DayZ: News, Guides and Updates
All of iGame's DayZ coverage in one place: the latest news, guides, updates and reviews, plus key facts and the live Steam player count.
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.
This hub brings together all of iGame’s DayZ coverage: update guides and patch notes, expansion news, and our DayZ Badlands survival guide.
Latest on DayZ
Game NewsDayZ Halloween Event 2026 Is Live: Mummy Infected, a Fog-Bound Castle and Pumpkin Helmets Until November 6Oct 27, 2026 
Game NewsDayZ Update 1.30 Is Out: Full Wipe, Motorbikes, Infected Changes and Patch NotesOct 15, 2026 
GuidesDayZ Badlands Guide: 13 Beginner Tips to Survive NasdaraOct 9, 2026DayZ news and updates 3
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DayZ specs and PC requirements
- Released
- Dec 13, 2018
- Developer
- Bohemia Interactive
- Publisher
- Bohemia Interactive
- Genre
- Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer
- Modes
- Runs on (Steam)
- Windows
- Steam chart
- #45 most played right now
- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-4430 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Six-Core
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or AMD R9 270X
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Storage
- 25 GB available space
- Sound Card
- DirectX®-compatible
- Additional Notes
- Internet connection
- OS
- Windows 10 / 11 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-6600K or AMD R5 1600X
- Memory
- 12 GB RAM
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD RX 580
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Storage
- 30 GB available space
- Sound Card
- DirectX®-compatible
- Additional Notes
- Internet connection
Source: the game's Steam store page, checked weekly. Console versions don't publish specs.