DayZ Badlands Price: $24.99, and You Need DayZ First

Updated 2026-10-31: The launch discount has ended. Steam's US store lists DayZ Badlands at $24.99 (checked October 31).

What $24.99 gets you

Bohemia set the price on October 2 at "approximately $24.99," with a note that "regional pricing may apply." The expansion launched on October 15 alongside Update 1.30, which brought "a full wipe across all platforms." The paid part is the map and what lives on it:

Screenshot: Steam store page (Bohemia Interactive)

Motorbikes and the reworked skins came with Update 1.30 for the base game, so you get those without buying Badlands. Base-game owners who want both expansions can also look at the Hot & Cool Bundle, which pairs Badlands with DayZ Frostline.

Screenshot: Steam store page (Bohemia Interactive)

The release trailer

Bohemia's release trailer runs 2:50. At 0:05 infected sprint through a village street, at 0:25 a survivor mounts a blue motorbike, and at 0:35 the camera pulls over a long road through flowering trees toward the mountains. A rider stops at an old fuel station at 0:45, and at 1:15 it cuts to a wide view of pine scrub under bare ridges. It sells the size of the map more than the new systems.

Screenshot: Steam store page (Bohemia Interactive)

Reaction

Steam's verdict is Mixed so far. The most helpful positive review we found is short and to the point: "Good DLC, very unique and cool way to change up the flow/feeling of DayZ. Beware of sun stroke, it is no joke!" (review). Our read: the $2.50 launch discount was never a reason to rush, and it is gone now. If you want Nasdara for the post-wipe start, $24.99 is the price; if not, wait for a bigger cut. Our Steam sale calendar has the dates, and our base-building and survival picks and co-op list cover other ways to play with a squad.

How we checked this

On October 22, 2026 we read the DayZ Badlands Steam page and its appdetails data, Bohemia's price announcement and launch posts on Steam, pulled review totals and the most helpful English reviews from Steam's review API, and stepped through the official release trailer every ten seconds for the timestamps above. On October 31 we re-read the Steam price from appdetails (US store): $24.99, no discount.

References

1. DayZ Badlands on Steam, Steam
2. DayZ on Steam, Steam
3. DayZ Badlands Price Announcement, Bohemia Interactive on Steam
4. DayZ Badlands Expansion is Out Now!, Bohemia Interactive on Steam
5. DayZ Badlands release trailer, DayZ on YouTube