Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
EA SPORTS FC™ 26 is currently the more played game: 157,503 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 60,416 for DayZ — about 3× more players. DayZ counters with better Steam reviews: 78% positive vs 50%. DayZ is currently 50% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, EA SPORTS FC™ 26 leads 6 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
EA SPORTS FC™ 26 has had the higher daily player count for the last 60 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
60
Current streak
60 days
EA SPORTS FC™ 26
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
15%
May 31, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 60 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | DayZ | EA SPORTS FC™ 26 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 60,416 | 157,503 |
| 24-hour peak | 64,972 | 160,692 |
| 7-day average | 36,929 | 106,899 |
| 30-day average | 37,096 | 101,664 |
| 30-day trend | +1% | +50% |
| Peak (tracked) | 65,084 | 160,692 |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive | 50% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 88% positive | 60% positive |
| Total reviews | 465,974 | 94,360 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | — |
| Release date | Dec 13, 2018 | Sep 24, 2025 |
| Price | $24.99 (−50%) | $69.99 |
Full stats: DayZ · EA SPORTS FC™ 26 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | DayZ | EA SPORTS FC™ 26 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 76,905 | 76,905 |
| May 2026 | 40,401 | 64,822 | 49,953 | 77,563 |
| Jun 2026 | 36,774 | 65,084 | 74,095 | 141,904 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 36,719 | 64,972 | 102,298 | 160,692 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
EA SPORTS FC™ 26 currently has more players: 157,503 concurrent players on Steam vs 60,416 for DayZ — about 3× more players.
Over the last 30 days DayZ averaged 37,096 concurrent players and EA SPORTS FC™ 26 averaged 101,664. By that measure EA SPORTS FC™ 26 is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: EA SPORTS FC™ 26 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 60 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, DayZ rates higher: 78% positive across 465,974 reviews vs 50% across 94,360 for EA SPORTS FC™ 26. EA SPORTS FC™ 26 has the larger player base right now (157,503 vs 60,416 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
DayZ averaged 37,096 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 65,084.
EA SPORTS FC™ 26 averaged 101,664 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 50% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 160,692.