Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
DayZ is currently the more played game: 44,268 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 13,598 for Escape the Backrooms, about 3× more players. Escape the Backrooms counters with better Steam reviews: 90% positive vs 78%. Escape the Backrooms is currently 20% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, DayZ leads 8 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
DayZ has had the higher daily player count for the last 27 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
27
Current streak
27 days
DayZ
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
61%
Jun 6, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 27 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | DayZ | Escape the Backrooms |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 44,268 | 13,598 |
| 24-hour peak | 63,434 | 13,785 |
| 7-day average | 37,869 | 6,871 |
| 30-day average | 37,107 | 7,243 |
| 30-day trend | +1% | −49% |
| Peak (tracked) | 65,084 | 25,652 |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive | 90% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 85% positive | 86% positive |
| Total reviews | 466,560 | 158,412 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Dec 13, 2018 | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Price | $49.99 | $7.99 (−20%) |
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| Month | DayZ | Escape the Backrooms | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 40,401 | 64,822 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 36,811 | 65,084 | 12,067 | 25,652 |
| Jul 2026 | 36,595 | 64,972 | 7,013 | 14,079 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 40,130 | 63,434 | 7,826 | 14,237 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
DayZ currently has more players: 44,268 concurrent players on Steam vs 13,598 for Escape the Backrooms, about 3× more players.
Over the last 30 days DayZ averaged 37,107 concurrent players and Escape the Backrooms averaged 7,243. By that measure DayZ is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: DayZ has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 27 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Escape the Backrooms rates higher: 90% positive across 158,412 reviews vs 78% across 466,560 for DayZ. DayZ has the larger player base right now (44,268 vs 13,598 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
DayZ averaged 37,107 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 65,084.
Escape the Backrooms averaged 7,243 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 49% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 25,652.