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DayZ vs King of the Sandcastle

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Status

ACTIVE
ACTIVE

Released

December 2018 · 8 years ago
February 2018 · 9 years ago

Daily players

160k – 570k
No population data

Estimated players

210.7kDown 1.0%
3.5kDown 0.7%

Available on

  • Windows
  • PlayStation
  • Xbox
  • Windows
  • macOS

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

DayZKing of the Sandcastle

DayZ

Average monthly estimated players
MonthEstimated playersChange
November 2026~203kUp 2.7%
October 2026~197.7kUp 2.4%
September 2026~193.1kDown 0.4%
August 2026~193.9kUp 12%
July 2026~173.1k—

King of the Sandcastle

Average monthly estimated players
MonthEstimated playersChange
November 2026~3.4kUp 0.9%
October 2026~3.4kUp 3.0%
September 2026~3.3kUp 3.9%
August 2026~3.2kDown 0.7%
July 2026~3.2k—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

DayZ
48.1kDown 3.2%
King of the Sandcastle
0

DayZ currently has 48,122 peak concurrent Steam players, while King of the Sandcastle has 0.

Discord members

DayZ
189.4kDown 0.7%
King of the Sandcastle
11.7k

DayZ currently has about 16× as many Discord members as King of the Sandcastle — 189,422 vs 11,689.

Reddit members

DayZ
563.6kUp 0.4%
King of the Sandcastle
—

DayZ currently has 563,605 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for King of the Sandcastle.

Twitch viewers

DayZ
19.3kUp 179%
King of the Sandcastle
—

DayZ currently has 19,323 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for King of the Sandcastle.

YouTube subscribers

DayZ
137k
King of the Sandcastle
—

DayZ currently has 137,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for King of the Sandcastle.

How these estimates are made

DayZ

DayZ is estimated to have 160k – 570k 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.

King of the Sandcastle

King of the Sandcastle is showing no measurable concurrent players on Steam. Around 1k – 3k 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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