DayZ is a hardcore open-world survival game with only one rule: stay alive, no matter what. How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources. Will you team up with strangers and stay… Summary: IGDB
Mind Score
MixedAge · PEGI 18
plays online with strangers: use parental settings · no ending by design: set time limits
Respect
59
Stimulation
lively
Endless by designCan't pause
On failure
Punishing: a death costs progress or a long way back
- IGDB keyword “permadeath”
- From a player review (2 found it helpful)
Watch out for
Endless by design
- MMO: no ending, the loop is the product
Always online
- IGDB keyword “online”
- Steam store: MMO
Online play with strangers
- Steam tag “Multiplayer” (10570 votes)
- Steam store: Online PvP
Pace set by others
- Steam store: Online PvP
What it exercises
Exploration and curiosity
- Steam tag “Open World” (10753 votes)
High confidence · 27 Sept 2026 · Rules-based estimate from the Steam store, player reviews and PEGI/ESRB descriptors. Not a substitute for the official rating or your own judgement. Tap a label to see the evidence.