Head to head

DayZ vs Need for Speed: Edge

DayZ

Live

110k – 380k daily

Need for Speed: Edge

Live

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

December 2018 · 8 years ago

October 2017 · 9 years ago

Daily players

110k – 380k

No population data

Estimated players

190k2.0%

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Available on

Windows
PlayStation
Xbox

Windows

Platforms

Windows

Perspectives

Third Person

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

DayZNeed for Speed: Edge

DayZ

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~192.6k	Down 0.7%
August 2026	~193.9k	Up 12%
July 2026	~173.1k	—

Need for Speed: Edge

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	—	—
August 2026	—	—
July 2026	—	—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

DayZ: 20.5kDown 57%
Need for Speed: Edge: —

DayZ currently has 20,507 peak concurrent Steam players; no comparable data is tracked for Need for Speed: Edge.

Discord members

DayZ: 190.4kUp 0.8%
Need for Speed: Edge: —

DayZ currently has 190,429 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for Need for Speed: Edge.

Reddit members

DayZ: 561.2kUp 0.4%
Need for Speed: Edge: —

DayZ currently has 561,183 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Need for Speed: Edge.

Twitch viewers

DayZ: 3.3kDown 55%
Need for Speed: Edge: —

DayZ currently has 3,329 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for Need for Speed: Edge.

YouTube subscribers

DayZ: 137kUp 0.7%
Need for Speed: Edge: —

DayZ currently has 137,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for Need for Speed: Edge.

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.