Head to head

DayZ vs Swordsman

DayZ

Live

120k – 440k daily

Swordsman

Live

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

December 2018 · 8 years ago

January 2016 · 11 years ago

Daily players

120k – 440k

No population data

Estimated players

190.3k0.7%

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Available on

Windows
PlayStation
Xbox

Windows

Platforms

Windows

Perspectives

Third Person

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

DayZSwordsman

DayZ

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~194.3k	Up 0.2%
August 2026	~193.9k	Up 12%
July 2026	~173.1k	—

Swordsman

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: 20kDown 61%
Swordsman: —

DayZ currently has 19,967 peak concurrent Steam players; no comparable data is tracked for Swordsman.

Discord members

DayZ: 189.5kUp 1.2%
Swordsman: —

DayZ currently has 189,488 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for Swordsman.

Reddit members

DayZ: 559.9kUp 0.4%
Swordsman: —

DayZ currently has 559,877 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Swordsman.

Twitch viewers

DayZ: 2.8kDown 63%
Swordsman: —

DayZ currently has 2,793 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for Swordsman.

YouTube subscribers

DayZ: 136kUp 0.7%
Swordsman: —

DayZ currently has 136,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for Swordsman.

How these estimates are made

DayZ

DayZ is estimated to have 120k – 440k 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.