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DayZ vs Hunt: Showdown 1896
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
DayZ is currently the more played game: 27,915 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 23,605 for Hunt: Showdown 1896, about 18% more players. DayZ has been ahead for 112 days straight. DayZ also has the better Steam reviews: 78% positive vs 74%. Hunt: Showdown 1896 is currently 60% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, DayZ leads 8 of 9.
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.
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Coilr members average 88.2h in DayZ and 53.9h in Hunt: Showdown 1896. 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
88.2h
average of 29 members
Hunt: Showdown 1896
53.9h
average of 37 members
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Player count history
DayZHunt: Showdown 1896
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
DayZ has had the higher daily player count for the last 112 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
DayZ led 112 daysHunt: Showdown 1896 led 0 days
Days tracked
112
Current streak
112 days
DayZ
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
33%
Sep 9, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 112 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | DayZ | Hunt: Showdown 1896 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 27,915 | 23,605 |
| 24-hour peak | 47,425 | 33,641 |
| 7-day average | 34,335 | 20,274 |
| 30-day average | 35,198 | 16,168 |
| 30-day trend | −6% | +2% |
| Peak (tracked) | 65,084 | 42,690 |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive | 74% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 84% positive | 68% positive |
| Total reviews | 469,254 | 278,269 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Dec 13, 2018 | Aug 27, 2019 |
| Price | $49.99 | $11.99 (−60%) |
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Players by month
| Month | DayZ | Hunt: Showdown 1896 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 10,496 | 13,611 |
| May 2026 | 40,401 | 64,822 | 16,260 | 31,426 |
| Jun 2026 | 36,811 | 65,084 | 17,828 | 42,690 |
| Jul 2026 | 36,804 | 64,972 | 16,129 | 33,283 |
| Aug 2026 | 35,937 | 63,434 | 15,033 | 30,808 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 34,398 | 62,438 | 17,410 | 40,307 |
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 Hunt: Showdown 1896?
DayZ currently has more players: 27,915 concurrent players on Steam vs 23,605 for Hunt: Showdown 1896, about 18% more players.
Is DayZ bigger than Hunt: Showdown 1896 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days DayZ averaged 35,198 concurrent players and Hunt: Showdown 1896 averaged 16,168. By that measure DayZ is currently the bigger game.
Has Hunt: Showdown 1896 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 112 days both games have been tracked.
Is DayZ better than Hunt: Showdown 1896?
By Steam review score, DayZ rates higher: 78% positive across 469,254 reviews vs 74% across 278,269 for Hunt: Showdown 1896. DayZ has the larger player base right now (27,915 vs 23,605 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is DayZ growing or declining on Steam?
DayZ averaged 35,198 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 65,084.
Is Hunt: Showdown 1896 growing or declining on Steam?
Hunt: Showdown 1896 averaged 16,168 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,690.