# DayZ Brings Gritty, Zombie-Survival Multiplayer To Switch 2 Next Month

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/dayz-brings-gritty-zombie-survival-multiplayer-to-switch-2-next-month/
- Published: 2026-07-24T03:45:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-24T05:05:54+00:00
- Original publisher: Nintendo Life
- Original article: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/07/dayz-brings-gritty-zombie-survival-multiplayer-to-switch-2-next-month
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- DayZ reaches Switch 2 on 20 August 2026.
- The $69.99 edition includes two major expansions.
- The port supports Switch 2-specific features.

## Summary

DayZ, Bohemia Interactive’s zombie-survival multiplayer game, will launch for Nintendo Switch 2 on 20 August 2026. Its arrival broadens the console’s mature-game catalogue and brings the demanding online survival title to Nintendo’s new hardware.

The $69.99 ‘Cool Edition’ includes the base game, the Livonia map and the Frostline expansion. Developed with porting specialist Virtuos, the version will support gyro aiming, Joy-Con 2 mouse controls, DLSS, variable refresh rate, touchscreen inventory controls and the Pro Controller.

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