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DayZ vs Fallout 76
DayZ is the more played game right now: 51,842 players on Steam against 11,431 for Fallout 76, about 5× more players. DayZ has been ahead for 72 days straight.
DayZ also has the better Steam reviews: 78% positive vs 72%. Across all tracked metrics, DayZ leads 9 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, updated every 10 minutes.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 76.8h in DayZ and 46.9h in Fallout 76. 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
76.8h
average of 40 members
Fallout 76
46.9h
average of 39 members
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
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.
Head-to-head record
DayZ has had the higher daily player count for the last 72 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
DayZ led 72 daysFallout 76 led 0 days
- Days tracked
- 72
- Current streak
- 72 days
- DayZ
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 69%
- Sep 16, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 72 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | DayZ | Fallout 76 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 51,842 | 11,431 |
| 24-hour peak | 51,842 | 12,248 |
| 7-day average | 33,610 | 8,070 |
| 30-day average | 34,851 | 6,337 |
| 30-day trend | −4% | −1% |
| Peak (tracked) | 65,084 | 13,433 |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive | 72% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 85% positive | 70% positive |
| Total reviews | 469,929 | 140,820 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Dec 13, 2018 | Apr 14, 2020 |
| Price | $49.99 | — |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
| Month | DayZ | Fallout 76 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 8,708 | 8,708 |
| May 2026 | 40,401 | 64,822 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 36,811 | 65,084 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 | 36,804 | 64,972 | 6,106 | 10,217 |
| Aug 2026 | 35,968 | 63,434 | 6,187 | 11,528 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 33,593 | 62,438 | 6,364 | 13,433 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, DayZ or Fallout 76?
DayZ currently has more players: 51,842 concurrent players on Steam vs 11,431 for Fallout 76, about 5× more players.
Is DayZ bigger than Fallout 76 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days DayZ averaged 34,851 concurrent players and Fallout 76 averaged 6,337. By that measure DayZ is currently the bigger game.
Has Fallout 76 ever had more players than DayZ?
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 72 days both games have been tracked.
Is DayZ better than Fallout 76?
By Steam review score, DayZ rates higher: 78% positive across 469,929 reviews vs 72% across 140,820 for Fallout 76. DayZ has the larger player base right now (51,842 vs 11,431 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is DayZ growing or declining on Steam?
DayZ averaged 34,851 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 65,084.
Is Fallout 76 growing or declining on Steam?
Fallout 76 averaged 6,337 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 13,433.
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