1.0·Every feature free until Premium arrives in October
DayZ vs The Outlast Trials
DayZ is the more played game right now: 40,170 players on Steam against 33,179 for The Outlast Trials, about 21% more players. DayZ has been ahead for 67 days straight.
The Outlast Trials counters with better Steam reviews: 92% positive vs 78%. DayZ is currently 50% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, DayZ leads 8 of 9.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 76.2h in DayZ and 10.8h in The Outlast Trials. 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
76.2h
average of 45 members
The Outlast Trials
10.8h
average of 29 members
See my hours in both
Free · read-only via Steam OpenID · no password · delete anytime
DayZThe Outlast Trials
Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled 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 67 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
DayZ led 67 daysThe Outlast Trials led 0 days
- Days tracked
- 67
- Current streak
- 67 days
- DayZ
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 27%
- Oct 2, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 67 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 | The Outlast Trials |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 40,170 | 33,179 |
| 24-hour peak | 44,118 | 39,005 |
| 7-day average | 33,367 | 6,835 |
| 30-day average | 34,296 | 4,497 |
| 30-day trend | −6% | −14% |
| Peak (tracked) | 65,084 | 39,005 |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive | 92% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 85% positive | 85% positive |
| Total reviews | 469,929 | 112,484 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Dec 13, 2018 | Mar 5, 2024 |
| Price | $24.99 (−50%) | $39.99 |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
| Month | DayZ | The Outlast Trials | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 40,401 | 64,822 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 36,811 | 65,084 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 | 36,804 | 64,972 | 7,545 | 10,798 |
| Aug 2026 | 35,988 | 63,434 | 4,999 | 10,439 |
| Sep 2026 | 33,334 | 62,438 | 3,600 | 6,679 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 27,382 | 44,118 | 10,146 | 39,005 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, DayZ or The Outlast Trials?
DayZ currently has more players: 40,170 concurrent players on Steam vs 33,179 for The Outlast Trials, about 21% more players.
Is DayZ bigger than The Outlast Trials on Steam?
Over the last 30 days DayZ averaged 34,296 concurrent players and The Outlast Trials averaged 4,497. By that measure DayZ is currently the bigger game.
Has The Outlast Trials 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 67 days both games have been tracked.
Is DayZ better than The Outlast Trials?
By Steam review score, The Outlast Trials rates higher: 92% positive across 112,484 reviews vs 78% across 469,929 for DayZ. DayZ has the larger player base right now (40,170 vs 33,179 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is DayZ growing or declining on Steam?
DayZ averaged 34,296 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 65,084.
Is The Outlast Trials growing or declining on Steam?
The Outlast Trials averaged 4,497 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 14% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 39,005.
More comparisons
DayZ vs Palworld
40K vs 58K playing
DayZ vs Project Zomboid
40K vs 58K playing
DayZ vs Rust
40K vs 151K playing
DayZ vs PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
40K vs 517K playing
DayZ vs Dead by Daylight
40K vs 51K playing
DayZ vs Left 4 Dead 2
40K vs 38K playing
Dead by Daylight vs The Outlast Trials
51K vs 34K playing
7 Days to Die vs DayZ
29K vs 40K playing