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7 Days to Die vs Core Keeper
7 Days to Die is the more played game right now: 18,290 players on Steam against 14,323 for Core Keeper, about 28% more players. 7 Days to Die has been ahead for 77 days straight.
Core Keeper counters with better Steam reviews: 93% positive vs 87%. Core Keeper is currently 40% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, 7 Days to Die leads 7 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 67.8h in 7 Days to Die and 23.3h in Core Keeper. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
7 Days to Die
67.8h
average of 70 members
Core Keeper
23.3h
average of 33 members
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7 Days to Die
27,716Core Keeper
19,142Daily averages · latest day · 7 Days to Die, 45% ahead of Core Keeper
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Read every 10 minutes · methodology
These are Steam players only. A game that also runs on its own launcher, a storefront of its own or on console has players this number cannot see, so read it as a comparison of Steam audiences rather than of total ones.
Head-to-head record
7 Days to Die has had the higher daily player count for the last 77 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
7 Days to Die led 77 daysCore Keeper led 0 days
- Days tracked
- 77
- Current streak
- 77 days
- 7 Days to Die
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 15%
- Oct 9, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 77 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | 7 Days to Die | Core Keeper |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 18,290 | 14,323 |
| 24-hour peak | 42,965 | 29,132 |
| 7-day average | 22,717 | 18,754 |
| 30-day average | 22,648 | 16,659 |
| 30-day trend | −14% | +136% |
| Peak (tracked) | 64,542 | 29,132 |
| Steam reviews | 87% positive | 93% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 67% positive | 92% positive |
| Total reviews | 401,964 | 67,211 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~1,000,000 |
| Release date | Jul 25, 2024 | Aug 27, 2024 |
| Price | $44.99 | $11.99 (−40%) |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| Month | 7 Days to Die | Core Keeper | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 21,142 | 32,382 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 25,363 | 51,735 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 | 33,239 | 64,542 | 2,789 | 4,066 |
| Aug 2026 | 27,160 | 48,435 | 3,028 | 5,009 |
| Sep 2026 | 23,816 | 48,552 | 4,471 | 9,184 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 22,803 | 42,965 | 12,906 | 29,132 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, 7 Days to Die or Core Keeper?
7 Days to Die currently has more players: 18,290 concurrent players on Steam vs 14,323 for Core Keeper, about 28% more players.
Is 7 Days to Die bigger than Core Keeper on Steam?
Over the last 30 days 7 Days to Die averaged 22,648 concurrent players and Core Keeper averaged 16,659. By that measure 7 Days to Die is currently the bigger game.
Has Core Keeper ever had more players than 7 Days to Die?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: 7 Days to Die has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 77 days both games have been tracked.
Is 7 Days to Die better than Core Keeper?
By Steam review score, Core Keeper rates higher: 93% positive across 67,211 reviews vs 87% across 401,964 for 7 Days to Die. 7 Days to Die has the larger player base right now (18,290 vs 14,323 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is 7 Days to Die growing or declining on Steam?
7 Days to Die averaged 22,648 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 14% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 64,542.
Is Core Keeper growing or declining on Steam?
Core Keeper averaged 16,659 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 136% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 29,132.
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