The post-soviet country of Chernarus is struck by an unknown virus, turning the majority population into frenzied infected. Fighting over resources has bred a hostile mentality among survivors, driving what’s left of humanity to collapse. You are one of the few immune to the virus – how far will you go to survive?

DayZ is an unforgiving, authentic survival experience. Up to 60 survivors on a server engage in a completely unscripted gameplay scenario with no goals given, except for one: to survive as long as they can, by all means necessary. There are no superficial tips, way-points, built-in tutorials, or help given to players. Every decision matters, and every mistake can be lethal. If you die in DayZ, you lose all your character progress and start over, as the game features a permadeath concept.

With the need to manage your character's basic survival requirements and the looming danger of permadeath restarting your progress, DayZ is an exceptionally immersive game. Despite not directly featuring any storytelling mechanics, the post-apocalyptic open world of DayZ presents a unique online sandbox where every decision adds up, creating your own personal story. When all 60 players on a server engage in this completely unscripted survival scenario, the resulting emergent gameplay leads to intense player interactions — some action-packed and short, and some involving long, sophisticated roleplay with very real emotions that you remember long after.

Bohemia Interactive announced that DayZ Frostline, the second-ever DayZ expansion, is set to transform the survival experience, coming to all platforms in Fall 2024.

Offering exploration of the chilling Sakhal archipelago, the new content promises to push the players and their skills to their limits in a winter wonderland filled with danger and adventure.

I wake up from a nightmare. Face down in a black sand. Looks like I made it to Sakhal, but where are the others I have seen when boarding the refugee ships from the mainland? Has the Sakhal archipelago been overturn already? Only one way to find out...

In an area spanning over 80 km2, survivors will encounter a landscape blanketed in snow, from thick forests to frozen lakes, each inch will offer players both beauty and danger. The expansion introduces new survival dynamics which challenge players to manage warmth and resources while exploring innovative structures and landmarks teeming with secrets, as well as encountering new animals that have adapted to the cold.

Frostline Expansion Key Features:

• New Terrain: Discover an untouched archipelago where time stands still.
• Winter Landscape: Experience a late winter setting.
• Harsher Survival: Manage warmth and hunt for sustenance.
• Environmental Hazards: Discover the hazards of living near volcanic areas.
• Richer Wilderness: Meet new wildlife species that have adapted to the cold.
• New Gameplay Mechanics: Take on new diseases and an enhanced fishing mechanic.
• Winter Cosmetics: Dress for the season with winter-themed cosmetics.

Bohemia Interactive invites all survivors to prepare for a chilling adventure that will provide a fresh and immersive experience for veterans and newcomers to the DayZ universe.

Key Features

• Detailed, authentic backdrop of Chernarus, an open world terrain featuring 230 square kilometres of hand-crafted environment based on real life locations
• Real emotional experience driven by the emergent interactions of 60 players on the server, all fighting for survival by any means necessary
• Environmental dangers including the infected, dynamic weather, and animal predators
• Wide variety of complex survival mechanics - from hunting and crafting, through sophisticated injury simulation, to transferable diseases
• Persistent servers with complex loot economy, and the ability to build improvised bases
• Visceral, authentic gun play and melee combat systems
• Smooth and reactive character controller utilizing a detailed animation system
• Rewarding and authentic experience of driving vehicles for travel and material transport

DayZ is available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam).