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DayZ

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.

Released Dec 13, 2018 Developer Bohemia Interactive Platforms Windows SurvivalOpen WorldOnline Co-OpZombiesMultiplayer
View on Steam ↗ $49.99 (US · as of 2026-09-10)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-09.

77.8%positive468,453 reviews

What reviewers agree on

Praised
Criticised
Bar length = how many of the 104 reviews raise the point On criticised points, the pale part = reviewers who still recommend the game Select a point to see the exact counts and what reviewers wrote.

Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 77.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-09

Recommended · 87 found this helpful

“I got knocked unconscious with a rubber bullet, I woke up handcuffed being force-fed gasoline and my brothers flesh.”

— a player, Steam review · 345 hrs played
Recommended · 35 found this helpful

“>Rummaging through a village >Midnight, no flashlight >Run upstairs to some attic >There's a guy eating spaghetti in total darkness >S*** your pants to the sudden sight >Panic, punch the guy once and run outside >"Man, I'm just enjoying some spaghetti~" >Become friends and enjoy…”

— a player, Steam review · 583 hrs played
Not recommended · 207 found this helpful

“I'm not supporting this game anymore. I have not agreed with thе direction the DayZ team has taken with this gаme‍. Let me remind you as a player. This game hаs been out for 12 YEARS PEOPLE. And now they finally аdd 2-whee‍led vehicles with the desert map? The lack of meaningful…”

— a player, Steam review · 737 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

78,739all-time peak
0 25k 50k 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 41.4k avg · Mar 2025

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.

13achievements
4.0%median completion
0.4%rarest: Heal the world
34.6% of players 27.0% of players 21.1% of players 15.6% of players 8.1% of players 7.9% of players 4.0% of players 3.8% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 0.4% of players 34.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
34.6%Act of mercy — Killed my first infected.
27.0%Bodily Needs — Ate and drank something.
21.1%Geared — Equipped a firearm, a melee weapon and a backpack.
Rarest badges of honor
0.4%Heal the world — Applied bandages on other survivors thirty times.
0.5%You have the right... — Handcuffed ten people.
0.6%Close and personal — Killed fifteen survivors with any melee weapon.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$49.99current · sampled 2026-09-10 20:53 UTC
$24.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US49.99 USD
EU47.99 EUR
UK39.99 GBP
Australia69.99 AUD
Canada67.99 CAD
Japan6,200 JPY
Brazil169.00 BRL
China239.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$33 China Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$56

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-10). Relative comparison only.

$0 $50 $100 07-11 07-22 08-03 08-16 08-29 09-10

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Aug 31, 2026
PvE Survival Crafting Fest Sale

Gamescom is over, but the sales shall go on! DayZ is up to 50% off on Steam as part of the PvE Survival Crafting Fest. For those who haven’t seen it yet, we showcased more of DayZ Badlands at Gamescom

Aug 27, 2026
DayZ Badlands | Coming October 15, 2026

Hey Surviors, WIshlist DayZ Badlands now and enjoy the teaser that we showecased at Gamescom, where you will get a glimpse into Nasdara. Disclaimer: The information shared here reflects a work in prog

Aug 26, 2026
Future Games Show Sale

We are also participating in the Future Games Show at Gamescom! DayZ and its bundles are up to 50% off on Steam! What is DayZ? The post-soviet countries of Chernarus and Livonia are struck by an unkno

Aug 26, 2026
Gamescom Sales

It is an exciting time of year because Gamescom is here! To celebrate, DayZ is up to 50% off on Steam as part of the Gamescom Sale. We are also happy to announce that we will be revealing more of DayZ

Aug 07, 2026
DayZ Badlands | Dev Blog (Week 79) | Wishlist now!

Hey Survivors, Welcome to Dev Blog 6 - Week 79 of the DayZ Badlands expansion. This dev blog was written by our colleagues from programming team and art team, with visual and editorial support from ou

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-09.

GenresAction, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer
Player tagsSurvival · Open World · Online Co-Op · Zombies · Multiplayer · Post-apocalyptic · Shooter · PvP · Massively Multiplayer · Action · FPS · Horror (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesMulti-player · MMO · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil
Achievements13
Official sitehttps://www.dayz.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i5-4430 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Six-Core Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or AMD R9 270X DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 25 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX®-compatible Additional Notes: Internet connection