DayZ (Steam Game) 
How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources. Will you team up with strangers and stay strong together? Or play as a lone wolf to avoid betrayal? This is DayZ – this is your story.
- Survival (15183)
- Zombies (10028)
- Multiplayer (10013)
- Open World (9451)
- Action (6434)
- PvP (5141)
- Shooter (5000)
- Massively Multiplayer (4797)
- Horror (3459)
- Post-apocalyptic (3414)
- Simulation (3243)
- FPS (3188)
- Early Access (3045)
- First-Person (2587)
- Survival Horror (2546)
- Sandbox (2342)
- Adventure (2237)
- Co-op (2146)
- Atmospheric (1829)
- Indie (1755)
| Release Date | Dec 13, 2018 |
| Price | $ 44.99 Top 2% |
| Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 75.1% (mostly positive) / 74.3% |
| Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 74.6% / 73.8% |
| Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 305.7K Top 1% / 367.8K Top 1% |
| Curators | 911 reviews Top 1% |
| Median Play Time | 180.1 hours Top 1% |
| Play Time per Dollar | 4 hours Top 3% |
| Followers | 585K Top 1% |
| Owners | ± 8.7M Top 1% |
| Copies Sold | ± 7.4M Top 1% |
| Gross Revenue ($) | ± 186.4M Top 1% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
This graph shows DayZ's Steam rating and reviews between December 2013 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 88% (December 2013) to 63.7% (April 2019).
With its 367.8K reviews Top 1%, DayZ is indisputably a major AAA level success. The chart looks like a long tail distribution, which sometimes means that the marketing was concentrated on the game launch and then stopped, and that no major update or discounts followed.
Review Languages
This doughnut graph shows DayZ's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (47%), followed by Russian (23%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 28 different languages represented. The game is translated in 12 languages, which is nice.
Time Played
This chart displays the number of hours played in DayZ, comparing positive and negative reviews. It also shows the reviews during Early Access. You'll notice that the time played is very impressive, reaching 756 hours in the 80th percentile.
The median play time for the negative reviews is 4.3 times less than the median for positive reviews. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (303 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of DayZ's fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.
Players' Feedback
| Game's Strengths | Game's Weaknesses |
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It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's score of 75.1% should be considered while evaluating them.
Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of DayZ's review data that Steam provides. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.
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