Head to head

DayZ vs Old School RuneScape

DayZ

Live

110k – 380k daily

Old School RuneScape

Live

4k – 13k daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

December 2018 · 8 years ago

February 2013 · 14 years ago

Daily players

110k – 380k

4k – 13k

Estimated players

186.2k3.7%

255.2k3.7%

Available on

Windows
PlayStation
Xbox

Windows
macOS
Android
iOS

Platforms

Perspectives

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

DayZOld School RuneScape

DayZ

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~192.7k	Down 0.6%
August 2026	~193.9k	Up 12%
July 2026	~173.1k	—

Old School RuneScape

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~260k	Up 0.4%
August 2026	~259k	Up 17%
July 2026	~220.9k	—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

DayZ: 25.3kDown 48%
Old School RuneScape: 1.4kDown 15%

DayZ currently has about 18× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Old School RuneScape — 25,342 vs 1,440.

Discord members

DayZ: 190.1kUp 0.8%
Old School RuneScape: 278.1kUp 1.5%

Old School RuneScape currently has about 1.5× as many Discord members as DayZ — 278,141 vs 190,117.

Reddit members

DayZ: 560.8kUp 0.4%
Old School RuneScape: 1.4mUp 1.5%

Old School RuneScape currently has about 2.5× as many subreddit members as DayZ — 1,413,123 vs 560,814.

Twitch viewers

DayZ: 2.5kDown 58%
Old School RuneScape: 5.2kDown 52%

Old School RuneScape currently has about 2.1× as many live Twitch viewers as DayZ — 5,153 vs 2,506.

YouTube subscribers

DayZ: 136kUp 0.7%
Old School RuneScape: 266kUp 0.8%

Old School RuneScape currently has about 2× as many YouTube subscribers as DayZ — 266,000 vs 136,000.

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.

Old School RuneScape

Old School RuneScape is estimated to have 4k – 13k players a day. Around 370k – 950k 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.