense mechanics
- Weapon unlocking and upgrades
- Multiple weapon types
- Progression through new locations
- Horde survival challenges
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Shoot down zombies and defend your base in this action-packed shooter based off the hit online game with MILLIONS of plays. The dead are coming back to life… monsters, driven by hunger… It’s time to sharpen your shooting skills as you fight to survive horde after horde of zombie attacks. CHOOSE YOUR WEAPON You wouldn’t go walking into the zombie apocalypse empty handed! Unlock and upgrade a range of weapons, including handguns, machine guns, crossbows, sniper rifles and more! Build the ultimate arsenal of weaponry that any true survivor of the apocalypse should have. In each round you can bring up to two weapons. Choose wisely! UNLOCK NEW LOCATIONS Nowhere is safe! Complete each location and move onto new ones as you search for a safe haven. Start in the once-peaceful suburbs and move onto new locations including eerie farms, an abandoned city, an industrial neighborhood and beyond! At each location you must protect your base from being infiltrated by zombies. FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL Surviving the zombie apocalypse won’t be easy. Have you got what it takes to defeat the zombie hordes? Download now and find out!
Nuclear Day Survival
Experience a gripping survival game set in a post-nuclear city. Battle radiation, hunger, and disease while uncovering a compelling story. Your choices will determine the fate of yourself and others.
- Hard survival mechanics
- Unique storyline and quests
- Dynamic game world
- Crafting system
- Explore ruined environments
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A captivating survival game with a unique atmosphere. Survive in a city that was hit by a nuclear attack. Can you survive in a world where there was a nuclear explosion? Radiation, hunger, disease and suffering are all around you. Your goal is to escape from the dying city and find the love of your youth. Unique atmosphere and piercing to the depths of the story. Reveal the mystery of the missing documents and make a choice: save the people around you or leave them to perish.. What awaits you in the game: - Hard survival. You will be haunted by the typical problems of a survivor, such as hunger, disease, thirst, a gradually coming nuclear winter and bandits. - Unique story. Along the way, you will find many stories of different people, exciting puzzle quests and the right to choose during the passage of quests. - Dynamic game world. In the game world, weather conditions will change, the balance of power of groups of people outside, and so on. Explore abandoned and ruined. Peculiarities: - Crafting system - Unique storyline - Exploring an interesting world Now - Demo Version.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dead Zed at 4.6 against Nuclear Day Survival's 3.8. Dead Zed also leads on ratings volume (3.6K vs 355) and review sentiment (71% vs 59%). Nuclear Day Survival's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Dead Zed sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Nuclear Day Survival sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Dead Zed holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dead Zed has 3.6K ratings behind it against 355, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Dead Zed's written reviews are positive against 59% of Nuclear Day Survival's.
Dead Zed ships an update every 3 months, Nuclear Day Survival every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dead Zed | Nuclear Day Survival |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.6K ratings) — better | 3.8 (355 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.8% of reviews — better | 59.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.6K — better | 355 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 385 MB | 734 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Not Doppler | APPWILL COMPANY LTD |
Customer experience
Dead Zed
Nuclear Day Survival
User reviews
Dead Zed
From 3.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great gameplay
- 👍 Nostalgic and fun
- 🚀 Smooth controls
- 👍 Good graphics
- 🚀 Lots of guns and upgrades
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🔋 Repetitive gameplay
- 💰 Monetization issues (too many ads, expensive in-app purchases)
- 🔒 Lack of features from previous versions (survivors, looting, etc.)
Nuclear Day Survival
From 355 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤑 Pocket version of Stalker
- 🔥 Unique and cool game
- 👍 Great mix of grinding and story
- 🚀 No ads
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy at times
- 🔥 Progression halted due to bugs
- 🐢 Slow traveling locked behind ads
- 🤯 Quests and rewards are broken
- 🤕 Radiation levels and crafting values are inconsistent
Bugs and requests
Dead Zed
Reported bugs
3 issues- Freezing issues with ads
- Weapon accuracy and damage inconsistencies
- Progression halted at certain levels
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and content updates
- Weapon customization options
- Multiplayer mode
- Improved survivor/base management system
- Ability to spend accumulated credits
Nuclear Day Survival
Reported bugs
7 issues- Progression blocked at certain points due to bugs
- Crafted items disappearing from inventory
- Quests getting stuck or not progressing
- Crouching bug that prevents standing up
- Enemies/objects becoming invincible or glitched
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- Saves getting corrupted or lost
- Inability to leave certain areas or progress further
Requested features
6 requests- Add Chinese language support
- Allow replaying individual missions/quests without restarting the game
- Reduce cooldown on raids and expeditions
- Add more content and larger-scale updates
- Improve inventory management
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- Fix no-ads purchase functionality
In-app purchases
Dead Zed
- Small Coinz Pack$1.99
- Starter Pack Offer$2.99
- Medium Coinz Pack$4.99
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- Medium Gold Pack$4.99
- Starter Pack Offer$4.99
- Large Coinz Pack$9.99
- Large Gold Pack$9.99
- Limited Time Offer$9.99
- Ultimate Coinz Pack$19.99
- Ultimate Gold Pack$19.99
Nuclear Day Survival
- Tickets Bundle$1.99
- Tickets Pouch$2.99
- Starter Pack$2.99
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- Tickets Bag$3.99
- Firepower$3.99
- Sniper$5.49
- Tickets Backpack$5.99
- No ADS$5.99
- Tickets Box$8.99
- Suitcase with Tokens$14.99
Questions
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