DayZ
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ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerSurvivalOpen WorldZombiesOnline Co-OpMultiplayer

30,651 playing#40 on Steam by players#40 on Steam

Peak in the last 24 hours: 57,618

Peak in the last 7 days: 66,112

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Game description

How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources. Will you team up with strangers and stay strong together? Or play as a lone wolf to avoid betrayal? This is DayZ – this is your story.

Basic info

DeveloperBohemia Interactive
PublisherBohemia Interactive
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckUnsupported
Release dateDec 13, 2018
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5-4430 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Six-Core
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or AMD R9 270X
Storage25 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 378 reviews from the past 1 year

78.7/ 100
Bottom 50%

Steam rating: Mostly Positive (78%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 13, 2026)

124 reviews of DayZ say they enjoy its gunfights and survival, and it scores 78.7 from 472,795 Steam reviews.

👍 Strengths

Story & World ranks 43rd of 1096. 68 reviews praise the immersive world and its atmosphere, and 61 enjoy playing with friends and strangers. Content Volume ranks 201st of 1351. Players with thousands of hours say it stays challenging and deep, and some describe a rich layer of tactics, from reading bushes to long range kills. Multiplayer ranks 263rd of 642.

👎 Where it falls short

41 reviews complain about cheaters, the most upvoted describing aimbots and speed hacks on official servers. 25 find frequent deaths from hazards and betrayal punishing, and 23 are confused by searching buildings and progression. Tech & Support ranks 1144th of 1399, with complaints about bugs and server issues that cause deaths. Pricing & Fairness ranks 1165th of 1399, and some call the DLC and deluxe edition overpriced.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“intense tactical gunfights, character-building survival, 10/10 would play again” · 124 reviews
“immersive atmosphere and world design creates emotional tension” · 68 reviews
“amazing co-op moments with friends and strangers” · 61 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 53% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +3.39 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “ultimate sandbox freedom with emergent storytelling and base building” · 4 reviews
Negative “extreme survival mechanics and weapon modification require excessive map searching” · 2 reviews

Progression 11% · Difficulty 31% · Onboarding 15% · Strategy 8% · Controls & feel 5%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 37% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

World +4.11 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “immersive atmosphere and world design creates emotional tension” · 68 reviews

Story 1% · Characters 0%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 22% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +2.98 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “100 horas de juego sin aburrirse” · 4 reviews
Negative “12 years with minimal meaningful content additions” · 2 reviews

Variety 8% · Replayability 7%

Graphics, art style, music and sound

Not enough data — only 9% of reviews mention this.

Visuals +2.01 · Graphics, art style, and animation

Audio 4%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 49% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +3.30 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “amazing co-op moments with friends and strangers” · 61 reviews
Negative “official servers revolve around K/D with shot-on-sight gameplay, diminishing community interaction” · 11 reviews

Community 19% · Servers & Connection 3%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 22% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Anti-cheat -0.52 · How common cheaters are and how well they're stopped
Negative “cheaters with aimbots and speedhacks in official servers every session” · 41 reviews

Pricing 8% · Balance 2% · Matchmaking 2%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 23% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.44 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “devs blocked TERJE mod, disregard for community, ignored creator dialogue” · 11 reviews

Stability 12% · Performance 6%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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