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DayZ vs Dead by Daylight
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Dead by Daylight is currently the more played game: 69,721 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 49,873 for DayZ, about 40% more players. Dead by Daylight has been ahead for 105 days straight. Across all tracked metrics, Dead by Daylight leads 8 of 10.
These are Steam players only. A game that also runs on its own launcher, a storefront of its own or on console has players this number cannot see, so read it as a comparison of Steam audiences rather than of total ones.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 79.8h in DayZ and 591h in Dead by Daylight. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
DayZ
79.8h
average of 28 members
Dead by Daylight
591h
average of 60 members
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Player count history
DayZDead by Daylight
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Dead by Daylight has had the higher daily player count for the last 105 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
DayZ led 0 daysDead by Daylight led 105 days
Days tracked
105
Current streak
105 days
Dead by Daylight
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
16%
May 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 105 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | DayZ | Dead by Daylight |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 49,873 | 69,721 |
| 24-hour peak | 52,592 | 76,090 |
| 7-day average | 36,522 | 49,184 |
| 30-day average | 35,463 | 53,794 |
| 30-day trend | −5% | −13% |
| Peak (tracked) | 65,084 | 169,957 |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive | 78% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 84% positive | 65% positive |
| Total reviews | 468,737 | 932,527 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Dec 13, 2018 | Jun 14, 2016 |
| Price | $49.99 | $19.99 |
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Players by month
| Month | DayZ | Dead by Daylight | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 41,665 | 44,573 |
| May 2026 | 40,401 | 64,822 | 57,631 | 82,318 |
| Jun 2026 | 36,811 | 65,084 | 71,430 | 169,957 |
| Jul 2026 | 36,804 | 64,972 | 70,906 | 121,265 |
| Aug 2026 | 35,914 | 63,434 | 58,178 | 99,914 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 35,531 | 62,438 | 49,128 | 76,090 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, DayZ or Dead by Daylight?
Dead by Daylight currently has more players: 69,721 concurrent players on Steam vs 49,873 for DayZ, about 40% more players.
Is DayZ bigger than Dead by Daylight on Steam?
Over the last 30 days DayZ averaged 35,463 concurrent players and Dead by Daylight averaged 53,794. By that measure Dead by Daylight is currently the bigger game.
Has DayZ ever had more players than Dead by Daylight?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Dead by Daylight has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 105 days both games have been tracked.
Is DayZ better than Dead by Daylight?
By Steam review score, Dead by Daylight rates higher: 78% positive across 932,527 reviews vs 78% across 468,737 for DayZ. Dead by Daylight has the larger player base right now (69,721 vs 49,873 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is DayZ growing or declining on Steam?
DayZ averaged 35,463 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 65,084.
Is Dead by Daylight growing or declining on Steam?
Dead by Daylight averaged 53,794 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 13% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 169,957.