When you start to get into DayZ’s online space, you’ll see the game referenced as both DayZ Standalone and DayZ. The mod refers to the original game that still requires Arma 2. Standalone, as the name suggests, is the game you can play on just about every console and PC without Arma 2. Which is better really depends on the player, but Standalone features a bit more content and even more realism than the mod. DayZ Mod, however, feels a little less like a survival game. Also, the mod is still very rough as it never really left its Alpha release.