Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
DayZ is a brutal, unscripted survival sandbox where player encounters create unforgettable stories. Skip it if you hate long runs with little action, rampant official-server cheaters, or technical headaches.
Great for
Players who enjoy slow, high-stakes survival, paranoia and emergent stories with friends or on modded servers
Main risk
Official-server cheaters and launcher/BattlEye/server-join problems can ruin progress or block play
153 recent reviews
Steam shows 85% positive over the last 30 days versus 78% overall. Many recent positive reviews praise the experience and look forward to DayZ 2 and Badlands. Recent negatives still focus on cheaters, launcher problems and the DLC. We're only moderately sure of the cause.
153 recent reviews
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“This is not a game you can win. This is not a game with a clear goal, Theres no mission, no objective. This is one of those games where the enjoyment is in the journey.”
Steam review · 91.6 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“It’s that heart in your throat feeling when you’ve been walking in silence for two hours and suddenly hear a single gunshot in the distance.”
Steam review · 906.3 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“DayZ is one of those games where every server can feel like a completely different game.”
Steam review · 5489.9 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“You must manage complex survival elements like core body temperature, calorie counts, wet clothing, and water purity.”
Steam review · 88.1 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Some of my best memories in DayZ came from playing with other people.”
Steam review · 356.6 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“The learning curve is steep, but once you start figuring things out it becomes incredibly rewarding.”
Steam review · 3716.1 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“An amazing piece of unoptimized code.”
Steam review · translated · 382.9 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“unplayable due to cheaters. you cannot enjoy this game because it,s full of hackers, especially on official servers .”
Steam review · 312.4 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Constant Battleye not wanting to function right and even even i fix that error The servers are always greyed out and non selectable.”
Steam review · 10.3 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Walking simulator sold to you as a video game.”
Steam review · 25.6 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“the zombies in this game just feel like background NPCs due to how unthreatening they are”
Steam review · 58.1 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“DayZ only survives because of its modders, and banning the work of creators like Terje is a massive mistake.”
Steam review · 1203 h played ↗
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