Head to head

DayZ vs Realm of the Mad God

DayZ

Live

160k – 570k daily

Realm of the Mad God

Live

3k – 11k daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

December 2018 · 8 years ago

June 2011 · 15 years ago

Daily players

160k – 570k

3k – 11k

Estimated players

210.7k1.0%

37.5k0.8%

Available on

Windows
PlayStation
Xbox

Browser
Windows
macOS

Platforms

Perspectives

Isometric

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

DayZRealm of the Mad God

DayZ

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
November 2026	~197.8k
October 2026	~197.7k	Up 2.4%
September 2026	~193.1k	Down 0.4%
August 2026	~193.9k	Up 12%
July 2026	~173.1k	—

Realm of the Mad God

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
November 2026	~35.8k	Down 0.3%
October 2026	~35.9k	Up 0.3%
September 2026	~35.8k	Up 0.2%
August 2026	~35.7k	Up 19%
July 2026	~30k	—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

DayZ: 27.7kDown 44%
Realm of the Mad God: 858Down 48%

DayZ currently has about 32× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Realm of the Mad God — 27,701 vs 858.

Discord members

DayZ: 189.4kDown 0.7%
Realm of the Mad God: 67kDown 1.0%

DayZ currently has about 2.8× as many Discord members as Realm of the Mad God — 189,422 vs 66,954.

Reddit members

DayZ: 563.6kUp 0.4%
Realm of the Mad God: 93.9kUp 0.3%

DayZ currently has about 6× as many subreddit members as Realm of the Mad God — 563,586 vs 93,924.

Twitch viewers

DayZ: 19.3kUp 179%
Realm of the Mad God: 91Down 63%

DayZ currently has about 212× as many live Twitch viewers as Realm of the Mad God — 19,323 vs 91.

YouTube subscribers

DayZ: 137k
Realm of the Mad God: 12.5k

DayZ currently has about 11× as many YouTube subscribers as Realm of the Mad God — 137,000 vs 12,500.

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.

Realm of the Mad God

Realm of the Mad God is estimated to have 3k – 11k players a day. Around 750k – 2m 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.