Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Massively Multiplayer games.
DayZ is currently the more played game: 55,595 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 49,983 for War Thunder — a similar number of players. Across all tracked metrics, War Thunder leads 7 of 9.
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| Metric | DayZ | War Thunder |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 55,595 | 49,983 |
| 24-hour peak | 61,091 | 76,089 |
| 7-day average | 36,625 | 48,598 |
| 30-day average | 37,029 | 50,109 |
| 30-day trend | ±0% | +6% |
| Peak (tracked) | 65,084 | 87,498 |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive | 71% positive |
| Total reviews | 464,846 | 766,241 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Price | $49.99 | Free to play |
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| Month | DayZ | War Thunder | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 36,359 | 48,046 |
| May 2026 | 40,401 | 64,822 | 45,258 | 81,132 |
| Jun 2026 | 36,609 | 65,084 | 49,158 | 87,498 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 37,081 | 64,031 | 50,649 | 81,938 |
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: 55,595 concurrent players on Steam vs 49,983 for War Thunder — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days DayZ averaged 37,029 concurrent players and War Thunder averaged 50,109. By that measure War Thunder is currently the bigger game.
DayZ averaged 37,029 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 65,084.
War Thunder averaged 50,109 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 87,498.