Head to head
DayZ vs Deadside
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Windows
- PlayStation
- Xbox
- Windows
- PlayStation
Categories
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
DayZ
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~187.1k | Down 3.5% |
| August 2026 | ~193.9k | Up 12% |
| July 2026 | ~173.1k | — |
Deadside
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~21.3k | Up 0.4% |
| August 2026 | ~21.2k | Down 1.0% |
| July 2026 | ~21.4k | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Steam concurrent players
- DayZ
- 28.8kDown 39%
- Deadside
- 316Down 49%
DayZ currently has about 91× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Deadside — 28,816 vs 316.
Discord members
- DayZ
- 189kUp 1.2%
- Deadside
- 56.6kDown 0.7%
DayZ currently has about 3.3× as many Discord members as Deadside — 188,984 vs 56,564.
Reddit members
- DayZ
- 559.3kUp 0.4%
- Deadside
- —
DayZ currently has 559,287 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Deadside.
Twitch viewers
- DayZ
- 3.7kDown 51%
- Deadside
- 27Up 286%
DayZ currently has about 138× as many live Twitch viewers as Deadside — 3,719 vs 27.
YouTube subscribers
- DayZ
- 136kUp 0.7%
- Deadside
- 10kUp 0.2%
DayZ currently has about 14× as many YouTube subscribers as Deadside — 136,000 vs 9,960.
How these estimates are made
DayZ
DayZ is estimated to have 110k – 400k 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.
Deadside
Deadside is estimated to have 2k – 6k players a day. Around 650k – 2m 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.
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