<s>
DayZ	B-Application
is	O
a	O
multiplayer-only	O
survival	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bohemia	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
standalone	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
mod	O
of	O
the	B-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
for	O
ARMA	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
a	O
five-year-long	O
early	O
access	O
period	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
places	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
post-Soviet	O
Republic	O
of	O
Chernarus	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
setting	O
of	O
ARMA	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
where	O
a	O
mysterious	O
plague	O
has	O
turned	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
population	O
into	O
violent	O
"	O
infected	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DayZ	B-Application
began	O
development	O
in	O
2012	O
when	O
the	O
mod	O
's	O
creator	O
,	O
Dean	O
Hall	O
,	O
joined	O
Bohemia	O
Interactive	O
to	O
commence	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
standalone	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
has	O
been	O
focused	O
on	O
altering	O
the	O
engine	O
to	O
suit	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
needs	O
,	O
developing	O
a	O
working	O
client-server	B-Operating_System
architecture	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
introducing	O
new	O
features	O
like	O
diseases	O
and	O
a	O
better	O
inventory	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
of	O
DayZ	B-Application
is	O
to	O
stay	O
alive	O
and	O
healthy	O
during	O
the	O
conditions	O
of	O
the	O
zombie	O
outbreak	O
that	O
have	O
befallen	O
the	O
in-game	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	O
the	O
basics	O
of	O
survival	B-Application
,	O
players	O
can	O
find	O
various	O
forms	O
of	O
clothing	O
,	O
which	O
allow	O
customization	O
,	O
extra	O
storage	O
space	O
for	O
supplies	O
,	O
and	O
warmth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Player	O
interaction	O
is	O
a	O
major	O
part	O
of	O
DayZ	B-Application
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
huge	O
successes	O
of	O
the	O
DayZ	B-Application
mod	O
,	O
Dean	O
Hall	O
announced	O
in	O
a	O
August	O
2012	O
development	O
blog	O
that	O
DayZ	B-Application
would	O
begin	O
development	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
Bohemia	O
Interactive	O
and	O
himself	O
as	O
project	O
lead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
will	O
be	O
running	O
on	O
a	O
branch	O
of	O
the	O
Take	B-Application
On	I-Application
Helicopters	I-Application
engine	O
(	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Real	O
Virtuality	O
engine	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
main	O
areas	O
of	O
developmental	O
focus	O
would	O
be	O
"	O
critical	O
issues	O
"	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
bug	O
fixing	O
,	O
hacking	O
,	O
and	O
security	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
client-server	B-Operating_System
architecture	I-Operating_System
,	O
where	O
functions	O
such	O
as	O
item	O
and	O
NPC	O
spawning	O
are	O
decided	O
on	O
the	O
server	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
DayZ	B-Application
mod	O
in	O
ARMA	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
a	O
large	O
proportion	O
of	O
these	O
tasks	O
performed	O
on	O
the	O
client	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
engine	O
would	O
also	O
allow	O
removal	O
of	O
unnecessary	O
functions	O
from	O
ARMA	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
AI	B-Application
flanking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
November	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
via	O
digital	O
distribution	O
software	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
allowing	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
server	O
browser	O
and	O
patching	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
troubled	O
release	O
of	O
similar	O
game	O
The	B-Application
War	I-Application
Z	I-Application
,	O
Hall	O
stated	O
in	O
a	O
post	O
on	O
Reddit	B-Application
that	O
the	O
"	O
whole	O
'	O
saga	O
 '	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
made	O
me	O
seriously	O
question	O
if	O
I	O
wanted	O
to	O
be	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
industry	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
considered	O
leaving	O
the	O
DayZ	B-Application
standalone	I-Application
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2013	O
,	O
Hall	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
alpha	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
very	O
bare-bones	O
"	O
alpha	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
want	O
a	O
relatively	O
low	O
number	O
of	O
players	O
providing	O
bug	B-Application
reports	I-Application
and	O
feedback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
development	O
video	O
showed	O
the	O
animation	O
team	O
in	O
a	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
session	O
recording	O
new	O
animations	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
some	O
interviews	O
with	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
contained	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
in-game	O
footage	O
,	O
showing	O
new	O
clothing	O
items	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
area	O
of	O
the	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
Dean	O
Hall	O
revealed	O
that	O
Bohemia	O
Interactive	O
had	O
purchased	O
a	O
new	O
development	O
team	O
,	O
Cauldron	O
Studios	O
,	O
whose	O
25	O
developers	O
would	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
DayZ	B-Application
development	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Gamescom	O
2014	O
,	O
DayZ	B-Application
was	O
confirmed	O
for	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
console	O
with	O
a	O
release	O
date	O
to	O
be	O
determined	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
E3	O
2015	O
,	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steam	B-Application
Workshop	O
support	O
,	O
which	O
grants	O
players	O
access	O
to	O
host	O
servers	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
single-player	O
mode	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
announced	O
and	O
will	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
two	O
UK	O
production	O
companies	O
bought	O
the	O
film	O
rights	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
feature	O
film	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
zombie	O
survival	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
publicly	O
available	O
development	O
build	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
16	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
alpha	O
development	O
stage	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
Early	O
Access	O
program	O
at	O
a	O
cheaper	O
price	O
than	O
when	O
it	O
is	O
finally	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Gamescom	O
2018	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
's	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
Preview	O
on	O
August	O
29	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DayZ	B-Application
was	O
officially	O
released	O
out	O
of	O
early	O
access	O
for	O
Windows	O
on	O
December	O
13	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
early	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
reached	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
million	O
sales	O
while	O
remaining	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
sales	O
charts	O
for	O
two	O
weeks	O
in	O
a	O
row	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
alpha	O
review	O
of	O
DayZ	B-Application
,	O
Rick	O
Lane	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
commented	O
positively	O
on	O
the	O
new	O
additions	O
but	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
may	O
not	O
be	O
worth	O
the	O
current	O
price	O
until	O
more	O
features	O
have	O
been	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
Craig	O
Pearson	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
good	O
experiences	O
in	O
DayZ	B-Application
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
already	O
worth	O
the	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2022	O
,	O
DayZ	B-Application
has	O
beaten	O
its	O
all-time	O
peak	O
player	O
record	O
,	O
50,000	O
Player	O
Count	O
,	O
Veterans	O
questioning	O
why	O
people	O
would	O
fall	O
into	O
such	O
a	O
trap	O
,	O
despite	O
negative	O
reviews	O
from	O
almost	O
every	O
critic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DayZ	B-Application
won	O
the	O
MMORPG.com	O
award	O
for	O
Best	O
Hybrid	O
MMO	B-Application
at	O
PAX	O
East	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
the	O
winner	O
of	O
IGN	O
's	O
People	O
's	O
Choice	O
Award	O
of	O
Gamescom	O
2013	O
,	O
beating	O
49	O
other	O
games	O
with	O
15%	O
of	O
the	O
votes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2014	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
DayZ	B-Application
won	O
the	O
Best	O
Indie	O
Game	O
and	O
Best	O
Original	O
Game	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
