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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.

DayZ is a survival, open world and online co-op game developed and published by Bohemia Interactive.
Released on December 13th 2018 is available only on Windows in 12 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Polish and Portuguese - Brazil.

It has received 430,252 reviews of which 330,349 were positive and 99,903 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.6 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 47.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for less on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified DayZ into these genres:

Survival Open World Online Co-Op Zombies Multiplayer Post-apocalyptic Shooter PvP Massively Multiplayer Action FPS Horror Sandbox Co-op Survival Horror Adventure First-Person Simulation Atmospheric Choose Your Own Adventure

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core i5-4430 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Six-Core
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or AMD R9 270X
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 25 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX®-compatible
Additional Notes: Internet connection

User reviews & Ratings

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Sept. 2025

Title: 10,000+ hours in DayZ – Send help. Or beans. Preferably both. 🕒 Time Played: 10,000+ hours 👍 Do I recommend this game? Yes. No. I don’t know anymore. I’ve spent 10,000+ hours in DayZ. That’s over two actual years of my life crouching in bushes, dying of dysentery, talking to myself in Russian accents, and staring at cans of baked beans like they’re made of gold. This isn’t just a game. It’s a lifestyle. It’s a psychological experiment. It’s therapy. It’s trauma. 🧄 A normal DayZ experience: Spawn on the coast, half-naked and starving. Eat raw chicken because "how bad could it be?" Die. Respawn. Trust a stranger. Die. Become the villain. Get sniped from 400 meters by a guy named xXx_PvP_Monkey420_xXx Respawn. Find a can of food. No can opener. Die. ✅ Pros: The most immersive survival experience out there No match is ever the same – pure chaos Random encounters can be hilarious, terrifying, or deeply emotional Community servers keep things fresh It’s the best game you’ll ever hate ❌ Cons: – You will lose hours, days, years of your life – Still buggy after all these years (but hey, charm?) – UI is about as user-friendly as a Soviet toaster – Your friends will leave you for dead. Repeatedly. Final Thoughts: If you’re looking for a polished, hand-holding, battle-pass filled, dopamine-drenched modern game… Run. But if you want something raw, unpredictable, frustrating, and completely unforgettable – Welcome to DayZ. Your life is pain now. 10,000 hours later, I still don’t know if I love this game or if it’s holding me hostage. 10/10. Would eat rotten peaches and die again.

Sept. 2025

The greatest social experiment ever created.

July 2025

Ever felt alone? miserable? wandering along the streets in a desperate need for any social interaction? just to find out that other people are jerks? well...Your in luck! now you can do just that while also running away from a group of zombies in a desperate try to drink water from a street fountain like a wounded gazelle. or bambee as we call them... 10/10 would forget to load my gun again

July 2025

DayZ: The only game where you spend 2 hours gearing up, get fully kitted, and then slip off a ladder and die instantly or get killed by a bush.

March 2025

10 - 11 years ago I had a friend tell me about this mod that people were playing set in a zombie apocalypse (I know... they're infected..) he thought I should check it out. I gave the game a watch on yt, then played the mod, then standalone a bit and so on. I took a massive break from the game, mostly because, life, career, kids, etc. I don't remember what update it was when I came back to the game, but I believe it was around 1.23. There is no real reason why it shouldn't be an abject failure. There is no real story or purpose, It is unfair, it doesn't respect your time, it will not tell you anything. You will die over and over and when you finally get past zombies, starvation, dehydration, sickness, you will be shot in the back, at a well, as a freshie, for literally no reason. But there is nothing else like it. I've had more adventures and experienced more unforgettable stories than any other game I have played. It has made me literally sweat, shake, yell and randomly… made me much better at navigation on irl hikes. Its a lot like hunting, you mostly do nothing, looking at nature for hours and hours and hours, stopping because you thought you heard a sound… then, out of nowhere, for 5 - 10 minutes you experience all emotions, all at once, in rapid succession and you're hooked. Moral of the story, Its good, Sakhal is good, 1.26 and 1.27 have been phenomenal updates, cheating on official isn't as bad as some people like to make it out to be. The community by and large is very good, the community servers are as well. There are tons of streamers/yt’s making enjoyable content, if you like to watch what you play. And the modding community/map designers are incredible and we are lucky to have them in addition to the Dev team at BI. get it and get a mic

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Frequently Asked Questions

DayZ is currently priced at 47.99€ on Steam.

DayZ is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 47.99€ on Steam.

DayZ received 330,349 positive votes out of a total of 430,252 achieving a rating of 7.62.

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DayZ was developed and published by Bohemia Interactive.

DayZ is playable and fully supported on Windows.

DayZ is not playable on MacOS.

DayZ is not playable on Linux.

DayZ is a multi-player game.

DayZ features PvP mode where you can test your skills against other players.

There are 3 DLCs available for DayZ. Explore additional content available for DayZ on Steam.

DayZ is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.

DayZ does not support Steam Remote Play.

DayZ does not currently support Steam Family Sharing.

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