Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are RPG / Simulation games.
7 Days to Die is currently the more played game: 35,640 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 19,786 for Crusader Kings III — about 1.8× more players. Crusader Kings III counters with better Steam reviews: 90% positive vs 87%. Across all tracked metrics, 7 Days to Die leads 8 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
7 Days to Die has had the higher daily player count for the last 50 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
50
Current streak
50 days
7 Days to Die
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
4%
May 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 50 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | 7 Days to Die | Crusader Kings III |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 35,640 | 19,786 |
| 24-hour peak | 40,648 | 22,890 |
| 7-day average | 33,990 | 19,357 |
| 30-day average | 33,669 | 18,175 |
| 30-day trend | +67% | +8% |
| Peak (tracked) | 64,867 | 29,001 |
| Steam reviews | 87% positive | 90% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 77% positive | 86% positive |
| Total reviews | 402,704 | 141,353 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Jul 24, 2024 | Aug 31, 2020 |
| Price | $44.99 | $49.99 |
Full stats: 7 Days to Die · Crusader Kings III · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | 7 Days to Die | Crusader Kings III | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 21,142 | 32,382 | 18,238 | 25,816 |
| Jun 2026 | 25,312 | 51,907 | 16,748 | 27,329 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 36,035 | 64,867 | 19,244 | 29,001 |
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: 35,640 concurrent players on Steam vs 19,786 for Crusader Kings III — about 1.8× more players.
Over the last 30 days 7 Days to Die averaged 33,669 concurrent players and Crusader Kings III averaged 18,175. By that measure 7 Days to Die is currently the bigger game.
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 50 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Crusader Kings III rates higher: 90% positive across 141,353 reviews vs 87% across 402,704 for 7 Days to Die. 7 Days to Die has the larger player base right now (35,640 vs 19,786 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
7 Days to Die averaged 33,669 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 67% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 64,867.
Crusader Kings III averaged 18,175 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 8% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 29,001.