Welcome to Chernarus. A 225 km2 open world post-soviet state and one of the areas hit by a new and presently unknown infection which has wiped out most of the world's population. You are one of the few who have survived and now you must search this new wasteland in order to fight for your life against what is left of the indigenous population, now infected with the disease.
Go solo, team up with friends or take on the world as you choose your path in this brutal and chilling landscape using whatever means you stumble upon to survive.
DayZ was designed as a MOD of ArmA II: Combined Operations. The team has also produced a stand-alone follow-up to DayZ under the same title.
"Zeds now have the ability to pull you from open vehicles." Oh, great. As of patch 1.7.5.1, no place in DayZ is safe. Thanks to the new update, zombies will now be able to both pull folks from the driver's seat as well as bust in vehicle windows to whack at them from the outside. But don't worry, dear survivors, you'll also be getting a weapon of your very own: delicious, delicious bacon. Read More »
DayZ throws you into the middle of a zombie apocalypse. No mention of how all these zombies appeared, where everyone else went, or why none of the buildings are completely destroyed. Luckily, we've got DayZ Origins, a mod of a mod, to help us fill in the gaps. Read More »
The hivemind that is Reddit can certainly be demanding of those who choose to subject themselves to an Ask Me Anything (AMA, for those in the know). Fortunately for us, DayZ creator Dean "Rocket" Hall was up to the challenge of responding to Redditor questions. Questions like, "Will there be a chainsaw in the DayZ standalone?" Turns out yes, there will be. Hall just isn't sure when. Read More »
I swear, DayZ lately just hasn't been feeling difficult enough. Survival shouldn't be as easy as, like, simply finding a supply cache. It's a good thing this new mod, DayZ 2017, has come along. The world's been fast-forwarded five years, and now DayZ's survivors are a "much more hardened, ragged bunch." Read More »
UPDATE: Bohemia Interactive and DayZ creator Dean Hall say they will contact the DayZ Bounty mod team within the next few days and request that they cease activity.
Original story:
It was just a matter of time. You're already killing every player that crosses your path in DayZ, "friendly" or otherwise, why not get something for it -- you know, besides the flashlight and bag of chips? Meet DayZ Bounty, a new community focused on competitive play in the zombie survival mod, a community that plans to reward successful players with real-world cash. Read More »
Also known as: DayZ, Day Z
Expansion pack for:
ArmA II: Combined Operations (PC)