Head to head
DayZ vs Infestation: The New Z
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Windows
- PlayStation
- Xbox
- Windows
Categories
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
DayZ
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | ~193k | Up 11% |
| July 2026 | ~173.1k | — |
Infestation: The New Z
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | ~10.8k | Down 0.2% |
| July 2026 | ~10.8k | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Steam concurrent players
- DayZ
- 30.5kDown 42%
- Infestation: The New Z
- 115Down 50%
DayZ currently has about 265× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Infestation: The New Z — 30,505 vs 115.
Discord members
- DayZ
- 188.4kUp 1.3%
- Infestation: The New Z
- 32.6kUp 0.4%
DayZ currently has about 5.8× as many Discord members as Infestation: The New Z — 188,365 vs 32,607.
Reddit members
- DayZ
- 558.5kUp 0.3%
- Infestation: The New Z
- —
DayZ currently has 558,450 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Infestation: The New Z.
Twitch viewers
- DayZ
- 3.1kDown 46%
- Infestation: The New Z
- 29Down 82%
DayZ currently has about 107× as many live Twitch viewers as Infestation: The New Z — 3,103 vs 29.
YouTube subscribers
- DayZ
- 135kUp 0.7%
- Infestation: The New Z
- 1.6kDown 0.6%
DayZ currently has about 86× as many YouTube subscribers as Infestation: The New Z — 135,000 vs 1,570.
How these estimates are made
DayZ
DayZ is estimated to have 120k – 410k 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.
Infestation: The New Z
Infestation: The New Z is estimated to have 470 – 2k players a day. Around 560k – 1m 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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