Head to head

DayZ vs Defiance

DayZ

Live

110k – 390k daily

Defiance

Live

3 – 9 daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

December 2018 · 8 years ago

April 2013 · 13 years ago

Daily players

110k – 390k

3 – 9

Estimated players

191.9k1.3%

14.4k1.1%

Available on

Windows
PlayStation
Xbox

Windows
PlayStation
Xbox

Platforms

Perspectives

Third Person

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

DayZDefiance

DayZ

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~189.4k	Down 2.3%
August 2026	~193.9k	Up 12%
July 2026	~173.1k	—

Defiance

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~14.1k	Up 1.2%
August 2026	~13.9k	Up 20%
July 2026	~11.7k	—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

DayZ: 26.8kDown 45%
Defiance: 2Up 100%

DayZ currently has about 13400× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Defiance — 26,800 vs 2.

Discord members

DayZ: 189.1kUp 1.2%
Defiance: 49.7k

DayZ currently has about 3.8× as many Discord members as Defiance — 189,076 vs 49,722.

Reddit members

DayZ: 559.4kUp 0.4%
Defiance: —

DayZ currently has 559,410 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Defiance.

Twitch viewers

DayZ: 1.9kDown 78%
Defiance: 0Down 100%

DayZ currently has 1,855 live Twitch viewers, while Defiance has 0.

YouTube subscribers

DayZ: 136kUp 0.7%
Defiance: —

DayZ currently has 136,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for Defiance.

How these estimates are made

DayZ

DayZ is estimated to have 110k – 390k 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.

Defiance

Defiance is estimated to have 3 – 9 players a day. Around 240k – 620k 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.