While still an anomaly, seeing a game still alive ten years after its release is no longer a cause for surprise. What is striking, however, is knowing that its best moment has come a decade after the premiere. That’s exactly what happened to DayZ. The game of Bohemia Interactive celebrated its tenth anniversary next December, but a few weeks before reaching the round number it had to take a break to celebrate its historical record of simultaneous players in Steam. A total of 64,449 people gathered in survival zombie on Sunday, November 12, 2023. Thus, the game is on the verge of entering the Top 200 in the history of the platform in terms of people playing at the same time.
DayZ breaks its own record on Steam
Although it can be considered a surprise, the truth is that DayZ came time giving signs that this was going to happen. The game has grown almost constantly since it left early access and has a very loyal community that tends to expand little by little. In addition, it cyclically attracts the attention of large content creators, which helps both to open the doors to a new audience and to recover users who had stopped paying attention to it. In this sense, it was only a matter of time until a new record would take place. We use the word “new” with complete intention, since at the beginning of the year it had already managed to beat its previous marks.
Regarding the specific cause of this increase in the number of players, DayZ received its 1.23 update just a few days before breaking his previous records. It should be noted that this patch, although quite interesting, was not exactly a revolution. In this sense, the figures have grown organically and sustainably over time. The new version has only given players who were already interested in the title more reasons to dedicate a little more time to it during the last weekend.
One of the strong points of the patch was adding a more realistic sky.
During the trial for purchase of Activision Blizzard the possibility that Bohemia Interactive was leaked working on a DayZ sequel. However, the company has not officially confirmed it. The truth is that it seems a logical step after the success that its title has achieved over the last ten years. It will have to be Pay attention to the company’s next movements while, yes, we continue to enjoy new additions and improvements to the video game currently available.
