DayZ

i would rather play single player bc the real players are somewhat jerks. very fun game tho

This game is a mix between hate and love you run for 7 hours just to get sniped and do it all over again but other than that this games pretty good.

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☑ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Okay
☐ Bad
☐ Very stylized
☑ They're what they should be for what the game is
☐ MS Paint could make something better

---{ Gameplay }---
☑ Fantastic
☐ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Meh
☐ Bad, but playable
☐ Just go watch paint dry

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Amazing
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ Not to bad
☐ Alright
☐ Bad
☐ My ears are bleeding

---{ Audience }---
☐ Babies
☐ Young kids
☐ Young teens
☑ Older teens
☑ Adults
☑ Old people
☑ Anyone with a decent maturity level
☑ Anyone with a lack of maturity
☐ Anyone that is alive
☐ Anyone that is not alive
☐ No one, not even your dog

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☑ Potato
☑ Just average
☐ A little better than average
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Better than good
☐ Fancy Pants Rich Boy
☐ NASA

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Can choose your difficulty setting
☐ No difficulty needed
☐ Just press 'W"
☐ Easy
☐ Medium
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Hard
☑ Verry Difficult

---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if you like to collect things
☐ Only if you care about steam achievements
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Only if you care about rankings/placements/leaderboards/etc.
☐ Average grind level
☐ A little grindy
☑ Too much grind
☐ You‘ll need a second life, maybe some macros, & a will to live for grinding

---{ Story }---
☑ Story? What story?
☐ No Story
☐ Twilight was a better love story than this
☐ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It‘ll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ 1-2 Hours
☐ 2-5 Hours
☐ 5-10 Hours
☐ 10-20 Hours
☐ 20-50 Hours
☐ 50+ Hours
☑ To infinity and beyond

---{ Replayablity }---
☐ You won't even finish it the first time
☐ None, once was enough
☐ Not that kind of game
☑ You don't stop playing this kinda game, ever
☐ Maybe once or twice, to try something new
☐ You'll want to get every single possible ending & secret there is
☐ You'll pick it up every few years, but never finish a whole playthrough
☐ A lot, just to romance everyone, pick new options. try new classes, etc

---{ Price }---
☐ It’s free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If you have some money to blow
☑ Wait for it to go on sale for the 100th time
☐ Ask someone to gift it to you instead
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☐ Circumstantial (PC specs, internet, save/install location, etc.)
☐ Never heard of
☑ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Very low
☐ Low
☑ Average
☐ High
☐ Too much

---{ Worth It }---
☐ Hell no!
☐ If you have a lot of cash
☑ Worth it!
☑ Get it now!
☐ Life is not complete without this game!

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This Game is So fun with friends or Solo! Unlimited Replay-ability A bit of a Running Simulator But just loot up and head North Only basic advice needed to get into action. Would recommend not playing on Official Servers! Download DZSA for this game it is a community trusted launcher for the game that shows modded servers and vanilla run servers with active admins!

Ill be seeing you at northwest Airfield Pal but you might not see me. :D

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Fix the fucking game so many fucking cheaters like in one game I killed and someone and got his gun i log off and then the next day when i log on i get killed by a cheater killing everyone in the entire map all at once what the actual fuck fix your game before making these shit updates

DayZ stands out as one of the most intense and unpredictable open-world survival games ever made. Born from a mod and developed into a full-fledged standalone title, it drops players into a sprawling, post-apocalyptic landscape where the greatest threat isn’t just the undead—it’s other players.

At its core, DayZ is a harsh survival simulator set in the fictional country of Chernarus, devastated by a zombie outbreak. Starting with nothing but your wits and basic clothing, you must scavenge food, water, weapons, and medical supplies while managing hunger, thirst, temperature, and injuries.

The game’s slow, methodical pacing rewards careful planning, cautious exploration, and resource management. Unlike many shooters, death is punishing—losing your gear means starting over, making every encounter with zombies or players filled with tension.

What makes DayZ truly unique is its player-driven emergent gameplay. Friendships, alliances, betrayals, and brutal ambushes happen in real-time, creating stories that are often as memorable as the game itself. Trust is fragile, and every interaction with another survivor could mean your salvation—or your doom.

Chernarus is a beautifully detailed, expansive open world with diverse environments—forests, towns, military bases, and more. The day-night cycle and dynamic weather systems add layers of realism and danger, forcing you to adapt your strategies continuously.

Graphically, DayZ strikes a balance between realism and performance. The environments feel immersive, with weather effects and lighting creating a haunting atmosphere. Sound is vital here—footsteps, distant gunshots, or zombie moans can mean the difference between life and death.

Community & Updates
While DayZ has faced a rocky development journey, ongoing updates have steadily improved stability, added new content, and refined gameplay. The community remains passionate, with many servers offering unique rulesets and mods to tailor the experience.

DayZ is not for the faint of heart. It’s a grueling, unpredictable survival experience that excels at storytelling through player interaction and environmental challenge. If you want a game where every moment counts and human nature is your greatest obstacle, DayZ delivers an unforgettable, brutal adventure.

Raw, relentless, and full of stories—DayZ is survival gaming at its most unforgiving and immersive.

Rating: 8/10

DayZ may be older, have it's issues like any other game, but it's still hands down the best survival/zombie/pvp/open world game out on the market. Where games like Scum fall flat on their faces. DayZ emerges victorious every. single. time.

Why? Because immersion. Fun. Challenge. Escape from reality. This game checks all the boxes.

Developers behind games like Scum see dollar signs when looking at the player market, whereas DayZ Developers actually care about their community and actually listen to them. They don't make hairbrained moves like delaying necessary features that would actually classify itself as a survival game. Drink all the nasty water you want. it won't make you sick. Unless it's 'Salt' water. Oooooo. Scary...not. DayZ said "Hold my Beer" years ago when actual disease and illness were added. Like friendly advice to anyone going south of the border, DayZ said...don't drink the water...unless you have purifying tablets that is. Actual dynamic animals roaming and zombies in DayZ. Not so much in Scum. You know they have these things called 'puppets'...well they're really zombies but they call them that to sound unique and 'edgy' when it's obvious they don't wanna be called copycats...even though that's ehat they are. Scum is like if DayZ and Rust had a mentally handicapped child that got thrown against the wall as a baby and given 1 too many Mercury shots. DayZ just does everything better. The best thing. Hands down. Modding. You can use mods in DayZ. You can't in Scum. In fact they dance around that question and lie to their community regularly saying "we'll consider it but it'll probably be too hard." that's how big a difference there is between the DayZ devs and Scum devs. DayZ devs are about the players, Not about their pocketbooks. Did you know Scum has over 10 DLCs and the game isn't even out of EA yet? Captain Yikes. Sure they'll be at 1.0...supposedly by end of Q2. Not many are hopeful. So yeah, if you're scrolling through reviews on the fence about if you should get DayZ or Scum. Get DayZ. You'll be much happier. And get Rust too because that's a fun game also. But don't get Scum. Screw those guys.

Best game ever, its realism, dynamic weather, and deep survival mechanics create unforgettable moments. Over the years, updates have greatly improved stability, content, and gameplay. For those seeking a raw, intense survival sandbox where every playthrough tells a new story, DayZ is a standout gem.

This is perhaps the only hardcore game that makes you actually scared, The adrenaline rush you get from gun fights. The people you can meet, The lovely atmosphere of living in a zombie ridden wasteland is and amazing experience, One thing you need to know before getting this game is.. you will get addicted. This is the only survival game i play and its perhaps the best game i played, The gun play if also very realistic and all the different guns you can find even on vanilla is so fun!

Simply the best survival game ever made. often replicated, never topped. nothing else compares

Noobs Hideout makes it worth playing. Even though its his name, and i am a noob, the fit was perfect. The mods Are Awesome and evryone should check it out and say Jaybone420 sentcha.... I Love Yous All!!

A first or third person shooter/survival game that keeps the suspense level very high with so many places to explore and so much to find this is easily one of the best and hardest survival games out there. Whether it's fighting zombies, the weather, disease, hunger/thirst, animals, or other survivors you can be assured there's something about to happen. There's a vast modding community that keeps the game fresh with new content all the time on community servers.

DayZ: The game where your biggest win is just not starving in the first 15 minutes. Get ready to run forever, score a can of sardines, and then get sniped in the head by some random bush. 10/10 for anyone who loves pain and calls it “immersion.”

An unmatched survival experience where every session tells a new story. The immersive roleplay, unpredictable encounters, and brutal realism make it the best survival game out there.

I bought this game a few weeks after they released the early access. The game back then was laggy, buggy etc. but we still played thinking everything is going to change. Now the game is 47€ and it's the same shit. How is this game 11 yo and still movement feels like shit. It's going for extra realistic vibe, but bro can't fucking step up the stairs from the side, like wtf. Not to add you can stuck yourself in the fucking door frame the same as 11 YEARS AGO. I might be bitching but I feel like we deserve a better experience than that. Tell me when they fix basic shit so I can start playing this game more, cuz I really like the concept.

just Because the game isn't perfect doesn't mean it isnt a great game you have to see how far its come to really see the growth it has under gone ive been on dayz for over a decade i was there when We would get stuck in the middle of the walls in the police station fully looted an die of hunger , i was there when we all gave up on dayz an went to Arma 2 opperation Arrow head epoch edition , waiting for this game to get better an the owner then took our money an ran , BUT i was ALSO THERE when the community took over brought this game back to life yeah the official servers are stilll horrible but THE COMMUNITY BROUGHT THIS game back from exstinction devs an others wont ever admit that they cant but we all know the truth so THANK YOU TO THE PEOPLE THAT MAKE THIS GAME WORTH REDOWNLOADING AFTER A DECADE, now give me your can of beans , an kick rocks *Whispers* jake shoot him

Fun game to play, very immersive and I enjoy the Bleakness of it.
Official servers are my favourite but unfortunately they are Infested with hackers.
They Ruin the game.

dayZ one of the best survival games i've played,the realistic that the game offer's it's soo will made ,yes sometime it feel weird but still ,good game i recommend to play it with friend's

- Spawn
- Interact with others, 50% of fighting each other to death
- Spend 2 hours running around the map
- Arrive to NWAF
- Acquire PTSD from fighting everyone else following same principle
- *You are dead*
- Repeat

10/10

Hours Played: 151.6

This game is a timeless cult classic.
If you expect to come to grips with the game within your first 10 hours you won't enjoy it. The same way you won't enjoy dark souls or Elden ring after your first two hours.

When they first released this game it was buggy and a mess. It's become as playable as it will ever be till they make a new one on the Arma reforgee engine. It's fun, it's hard, it's the most immersive, relaxing and tense survival game on the market with a player base that's not going anywhere. Give it time, you'll understand.

Personally; 9.5/10

I really regret buying this game in 2025 ... this game aged extremely bad.
Maybe it is fun with lots of mods or good servers with extra loot or something but in its original state it is no game for 2025. Zombies are glitchy and you can't hit them because their hitboxes are somewhere else. They can see you miles away, even if you are sneaking or crawling. Buildings are boring as hell and the inventory is over complicated and glitchy. Also you are dying because of not eating or drinking for about 6 game hours ... ridiculous!
You need a extra Wiki for playing the game right. Maybe this is something people like but no, not for me.
For the first time on Steam I was really sad about playing a game over 2 hours so I couldn't refund it. My money would have been better invested elsewhere.

270+ hours and I have not found one single player who wanted to group or didn't kill you on sight. Lag is bad, hackers are worse, and cars are the most dangerous thing you will encounter. It is a game thats 10 years old, and still unfinished in so many core ways. Most of the time you will die over something stupid or out of your control. When its good, its good, but the distance between the good moments and bad is hours and thats just not how I want to spend my time gaming.

You spend 95% of the time walking and fighting zombies. Walking is boring, fighting zombies is even more boring. After 5-10 hours of incredibly boring game play you'll get killed by a super sweaty dude who spent 50 incredibly boring hours collecting gear so that he could shoot you from 200 yards away before you ever saw him. This game is just not fun.

Too many cheaters now. Official servers are F'ed and modded servers are not that much better. I'm sorry I ever bought this game.

replayable and plenty of community servers to check out. PVE is what i play, you dont have to be good at pvp. and some servers add ai bots so you can have gunfire without the attitudes. great immersive game with realistic survival mechanics and amazing scenery and graphics. 10/10 recommend to everyone

Really not worth it, the game is down to luck and luck only. Interactions with others players usually are unfair and boring, and combat is just the absolute worst. It really has no up-sides except decent graphics. Go for a different game, this is not what you are looking for I guarantee.

I've played over 2k hours of DayZ across all my accounts. I don't regret a second.

The ambiance in this game is impeccable. The graphics, while not amazing in resolution, can be stunning. It seriously gets me so immersed I have easily spent several hours in one session.

This game is an ice burg -- the deeper you get into it, the more you'll find. For me, this game is really knowledge-based. The more you learn about fighting zombies, item spawns, gun mechanics, immune system, etc., or understanding how zombies spawn and how to track players are just a few examples of the information you can learn with experience. There are also a ton of ways to play this game: Cannibal runs, roleplaying (Police, medic, etc,) modded servers, and more.

This game is in my top 5, and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys Project Zomboid, Rust, 7 Days to Die, Escape from Tarkov, and others I'm maybe not aware of. (Feel free to suggest games I should play that are like this.)

Don't even try to play on official servers — only community ones. Officials are flooded with cheaters, and the devs don't care about the anti-cheat system

In this game you'll struggle too much. Not worth time and money in my personal point of view. If you want to punish yourself for things you didn't do in real life, then go ahead, play this shtty game. There are some games where devs make fun of you by give you intentionally broken software, DayZ is one of that game, made it for gamers in a bad way, against gamers.

Joined PVE server to get grips on the mechanics of the game first.
First 10 minutes I am shot by a another player.
Joins PVP server, gets chased by zombies all the way to the top of an apartment like building to only get stuck at the top when I closed the door. Only way is to jump off.
I jump off thinking I will die.
I fall and break my legs only to pass out moments later.
I wake up thinking zombie will eat me,
I try walking to it to put me out of my misery and give em a lunch.
I pass out from the pain of the broken legs before I can get to him.
I decide to crawl to the zombie and the zombie beats me up and knocks me out twice before dying.
I believe he tenderized me before eating.
The fact I remember this much from my experience I can tell this game is something special.
I am glad I finally tried it.

great game. needs more vanilla faction servers. too many players play these ultra modded pvp servers with traders and weird mods. But an amazing game

Do not buy this game, the players will make you do sus stuff unconsencually. Ive playing video games for 15 years this is the first time i genuinely felt uncomfortable playing a video game. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME

empty, boring walking simulator. janky mechanics and a non interactive world. the houses are empty and loot few and far between. i regret this purchase and i got it half price.

This game is a mess. Searching for a server is horrible. I can't even click on one because it's loading thousands of servers at once so it's always scrolling. I can't sort by type I can only search words. When I search a keyword it will SOMETIMES give a result, but sometimes I have to search several times before the server my friend saw shows up for me. Then when I try to join it the game tells me I don't have the required mods. I started the game with the option for no mods, so the game knows I have no mods, why am I seeing thousands of servers that I can't join? When I finally found a server I can join the game crashed. What a joke. Deleted the game and I'm never supporting these lazy devs on any of their future projects.

I came from Arma mods, years ago. It's very similar, but I would always suggest community servers for better gameplay. Running simulator can be way more fun with mods.

dont know what you were thinking with this battleye thing but boy it works that good it dont let you in the game to evern think about cheating. four times ive downloaded this game reset my pc and updated and deleted everything to get it to work but nope, dont wont to do it, best i got was around 4mins playing time. keeps kicking me. not worth the stress nor the cost. and to top it off it counnts being kicked loading and just in the lobby as game playing time, good job i took screen shots and recordings, im to trading standards, good luck guys

Hands down the best game to play as an adult. Mature content but always tasteful. Rough around the edges, sweet chocolate filled center.

I originally had an entire essay explaining my very first DayZ journey written down. Sadly it exceeds steam character limitations, but my 26 hour long journey ended by me killing the highest geared player in the server and then ending my own journey (if you get what I mean) 10/10 Definitely recommend!

Spawned and beaten to death by bear, then zombies, then another player, then another player. Survived for a while, drank water and caught a disease, died. Spawned, found clean water, found clean food, didnt wash hands, got a disease, dies again. Spawn, found food, water, cave to live in, killed animals, washed hands, handcuffed in my sleep, slowly bled out by cannibal players "So i'd taste better", eaten. Love this game 10\10 would recommend.

You are walking down a street with a plum. You've got a glow stick for some reason. Your world goes black. You wait.
You wait.




You wait.
You realise its YOU who has to hit ESC and respawn.
You click respawn.

Your in a field with an apple.

10/10

Would play again.

fun apocalyptic looter survival game. this game is so good because of how much freedom you have. you can almost do anything in this game. you can make make factions with other people, build bases on houses, team up with people to fight off a bigger problem, meet new people, and just generally have a good time in dayz. though you always have to watch your back for many factors such as sickness, infected, wildlife, and most importantly, players. players are the most dangerous thing in this game as you both have the will to survive. if youre lucky enough you might even be able to befriend them. but never trust anyone unless you are playing with a friend outside of dayz. players can still betray you in this game, causing you to lose everything because that one dude was being friendly to you for an extra pair of hands and eyes to look for loot. overall 10/10 game if you are looking for a survival game that lets you choose how you want to play.

Perhaps, a game for those who wish to... virtually experience the chaos and "prepare", mentally, for a full scale SHTF collapse of our social systems and governing bodies of power. While the zombies seem to be the catalyst for the fall of humanity I do not feel like they are what one should be worried about. They are hungry and they will eat you. However, it is in multiplayer online that the real enemy is found. It is your neighbor, your friend, your, your mom your woman your children Family and friends can still leave a man hungry and wanting. So yeah it is a survival zombie game but the other humans you are playing with are more likely to kill you and take your stuff. So say what you want about Zombies; at least they just eat you; no looting or malice beyond their need for sustenance. Good old fashioned A$$ jerky. Love it Great Game!

Great, game; if you don't think, react, anticipate, plan, adapt, you die!

You can loot for literal hours just to die in less than a second. And that is what makes the game so damn good.
The fear of loosing all your progress creates an adrenaline rush like no other game.

Played this game when it first came out. And it was laughably bad.

Decided to come back and give it a try considering the amazing reviews.

Holy shit it's the same dumpster fire it has always been. Melee combat is extremely janky with zombies teleporting everywhere and desyncing. You swing and you are not even sure if it hit because there is zero hit registration. How does this game have anyone playing it at all? This feels like a joke almost with how bad the combat is.

Goofy game. 0/10

rage cheaters galore , literally makes game unplayable. you cant even bury your stash with out someone using esp to dig it up. my favorite is when people tp your base in the air or put my cars on roofs. youll be minding your business inside a secured building and boom dead. these people love magic bullet

good game

-you walk alot
-you starve alot
-you find a person who then turns you into a steak

I prob got about 5k hours on console so yeah this game is good

Great game, never stops to surpirse and amaze

DayZ is a tense, unpredictable survival experience like no other. From the moment you spawn in the vast open world, you're immediately aware that every decision counts. The game doesn’t hold your hand, and the struggle to survive is constant, whether it’s finding food, managing your health, or avoiding other players who might not have the same survival instincts as you. The level of immersion is remarkable; the quiet moments spent scavenging for supplies are just as intense as the heart-pounding encounters with other survivors.

The dynamic weather and day-night cycle add a layer of realism, forcing you to adapt to ever-changing conditions. The interactions with other players can range from cooperative to deadly, and it’s this unpredictability that makes DayZ so captivating. The thrill of finding another player who might become an ally or a deadly threat keeps you on edge every moment. When you finally find a group of people you can trust, the experience feels incredibly rewarding, but you never forget that danger is always lurking.

While the world is huge and open, the game can feel punishing at times due to its mechanics and occasional bugs. The slow pace and the need for constant vigilance can be tiring, and the random encounters sometimes feel more frustrating than thrilling, especially when you lose hours of progress in a single unfortunate encounter. However, these moments are part of what makes DayZ so unique—the constant balancing act between survival, trust, and the ever-present risk of betrayal or death.

DayZ is a game that rewards patience and strategy, but it’s not for everyone. If you're looking for a raw, unforgiving survival experience, though, it’s hard to beat the tension and excitement it offers.

Brilliant game. Certainly not without its flaws, but ultimately with how big the maps are and how detailed the game is its extremely impressive. The game has fantastic mechanics, the graphics aren't the best but with these types of games you are paying for game play over pretty visuals. I would say to any new player, give it time... You will suck, you will die and you will get lost, however embrace it. It will eventually start to click.