Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Team Fortress 2 is currently the more played game: 58,333 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 54,582 for DayZ — a similar number of players. Across all tracked metrics, Team Fortress 2 leads 8 of 9.
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| Metric | DayZ | Team Fortress 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 54,582 | 58,333 |
| 24-hour peak | 56,119 | 70,167 |
| 7-day average | 36,811 | 46,659 |
| 30-day average | 36,747 | 43,932 |
| 30-day trend | −1% | −6% |
| Peak (tracked) | 65,084 | 71,002 |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive | 91% positive |
| Total reviews | 464,846 | 1,241,053 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~50,000,000 |
| Price | $49.99 | Free to play |
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| Month | DayZ | Team Fortress 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 44,663 | 52,995 |
| May 2026 | 40,401 | 64,822 | 48,944 | 59,895 |
| Jun 2026 | 36,609 | 65,084 | 44,611 | 61,125 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 36,567 | 64,031 | 43,972 | 71,002 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Team Fortress 2 currently has more players: 58,333 concurrent players on Steam vs 54,582 for DayZ — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days DayZ averaged 36,747 concurrent players and Team Fortress 2 averaged 43,932. By that measure Team Fortress 2 is currently the bigger game.
DayZ averaged 36,747 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 65,084.
Team Fortress 2 averaged 43,932 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 71,002.