Head to head

Block N Load vs DayZ

Block N Load

Live

3 – 9 daily

DayZ

Live

110k – 370k daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

April 2015 · 11 years ago

December 2018 · 8 years ago

Daily players

3 – 9

110k – 370k

Estimated players

2.1k

194k1.3%

Available on

Windows

Windows
PlayStation
Xbox

Platforms

Windows

Perspectives

First Person

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Block N LoadDayZ

Block N Load

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~2.1k
September 2026	~2.1k	Down 0.2%
August 2026	~2.1k
July 2026	~2.1k	—

DayZ

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~193k
September 2026	~193.1k	Down 0.4%
August 2026	~193.9k	Up 12%
July 2026	~173.1k	—

Community breakdown

Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.

Steam concurrent players

Block N Load: 0Down 100%
DayZ: 28.6kDown 34%

Block N Load currently has 0 peak concurrent Steam players, while DayZ has 28,597.

YouTube subscribers

Block N Load: 6.2k
DayZ: 137kUp 0.7%

DayZ currently has about 22× as many YouTube subscribers as Block N Load — 137,000 vs 6,180.

Discord members

Block N Load: —
DayZ: 192.7kUp 1.5%

DayZ currently has 192,692 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for Block N Load.

Reddit members

Block N Load: —
DayZ: 562.2kUp 0.3%

DayZ currently has 562,173 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Block N Load.

Twitch viewers

Block N Load: —
DayZ: 7.2kUp 37%

DayZ currently has 7,205 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for Block N Load.

How these estimates are made

Block N Load

Block N Load is estimated to have 3 – 9 players a day. Around 280k – 730k accounts have played it in total. The range is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, then converted to daily actives and accounts — so it covers the Steam player base and will under-count a game played mostly through its own launcher or on console.

DayZ

DayZ is estimated to have 110k – 370k players a day. Around 5m – 13m accounts have played it in total. The range is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, then converted to daily actives and accounts — so it covers the Steam player base and will under-count a game played mostly through its own launcher or on console.