Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Palworld is currently the more played game: 654,269 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 60,416 for DayZ — about 11× more players. Palworld also has the better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 78%. DayZ is currently 50% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Palworld leads 9 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Palworld has had the higher daily player count for the last 20 days — DayZ last led on Jul 6, 2026.
Days tracked
57
Current streak
20 days
Palworld
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
<1%
Jul 7, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 57 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | DayZ | Palworld |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 60,416 | 654,269 |
| 24-hour peak | 64,972 | 815,935 |
| 7-day average | 36,929 | 594,197 |
| 30-day average | 37,096 | 344,032 |
| 30-day trend | +1% | +1219% |
| Peak (tracked) | 65,084 | 961,571 |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 88% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 465,974 | 451,815 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~50,000,000 |
| Release date | Dec 13, 2018 | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Price | $24.99 (−50%) | $29.99 |
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| Month | DayZ | Palworld | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 28,256 | 28,256 |
| May 2026 | 40,401 | 64,822 | 15,863 | 17,744 |
| Jun 2026 | 36,774 | 65,084 | 27,065 | 50,615 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 36,719 | 64,972 | 394,608 | 961,571 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Palworld currently has more players: 654,269 concurrent players on Steam vs 60,416 for DayZ — about 11× more players.
Over the last 30 days DayZ averaged 37,096 concurrent players and Palworld averaged 344,032. By that measure Palworld is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 57 days Coilr has tracked both games, DayZ had the higher daily average on 37 days, most recently on Jul 6, 2026. Palworld has led for the last 20 days.
By Steam review score, Palworld rates higher: 94% positive across 451,815 reviews vs 78% across 465,974 for DayZ. Palworld has the larger player base right now (654,269 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.
Palworld averaged 344,032 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 1219% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 961,571.