DayZ

Worst game I've ever played in my life. All you do is run around for 4 hours trying to find food and stay warm just to get killed by random players sitting in trees/houses. Its a game for rats. Waste of my fucking time.

I cannot recommend this game. After so many years of development, the official servers are still complete dogshit. Constant disconnects due to "unstable connection" when I have a wired fibre connection, ethernet to PC, stable 15-16 ping to the server and still getting kicked every 5-15 mins. Server quality is complete trash and this has been an issue for years. Do not buy unless you know there is a well populated community server where you will spend all of your time.

I don't think DayZ is an overall bad game, but if you have the patience and the time to sink into simply finding a server that has been freshly wiped so you dont starve to death right off the bat (takes a lot longer than you'd think), and if you have found the time to sink hours and hours into it to figure out the basic mechanics of the game, you then have to commit a week of your life to the game to make any kind of progress because people can come and loot your shit while you are away. I'm not saying I don't see where the appeal is; it's a high stakes survival game and when you drop in every decision you make affects the gameplay and there's MANY you can make. I get that. It is the multiplayer only aspect that makes and breaks this game at the same time, because other players can make it essentially impossible to learn or progress in the game. If you are a sweatlord beyond my caliber then this game is for you but I simply do not have enough sweat in my body to persperate the way this game makes me do so

spent 2 hours wandering around chasing gun shots in the distance.
found the guy
he offed himself with his last bullet
2 other bodies surrounded him
i take his magnum
my inventory says its empty
click f11 to pretend to shoot myself
it wasn't empty, i died
10/10 so far

Would be great to play alone without dealing with setting up a private server, or even if the included Dayz Server application worked without having to deal with files in Windows Explorer. Otherwise you're forced to play on an official server or community hosted server with their own rules and wipe schedules.

Once they can work out how to allow solo players to play without having to download premade .bat files or know where to find in their server files, I'd give this a second try. Also, Steam doesn't seem to enjoy trying to uninstall this, I had to manually find and remove all the Dayz files since Steam just got into a neverending status of "Uninstalling" the game.

yall need to fix the hacking situation before the wipe they are running rampped rage hacking for the past few days whats the point of wipe when they can pull all loot to them immediately as soon as they spawn in its just punishing the real players and ruining the game get maybe get a better battle eye or mods to take action on official servers and make a change cuz players cant kill the hackers its just hacks vs hacks and if you dont take charge in fixing the problem its just gonna come down to who can out hack who and the game will die off more than it already has and it forces new players to become part of the problem to fix it

the survival aspect is great same with the pvp, the pvp is quite buggy at times though,

LAG everywhere, full of bugs, not playable

very slow and frustrating for new players as you don't have the experience of being f'd over, good game if you know what to do.

I really wanted to like this game (I love games like Project Zomboid, Rust, 7D2D etc.), but I can't find any fun in it.
I can't understand its popularity.

There is a huge map, which looks great (I've tried only the Chernarus, since it's the base map) -- those Czech panel houses, villages, trash cans, everything looks so real.
But everything is the same and empty. I've encountered just a couple of different building types, they have the same indoors.

And loot is so rare. I'm not getting it; there has been a deadly virus outbreak and all homes are just empty because of that? It doesn't make sense at all. I partly get it -- it's a game, right? But it's ruining the immersion when I have to run around 10 houses to find one rotten apple. Has anyone moved their home? That desperation when one small room contains so much sh*t that you need a couple of big boxes to pack it? Not in the world of Chernarus, where everyone was living in an empty homes.

Maybe there is some fun after you loot for hours and hours, and you meet some friendly players. Or you get killed on sight... after hours of looting. YEAH! FUN! But any game should be fun from the beginning. And running from door to door in hope of finding some bullets, or at least a fishing hat, that is not very enjoyable.

Farming, hunting, base building? Oh, come on; first you need to melee kill a couple of zombies with your empty shotgun, you might have had found (why Zeds get stun animation when I hit them with shotgun, but not by the baseball bat? Beating with a rifle butt of a shotgun is stronger than baseball bat *facepalm*), and hope they have at least some food or water. And it's a constant struggle, if you don't get lucky enough.

Please, I mean it, can someone explain to me, where is the fun in this game? Or do you really enjoy running around looting? And that's it?

Maybe I was just hoping for some kind of 3D Project Zomboid, or something similar, but not a walking simulator with a clunky melee fight and empty world...

its a good game no lie, got killed in the first 5 minutes after that i found guy called nate and we played together for one hour, he was a good and friendly player ,nate helped me alot to understand the basics for the game but my pc is not the best so i told him that am gonna refund the game and it was nice meeting him(i will probably never talk to him again) overall: 10/10

one of the most if not the most immersive game ive ever played. if u played minecraft growing up this is the adult version for sure. 10/10 game. a horror shooter survival adventure game. its everything. 400 hours on the game and it's already made such an impression on me.

After watching hundred of hours on YouTube videos by different people playing and having fun, I finally decided to buy this game and give it a try myself. Long story short, I'll stay on watching YouTube cause playing this game is not for me. I searched for 4 hours and I only found a "pair of boots", no food, no vitamins, and specially no weapons. I even tried community servers but I can't seem to make the game fun for me. So yea. Basically DayZ is an amazing game for people who are willing to invest +5000 hours and start creating youtube videos so other people think they can also have that kind of fun/adventure when buying this game and then coming here to complain that this is not what they expected. Basically repeating what I said. Its a never ending loop. Amazing game, not made for new players.

Been playing it on my PlayStation after my fucking puter died. Is nice needs better zombies tho they are more of a minor inconvenience than being actual zombies.

there arent enough people to help others learn
as well as not enough in each server
Not all servers are reachable and most can even be played

Saw so many videos that looked fun, turns out its just "walk through empty map to find fucking nothing" simulator.
Decided to try a community server instead, "15 in queue: BUY OUR VIP TO SKIP!!!!" despite being less than half full according to the server list. Their mod also added a link directly to the dayzmarket on the main menu. Very sad game that should be much better than it is! Project Zomboid seems more like DayZ than DayZ does.

unlike any other game, the adrenaline dumps i get from this game are insane, even just sitting down over looking a town for players while i smoke a ciggy irl is so fun an immersive, this is one of those games that i always come back too, i had it on xbox an just recently got it on pc as i upgraded devices

Charging $70 for an outdated mod should be a war crime. Devs can't even be bothered to add a pvp timer to prevent combat logging.

This game has been in alpha for 4 years, let me tell you what I did in four years.

-I found a girlfriend and fell in love
-We argued and broke up.
-I gratuaded high school.
-I went to college
-I graduated college
-I joined the army
-I got medically discharged a month in from asthma
-I worked as a pizza driver, a cook and a security officer for 3 different companies
- I got a new car
-I lost my virginity
- I went back to college to get a higher degree
- I found another girl
- Two of my grandparents died
- I got hired as a dispatcher

All this and this game added and removed christmas trees for the holidays.

I don't recommend this game

- Everything is looted . From what I have read online 80 percent of loot on server can be held by a single person and loot only respawn when somebody dies.
-You can walk around for 3 hours without seeing anybody

The game is fun, I personally am having problems with what seems to be original game code I need to go change in order to have a great experience. For whatever reason my object distance and render distance i believe are the top 2 options in the video settings will not save to anything besides poor. Even changing the overall graphics from custom to high it will automatically reset to custom leaving those 2 settings poor when other people in the discord games look much cleaner and smoother than mine so I know its not server limits

As long as you have decent internet and a good graphics card you can avoid lag issues etc. Interactions with other players are whatever you make them to be. Very immersive and fun. Highly recommend if you like survival games and/or FPS.

This game is really good if you like huge maps, walking, and cool social interactions when you don't immediately get attacked.

The best game I've played this year and last. Everything was unreal but bugs are DayZ's weakness but almost no one has created a game that has realistic graphics without bugs. I recommend playing to those who have good patience and attentiveness!

This game holds a certain kind of nostalgia coupled with self hate and abusive trauma. That being said i highly recommend playing modded but dont settle on the first server you run across make sure you find one that feels right for you.

dayz is very boring now
most of the servers are lying about their player count so you join a server thinking you will have some interactions and fights but you spend hours without seeing a single player
not to mention the hours spent on finding a server that isn't lying about player count

Epic game experience, really surprised about this game, fun for hours.. really inmersive.

Pretty fun game (if you play modded servers) super boring without friends. Also takes a lot to get good at the game so be prepared.

Its just great. Super immersive. Brutal yet rewarding. Tense at times and relaxing at others.
You need to find the server that works for you, and there is a lot of variety. Create your own survival objectives and adventure. Social interactions create unique moments, making every run different (benevolent or psychopathic).

Great value.

i don't think i can physically express how much love i have for this game in one review. Its is not for everyone; you need alot of patience... ive played mostly solo for most of my hours. Modded servers (i play 'DayOne Vanilla') are almost a must for this game, however. No other game compares to the excitement/adrenaline i get from combat or simple interactions. ive been playing dayz for about 8 years now, and plan to play many more years to come. fucking love this game!

After over 10 years of playing Dayz on-and-off, I have finally decided to write a review. To start, I bought Dayz for 29.99 USD in May 2014. I was 12 years-old, and now as a 22 year-old, I still play this game. When I first started, I had plenty of trouble with cheaters on official servers. I avoided talking on voice chat in fear of verbal harassment. I didn't know what anything meant, or why I kept getting sick. After enough researching online and watching videos, I began learning what to avoid and how to survive longer. The learning curve was steep, and despite dying over and over again, there was something that always brought me back to the game. Dayz is not meant to be easy, its difficulty is a huge reason why I enjoy it so much. The survival mechanics and complexity of game-play is why I fell in love with it. The biggest thing I appreciate about Dayz are the countless way you can play it; you could try and get as stacked as possible at the North West airfield, or build a base, or find randoms to play with, or play solo and track and hunt animals, or try to get a car working, or find a full NBC suit on Livonia to loot the gassed areas. Every time I start a new life, I play completely differently. Vanilla Dayz + maps has kept me fulfilled, but I've heard modded is even better.

As for the quality of the game through the years, it's like day and night. When I started in 2014, it was glitchy to the point where it would prevent me from playing. Cheaters where everywhere and I had to choose between being killed by a cheater and by playing on an empty server. In comparison to now, I haven't had a serious game glitch or encountered a cheater in years.

Sorry for the yapping, but for new people looking to get into Dayz, I truly would recommend it. As someone who paid $29.99 USD for it many years ago and another $14.99 USD for Livonia in 2019 when it came out, it has been very much worth the price. At first I was pretty disappointed that they were charging loyal players again for a new map, but the dev team actually deserves it.

The Dayz team at Bohemia has done an amazing job these past years to continue making the game better and I can't wait to see what they do next!

This game completely sucks.

too many times now ive spend hours or days gathering gear to load onto a populated server looking for some PVP fun and immedietly get killed by someone using cheats. this is completely fucking buillshit and there needs to be a way to redeem a player that gets acosted, by giving them all of their fucking gear that they died with back. It's utter fucking bullshit to punish valued players by ignoring this.

Great game for those who like adventures, playing with friends is the best thing, sometimes it can be kind of boring to play alone so I recommend playing in groups.

Ahh, Dayz. There is a reason it has been around for over 12 years now. With an amazing modding community, and the ability to create your own mods and maps. Harcore survival at its finest, you can turn off the zombies if you want and turn it back into a purely pvp game. Host your own server. Dayz has kindof become a framework for something more than was ever intended I think. With atleast double the hours steam says I have, I would highly recommend Dayz. Enjoy.

good game hard to get the grips of the controls on keyboard as coming from console but well worth it in the long run

I LOVE THIS GAME TO BE CLEAR. running around for hours and looting is fun but the other day i came across a hacker on livonia and he was messing with me and my friend so we killed him. He kept coming up to us and spawning guns and killing us. Now today i come across a hacker(all ruined freshie clothes with kitted mil rifle), he breaks my legs and stands on my back then tells me that the other day i died it was his buddy and he put me on a blacklist to only load into lobbies with hackers which has been happening for the last few days. WHY THE FUCK IS THAT A THING. PLEASE FIX THE HACKING ISSUE!! $50 FOR WHAT!!

DayZ is my go to game if i want to chill, my friend introduced me to it and I love it. Both modded and official servers are very fun to play on. And about the DLC: Sakhal is my favorite map ever. Love how challenging it it!

I dont like Not good gamevery bad game. Not good game... But very bad get game...

this game does not worth the money even on a discount
"cool edition"? are you serious? unreal cashgrub for a game that feels like it's in permanent early access

but why in the heck do i recommend it?
there are lots of people who really do enjoy this game (i'm not one of them) and put really insane amount of hours into it.
there are many unique elements that are, let's be fair, far from polished, but really are enjoyable and kinda unique. the game is simple and the gameplay is smooth, especially (well, if not only) with friends.

if you have even smallest signs of doubts - do NOT buy it right of the back. do some research on this game, watch a couple of videos, ask friends to play it with you if you have some.

I genuinely don't know of any other game that I enjoy or have ever enjoyed as much as DayZ.

Yes, the game has its quirks and bugs, but that doesn't detract from the fact that for the price you pay, this game provides you a never ending amount of fun.

Whether you're just taking it easy in around a campfire in the middle of the dense forest playing a survivalist type role, gunning down others in tense battles across the huge maps, or interacting with strangers at the coast. You can play this game in whatever way you want to make each run unique and fun.

Not to mention the countless community servers to give you even more varied experiences.

If you're considering buying this game and you're prepared for a pretty steep learning curve, then it will reward you time and time again.

This is honestly a shame I need to post a negative review, because I truly love the game for what it is when it works. The problem is exactly that though: when it works. I have incredibly fast internet, live in a major city and selected the closest servers available (I am in NA so so issues with that) and my internet is hardwired to my computer.

And yet, despite all this, I am kicked non stop from official servers for "connection errors". Worst part is it always seems to happen right as I engage zombies or another player. I just had it happen now, where I DC right as I approached a single zombie, wait a few min and log back in to my character bleeding out. Probably 6 hours on that character, full bag of loot, full health and full bars, and I almost die because of a connection error to a single zombie. I then hear a gunshot: player nearby!

I run for cover, draw my weapon ready for a fight! I see him, he didn't know where I fled... I have the advantage! Blood pumping, ready to hone in aaaaand disconnected.

My charcter is probably dead. Hours of work to die due to completely unreliable servers. And this happens almost every play session.

Do not waste your money. The game is stable right up until it matters, and then you will lose hours of work due to no fault of your own. You'll have more fun walking into the wilderness with a pocket knife and some hope. At least when you die then itll be your own fault.

lardgargling cheaters on public servers dont even fight you anymore enjoy getting instakilled through a solid wall with no way to report the last person you've died to :skull:

THIS GAME IS SO BAD NOW, Cheaters unchecked, Servers are the worst theyve ever been, everything about it feels laggy but hey we can buy the dlc for 75% of the games value for a worse less populated map with the exact same problems. ITS HONESTLY CRIMINAL

run around for hours on end to find absolutley nothing at all. when i finally do find some wepons and stuff i spend over AN HOPUR AND A HALF lookingg for onee spec of food. alll i could find were rotten apples. no animals noo nothing. ran around on 1 hp looking for food just to die in 2 hits to a swarm when i had to shoot my gun 0/10

Having returned to DayZ after a few years the current game is so much better. The Zombies are more of a threat and the loot choices are emmense. The Vehcles though still somewhat janky Work at last! Overall an enjoyable survival experience.

If there was an all in one completely realistic zombie game, this is it, there is SO much attention to detail. i recommend it to everyone as long as you're okay with dying and walking, A LOT.

Survival at Its Best!

DayZ is the ultimate open-world survival experience that keeps you on the edge of your seat from the moment you log in. Whether you're braving the harsh wilderness, scavenging for resources, or navigating tense encounters with other players, the game creates an unparalleled sense of immersion and unpredictability.

The vast and detailed map of Chernarus is a masterpiece, offering stunning landscapes and endless opportunities for exploration. The dynamic weather system and day-night cycle add layers of realism that truly make you feel like you're fighting to survive in a post-apocalyptic world.

What sets DayZ apart is its ability to tell unscripted stories. Every interaction with other players is unique, whether it’s forging alliances, trading, or engaging in intense firefights. The tension of not knowing whether another survivor is friend or foe is unmatched.

The game has evolved significantly since its initial release, with updates improving stability, mechanics, and content. The modding community also deserves a shoutout for creating custom servers and mods that add endless replayability.

While DayZ isn’t for the faint of heart—it requires patience and strategy—it rewards players with some of the most memorable gaming experiences you’ll ever have. If you’re a fan of survival games and thrive in high-stakes, unpredictable environments, DayZ is a must-play.

Pros:

Immersive open-world survival gameplay.
Stunning and realistic map design.
Tense and meaningful player interactions.
Frequent updates and active modding community.
Cons:

Steep learning curve for newcomers (but worth the effort!).
Overall, DayZ offers a deeply engaging survival experience that sets the bar for what the genre can achieve. Highly recommended for those looking for a challenging yet rewarding adventure!

DayZ continues to evolve with expansions like Livonia and the recent Frostline DLC, introducing the challenging Sakhal map. A dedicated modding community further enriches the survival experience.

DayZ, developed by Bohemia Interactive, has maintained its position as a leading open-world survival game since its full release in 2018. The game's persistent world, where players must navigate threats from both the environment and other survivors, offers a unique and immersive experience.

Performance: 8/10
Over the years, DayZ has seen significant performance improvements. The developers have addressed numerous bugs and optimized the game to run more smoothly across various systems. While occasional glitches persist, they are infrequent and do not substantially detract from the overall experience.

Story: 6/10
DayZ does not follow a traditional narrative structure. Instead, it provides a sandbox environment where players create their own stories through interactions and survival challenges. This open-ended approach allows for diverse experiences but may leave some players desiring a more structured storyline.

Gameplay: 9/10
The core gameplay of DayZ revolves around survival mechanics, including scavenging for resources, managing health and stamina, and interacting with other players. The introduction of expansions like Livonia and the recent Frostline DLC has added new terrains and challenges, enhancing replayability. The Frostline expansion, released in October 2024, introduces the Sakhal archipelago—a harsh, icy environment that tests players' survival skills with extreme weather conditions and scarce resources.
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Graphics: 7/10
DayZ's graphics have been steadily improved, with updates enhancing textures, lighting, and environmental details. While not cutting-edge by 2025 standards, the visuals effectively convey the bleak and desolate atmosphere central to the game's theme.

DLC Content:
DayZ has expanded its content through notable DLCs:

Livonia: Introduced a dense, forested map offering a different landscape and survival challenges compared to the original Chernarus map. This expansion provided fresh exploration opportunities and required players to adapt their strategies to the new environment.

Frostline: The latest expansion, Frostline, brings players to the Sakhal archipelago, an 83 km² winter wilderness inspired by Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. This DLC emphasizes survival in freezing temperatures, introducing mechanics like managing body heat, dealing with blizzards, and facing new wildlife threats. The addition of boats as a means of transportation across icy waters adds a new layer to gameplay.
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Modding Community:
A significant aspect of DayZ's longevity is its robust modding community. Players and creators have developed a wide array of mods, ranging from new weapons and vehicles to entirely new maps and gameplay mechanics. Communities like the DayZ Modding Community on Discord provide support and collaboration opportunities for modders, fostering continuous innovation.
DISCORD

Final Rating: 8/10
DayZ remains a compelling survival game that has adapted and expanded over the years. The introduction of new DLCs like Frostline keeps the experience fresh, while the active modding community ensures a wealth of content for players seeking diverse challenges. Despite minor performance issues and the absence of a structured narrative, DayZ offers a rich sandbox for players to craft their own survival stories.

This game is awful. Filled with bugs, clunky and the UI is terrible. I'd be bothered even more if I had to pay full price for this "game". Thankfully I Purchased on Winter Steam Sale. And constant issues with connecting back in to the server that i was in. Food & Water is scarce and you have to fluently know Russian to read anything on the map. I do not understand the hype behind this game.

One of the best survival games I've ever played! This game is not beginner friendly in the slightest, you need to pour many hours in to learn the ropes. Once you've got the basics down this game is genuinely amazing. You could go hours without seeing a single person, but once you actually do get into a gunfight, the adrenaline is like an addiction making you beg for more! I've put 1.5k hours on this game across all platforms and I don't plan on stopping.