DayZ: crossplay, split-screen and player count

Mature 17+

Survival · Open World · Zombies

Survive a zombie outbreak in a large open world where the other players can be your best help or your worst threat.

Who can play

No split-screen on any platform.
Online for up to 60 players on PC, PS5, Xbox and Switch 2.
No crossplay between platform families. Xbox shares servers only with the Xbox app version on Windows, not Steam; PlayStation has its own. Switch 2 runs an older update, and no crossplay for it has been announced.
Each player online needs their own copy.

SteamPrice on SteamGet it

A copy each

Included with PC Game Pass and Game Pass on Xbox

Friends join the same server, find each other on a large map and try to stay fed, armed and healthy while other players decide whether to help or rob them.
Trust is the whole game.
Sessions run long and a death costs everything you carried.
Each player needs a copy.
Crossplay is limitedThe Xbox app version on Windows shares servers with Xbox, while Steam and PlayStation players each stay on their own servers.
Whether Switch 2 joins any other platform is not confirmed.

78%

Mostly positive on Steam

25k playing on Steam, counted dailySteam Deck Unsupported

No crossplay between platform families. No split-screen. Online for up to 60 on every platform. 78% positive of 390,000 Steam reviews.

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Updated October 27, 2026

Does DayZ have couch co-op?: No. DayZ has no same-screen multiplayer; play it together online instead.
How many players can play DayZ together?: Online co-op and versus for up to 60 on PC, PS5, Xbox and Switch 2.
Is DayZ crossplay?: No: everyone online needs the same platform family. Xbox shares servers only with the Xbox app version on Windows, not Steam; PlayStation has its own. Switch 2 runs an older update, and no crossplay for it has been announced.
Do you need two copies of DayZ?: Yes. Each player online needs their own copy.
Can you play the DayZ story together?: Yes: the main campaign is playable together online.
What platforms is DayZ on?: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2.; One of 290 co-op games on PS5
Does DayZ work on Steam Deck?: No: Steam rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
Is DayZ free?: No, it's a paid game. It's included with PC Game Pass and Game Pass on Xbox.
Is DayZ on Game Pass?: Yes: included with PC Game Pass and Game Pass on Xbox.; One of 150 PC Game Pass multiplayer games

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