Head to head

DayZ vs Guardians of Middle-earth

DayZ

Live

110k – 380k daily

Guardians of Middle-earth

Live

3 – 9 daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

December 2018 · 8 years ago

December 2012 · 14 years ago

Daily players

110k – 380k

3 – 9

Estimated players

189.7k1.2%

1420.4%

Available on

Windows
PlayStation
Xbox

Windows
PlayStation
Xbox

Platforms

Perspectives

Isometric

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

DayZGuardians of Middle-earth

DayZ

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~192.8k	Down 0.6%
August 2026	~193.9k	Up 12%
July 2026	~173.1k	—

Guardians of Middle-earth

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~143
August 2026	~143	Up 0.7%
July 2026	~142	—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

DayZ: 25.2kDown 48%
Guardians of Middle-earth: 0Down 100%

DayZ currently has 25,193 peak concurrent Steam players, while Guardians of Middle-earth has 0.

Discord members

DayZ: 190.2kUp 0.8%
Guardians of Middle-earth: —

DayZ currently has 190,231 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for Guardians of Middle-earth.

Reddit members

DayZ: 561kUp 0.4%
Guardians of Middle-earth: —

DayZ currently has 560,961 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Guardians of Middle-earth.

Twitch viewers

DayZ: 3.4kDown 50%
Guardians of Middle-earth: —

DayZ currently has 3,429 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for Guardians of Middle-earth.

YouTube subscribers

DayZ: 136kUp 0.7%
Guardians of Middle-earth: —

DayZ currently has 136,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for Guardians of Middle-earth.

How these estimates are made

DayZ

DayZ is estimated to have 110k – 380k 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.

Guardians of Middle-earth

Guardians of Middle-earth is estimated to have 3 – 9 players a day. Around 38k – 97k 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.