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DayZ is Bohemia Interactive’s open-world survival game, where you scavenge for food, water and weapons in a world overrun by the infected, and decide whether other survivors are friends or threats. Alongside the free Chernarus map, it has paid expansions including Livonia and Frostline, and the DayZ Badlands expansion takes survivors to the desert province of Nasdara from October 15, 2026.<\/p>\n

This hub brings together all of iGame’s DayZ coverage: update guides and patch notes, expansion news, and our DayZ Badlands survival guide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DayZ is Bohemia Interactive’s open-world survival game, where you scavenge for food, water and weapons in a world overrun by the infected, and decide whether other survivors are friends or threats. 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