Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
DayZ is currently the more played game: 42,638 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 12,001 for Unturned, about 4× more players. Unturned counters with better Steam reviews: 91% positive vs 78%. Unturned is free to play, while DayZ costs $49.99.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
DayZ has had the higher daily player count for the last 65 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
65
Current streak
65 days
DayZ
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
57%
Jun 1, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 65 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | DayZ | Unturned |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 42,638 | 12,001 |
| 24-hour peak | 63,434 | 15,438 |
| 7-day average | 37,873 | 12,590 |
| 30-day average | 37,113 | 13,026 |
| 30-day trend | +1% | +1% |
| Peak (tracked) | 65,084 | 23,394 |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive | 91% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 85% positive | 88% positive |
| Total reviews | 466,560 | 564,185 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~50,000,000 |
| Release date | Dec 13, 2018 | Jul 7, 2017 |
| Price | $49.99 | Free to play |
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| Month | DayZ | Unturned | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 10,905 | 10,905 |
| May 2026 | 40,401 | 64,822 | 14,551 | 23,394 |
| Jun 2026 | 36,811 | 65,084 | 13,057 | 18,304 |
| Jul 2026 | 36,595 | 64,972 | 13,051 | 17,197 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 39,954 | 63,434 | 12,309 | 17,098 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
DayZ currently has more players: 42,638 concurrent players on Steam vs 12,001 for Unturned, about 4× more players.
Over the last 30 days DayZ averaged 37,113 concurrent players and Unturned averaged 13,026. By that measure DayZ is currently the bigger game.
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 65 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Unturned rates higher: 91% positive across 564,185 reviews vs 78% across 466,560 for DayZ. DayZ has the larger player base right now (42,638 vs 12,001 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
DayZ averaged 37,113 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 65,084.
Unturned averaged 13,026 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 23,394.