DayZ Breaks 50,000 Player Count After Recent Update

As spotted by PCGamesN, statistics over on SteamCharts.com show that DayZ has beaten its all-time peak player record. At the time of writing, the new record stands at 58,240 players, with around 23,000 currently playing. The last time it was over the 50,000 mark was in January of this year. But in general, although it’s shown mainly an increase in numbers, it hasn’t really managed to get into the high 40,000 region until recently.

Given that DayZ is also one of the most popular open world survival games out there, it’s perhaps not too surprising that it’s seen a rise in the number of players. It favors a somewhat more realistic take on the zombie apocalypse trope, in which just finding a small can of tuna or a fresh zucchini can mean the difference between life and death. It may be a tough world to survive in, but the more than 58,000 fans shows that it’s possible to make a successful game despite the clichéd walking dead genre not being as huge as it once was.

Source: GameRant