DayZ (2018)
- Developer
- Bohemia Interactive
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer
- Rating
- 3.9 of 5, 465,224 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 157 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
a tense, slow-burn struggle for survival against infected and other players in a vast, desolate open world
atmospherictensehardcorepunishinglonelymethodicalgrittyunforgiving
What players say
Players say DayZ is less a game and more a generator of emergent stories about trust, betrayal, and paranoia. Many describe sinking hundreds of hours despite feeling abandoned by the developers, citing slow updates and issues with cheaters and server scams. The community is split on whether the barebones official experience or modded servers offer the better game.
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- Spellcross (1997)
- Jurassic: The Hunted (2009)
- Conan (2004)
- Pat & Mat (2009)
- ArmA: Combat Operations (2006)
- Civil War: Secret Missions (2008)
- Secret Service (2008)
- Arma Reforger (2023)
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