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DayZ vs Garry's Mod
DayZ is the more played game right now: 26,349 players on Steam against 18,953 for Garry's Mod, about 39% more players. DayZ has been ahead for 139 days straight.
Garry's Mod counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 78%.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 10 minutes.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 77.7h in DayZ and 271h in Garry's Mod. 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
77.7h
average of 54 members
Garry's Mod
271h
average of 198 members
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DayZ
28,480Garry's Mod
19,857Daily averages · latest day · DayZ, 43% ahead of Garry's Mod
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Read 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 139 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
DayZ led 139 daysGarry's Mod led 0 days
- Days tracked
- 139
- Current streak
- 139 days
- DayZ
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 21%
- Aug 12, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 139 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 | Garry's Mod |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 26,349 | 18,953 |
| 24-hour peak | 47,558 | 31,778 |
| 7-day average | 32,969 | 21,943 |
| 30-day average | 33,567 | 21,995 |
| 30-day trend | −11% | −8% |
| Peak (tracked) | 65,084 | 38,913 |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 85% positive | 97% positive |
| Total reviews | 470,790 | 1,269,490 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Dec 13, 2018 | Nov 29, 2006 |
| Price | $49.99 | $9.99 |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| Month | DayZ | Garry's Mod | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 15,423 | 20,907 |
| May 2026 | 40,401 | 64,822 | 21,092 | 37,821 |
| Jun 2026 | 36,811 | 65,084 | 23,173 | 36,690 |
| Jul 2026 | 36,804 | 64,972 | 24,902 | 37,888 |
| Aug 2026 | 35,988 | 63,434 | 25,642 | 38,913 |
| Sep 2026 | 33,359 | 62,236 | 21,449 | 38,610 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 31,240 | 55,919 | 22,223 | 38,321 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, DayZ or Garry's Mod?
DayZ currently has more players: 26,349 concurrent players on Steam vs 18,953 for Garry's Mod, about 39% more players.
Is DayZ bigger than Garry's Mod on Steam?
Over the last 30 days DayZ averaged 33,567 concurrent players and Garry's Mod averaged 21,995. By that measure DayZ is currently the bigger game.
Has Garry's Mod 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 139 days both games have been tracked.
Is DayZ better than Garry's Mod?
By Steam review score, Garry's Mod rates higher: 97% positive across 1,269,490 reviews vs 78% across 470,790 for DayZ. DayZ has the larger player base right now (26,349 vs 18,953 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is DayZ growing or declining on Steam?
DayZ averaged 33,567 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 11% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 65,084.
Is Garry's Mod growing or declining on Steam?
Garry's Mod averaged 21,995 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 8% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 38,913.
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