When comparing XCOM: Enemy Unknown vs DayZ, the Slant community recommends XCOM: Enemy Unknown for most people. In the question“What are the best Perma Death games on Steam?” XCOM: Enemy Unknown is ranked 9th while DayZ is ranked 16th. The most important reason people chose XCOM: Enemy Unknown is:
There are quite a few add-ons available for XCOM, including the Enemy Within expansion pack.
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Pros
Pro Assortment of add-on content available
There are quite a few add-ons available for XCOM, including the Enemy Within expansion pack.
Pro Effective resource management mechanics
Resource management feels like a juggling act, in the best way possible. Users have to make hard decisions on what options to give priority to, as they all will effect gameplay in some manner.
Pro Death is permanent
Death is very permanent in XCOM, meaning if a player looses a high level player mid game that they may have a pretty tough time advancing past that point.
Pro Active community
There are many people to play the game with.
Pro Focuses on horror aspects
In addition to the constant threat of zombies, DayZ is great about building psychological tension between players.
Cons
Con Proper choices not obvious until after the fact
Choices that effect the game are not obvious when they are happening and once realized is too late.
Con Steep learning curve
The game has many complexities that are either poorly explained or not intuitive.