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DayZ vs Terraria
DayZ is the more played game right now: 39,573 players on Steam against 33,342 for Terraria, about 19% more players. Terraria has been ahead for 8 days straight, and has led on 42 days of the 134 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Terraria counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 78%. DayZ is currently 50% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Terraria leads 7 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 5 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 72.1h in DayZ and 187h in Terraria. 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
72.1h
average of 50 members
Terraria
187h
average of 229 members
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DayZ
27,582Terraria
28,263Daily averages · latest day · Terraria, 2% ahead of DayZ
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Read every 5 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
Terraria has had the higher daily player count for the last 8 days. DayZ last led on Sep 30, 2026.
DayZ led 92 daysTerraria led 42 days
- Days tracked
- 134
- Current streak
- 8 days
- Terraria
- Lead changes
- 7
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Sep 21, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 134 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 | Terraria |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 39,573 | 33,342 |
| 24-hour peak | 43,741 | 47,411 |
| 7-day average | 34,063 | 33,749 |
| 30-day average | 33,675 | 34,409 |
| 30-day trend | −9% | −18% |
| Peak (tracked) | 65,084 | 76,353 |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 85% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 470,319 | 1,559,274 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Dec 13, 2018 | May 16, 2011 |
| Price | $24.99 (−50%) | $4.99 (−50%) |
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).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, DayZ or Terraria?
DayZ currently has more players: 39,573 concurrent players on Steam vs 33,342 for Terraria, about 19% more players.
Is DayZ bigger than Terraria on Steam?
Over the last 30 days DayZ averaged 33,675 concurrent players and Terraria averaged 34,409. By that measure Terraria is currently the bigger game.
Has DayZ ever had more players than Terraria?
Yes. Across the 134 days Coilr has tracked both games, DayZ had the higher daily average on 92 days, most recently on Sep 30, 2026. Terraria has led for the last 8 days.
Is DayZ better than Terraria?
By Steam review score, Terraria rates higher: 97% positive across 1,559,274 reviews vs 78% across 470,319 for DayZ. DayZ has the larger player base right now (39,573 vs 33,342 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is DayZ growing or declining on Steam?
DayZ averaged 33,675 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 65,084.
Is Terraria growing or declining on Steam?
Terraria averaged 34,409 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 18% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 76,353.
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