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DayZ vs Valheim
Valheim is the more played game right now: 104,715 players on Steam against 34,353 for DayZ, about 3× more players. Valheim has been ahead for 29 days straight, and has led on 29 days of the 133 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Valheim also has the better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 78%. DayZ is currently 50% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Valheim leads 8 of 9.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. DayZ is read every 10 minutes, Valheim every 5 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 71.1h in DayZ and 60.2h in Valheim. 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
71.1h
average of 49 members
Valheim
60.2h
average of 99 members
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DayZ
28,675Valheim
96,725Daily averages · latest day · Valheim, 3.4× the players of DayZ
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · DayZ is read every 10 minutes, Valheim 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
Valheim has had the higher daily player count for the last 29 days. DayZ last led on Sep 8, 2026.
DayZ led 104 daysValheim led 29 days
- Days tracked
- 133
- Current streak
- 29 days
- Valheim
- Lead changes
- 1
- Closest gap
- 47%
- Sep 7, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 133 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 | Valheim |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 34,353 | 104,715 |
| 24-hour peak | 45,309 | 156,197 |
| 7-day average | 34,122 | 119,187 |
| 30-day average | 33,936 | 137,349 |
| 30-day trend | −9% | +739% |
| Peak (tracked) | 65,084 | 308,477 |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 85% positive | 82% positive |
| Total reviews | 470,319 | 556,637 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Dec 13, 2018 | Feb 2, 2021 |
| Price | $24.99 (−50%) | $26.99 (−10%) |
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 Valheim?
Valheim currently has more players: 104,715 concurrent players on Steam vs 34,353 for DayZ, about 3× more players.
Is DayZ bigger than Valheim on Steam?
Over the last 30 days DayZ averaged 33,936 concurrent players and Valheim averaged 137,349. By that measure Valheim is currently the bigger game.
Has DayZ ever had more players than Valheim?
Yes. Across the 133 days Coilr has tracked both games, DayZ had the higher daily average on 104 days, most recently on Sep 8, 2026. Valheim has led for the last 29 days.
Is DayZ better than Valheim?
By Steam review score, Valheim rates higher: 94% positive across 556,637 reviews vs 78% across 470,319 for DayZ. Valheim has the larger player base right now (104,715 vs 34,353 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is DayZ growing or declining on Steam?
DayZ averaged 33,936 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 65,084.
Is Valheim growing or declining on Steam?
Valheim averaged 137,349 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 739% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 308,477.
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