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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 34 games similar to DayZ down to the 4 that fit the “Mobile” category. Fortnite, PUBG Mobile and Free Fire top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to DayZ.

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GenreShooterSubgenreBattle Royale
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DarkNarrativeMultiplayerCo-op
Year 2013Dev Bohemia Interactive

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Within the “Mobile” category, the closest game to DayZ is Fortnite — scoring 75/100 on our similarity scale. PUBG Mobile and Free Fire follow close behind.

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The best games like DayZ on Mobile

4 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to DayZ. Each one has been evaluated across 26 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Fortnite
Fortnite
ShooterBattle Royale
MultiplayerCo-opPvPNarrativeSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationFirst PersonThird Person
IGDB83· 5
Year 2020Dev Epic GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Switch

✓ Both are battle royale shooters — sharing shooter, battle royale tension and deep simulation

≠ Where it differs: brings offline, single-player focus and free to play, while skipping first-person shooting

Released 7 years after DayZ.

Genre100World100Progression100Visuals100Game mode67Tone55
PUBG Mobile
ShooterBattle Royale
MultiplayerPvPFirst PersonThird PersonFree to Play
IGDB87· 1
Year 2018Dev LightSpeed Studios · Tencent GamesOn Android · iOS

✓ Fits the battle royale shooters cluster, with shooter, battle royale tension and first-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with free to play, while skipping survival mechanics

Released 5 years after DayZ.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode64
Free Fire
ShooterBattle Royale
MultiplayerPvPThird Person
Year 2017Dev 111dots Studio · GarenaOn Android · iOS

✓ Same family of battle royale shooters: shooter, battle royale tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, while skipping survival mechanics

Released 4 years after DayZ.

Genre100Game mode64Visuals60
Call of Duty®: Black Ops III
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeRangedTacticalDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 91%· 42KRAWG👍 84%· 1.9KMC81OC79· 99
Year 2010Dev Raven Software · Square EnixPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Shared with DayZ: shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings historical setting and single-player focus, while skipping survival mechanics

Wall-running and thrust jumps make it the most mobile campaign in the series, and the four-player co-op campaign is a genuine structural change. Zombies is at its most elaborate here. The story is close to incomprehensible, the campaign is the weakest part of the package, and the PC version's supply-drop economy drew heavy criticism.

Combat100Tone100Game mode73Visuals67Genre50Setting50

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