Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
7 Days to Die is currently the more played game: 22,842 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 15,538 for Black Desert — about 47% more players. 7 Days to Die also has the better Steam reviews: 87% positive vs 74%. Across all tracked metrics, 7 Days to Die leads 10 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
7 Days to Die has had the higher daily player count for the last 43 days — Black Desert last led on Jun 9, 2026.
Days tracked
45
Current streak
43 days
7 Days to Die
Lead changes
2
Closest gap
3%
Jun 9, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 45 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | 7 Days to Die | Black Desert |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 22,842 | 15,538 |
| 24-hour peak | 39,021 | 19,661 |
| 7-day average | 31,462 | 17,107 |
| 30-day average | 33,815 | 16,474 |
| 30-day trend | +48% | ±0% |
| Peak (tracked) | 64,867 | 21,184 |
| Steam reviews | 87% positive | 74% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 79% positive | 61% positive |
| Total reviews | 403,269 | 93,551 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Jul 24, 2024 | May 23, 2017 |
| Price | $44.99 | $9.99 |
Full stats: 7 Days to Die · Black Desert · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | 7 Days to Die | Black Desert | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 18,367 | 19,554 |
| May 2026 | 21,142 | 32,382 | 17,962 | 20,753 |
| Jun 2026 | 25,337 | 51,735 | 16,326 | 20,437 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 35,077 | 64,867 | 16,619 | 21,184 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
7 Days to Die currently has more players: 22,842 concurrent players on Steam vs 15,538 for Black Desert — about 47% more players.
Over the last 30 days 7 Days to Die averaged 33,815 concurrent players and Black Desert averaged 16,474. By that measure 7 Days to Die is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 45 days Coilr has tracked both games, Black Desert had the higher daily average on 1 day, most recently on Jun 9, 2026. 7 Days to Die has led for the last 43 days.
By Steam review score, 7 Days to Die rates higher: 87% positive across 403,269 reviews vs 74% across 93,551 for Black Desert. 7 Days to Die has the larger player base right now (22,842 vs 15,538 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
7 Days to Die averaged 33,815 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 48% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 64,867.
Black Desert averaged 16,474 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 21,184.