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7 Days to Die vs Don't Starve Together
Don't Starve Together is the more played game right now: 25,824 players on Steam against 24,113 for 7 Days to Die, a similar number of players. 7 Days to Die has been ahead for 1 day straight, and has led on 20 days of the 137 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Don't Starve Together also has the better Steam reviews: 95% positive vs 87%. Across all tracked metrics, Don't Starve Together leads 9 of 9.
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 69.1h in 7 Days to Die and 27.4h in Don't Starve Together. 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
69.1h
average of 68 members
Don't Starve Together
27.4h
average of 135 members
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7 Days to Die
26,534Don't Starve Together
28,259Daily averages · latest day · Don't Starve Together, 6% ahead of 7 Days to Die
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Tracked by Coilr since April 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 1 day. Don't Starve Together last led on Oct 10, 2026.
7 Days to Die led 20 daysDon't Starve Together led 117 days
- Days tracked
- 137
- Current streak
- 1 day
- 7 Days to Die
- Lead changes
- 24
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Sep 5, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 137 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 | Don't Starve Together |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 24,113 | 25,824 |
| 24-hour peak | 39,584 | 58,009 |
| 7-day average | 22,370 | 29,981 |
| 30-day average | 22,493 | 28,083 |
| 30-day trend | −14% | −9% |
| Peak (tracked) | 64,542 | 121,283 |
| Steam reviews | 87% positive | 95% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 67% positive | 90% positive |
| Total reviews | 401,964 | 544,282 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Jul 25, 2024 | Apr 21, 2016 |
| Price | $44.99 | $14.99 |
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 | Don't Starve Together | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 18,667 | 24,839 |
| May 2026 | 21,142 | 32,382 | 21,100 | 48,796 |
| Jun 2026 | 25,363 | 51,735 | 40,545 | 121,283 |
| Jul 2026 | 33,239 | 64,542 | 37,731 | 98,869 |
| Aug 2026 | 27,160 | 48,435 | 29,229 | 61,806 |
| Sep 2026 | 23,812 | 48,552 | 24,741 | 58,763 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 22,267 | 39,584 | 27,293 | 58,009 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, 7 Days to Die or Don't Starve Together?
Don't Starve Together currently has more players: 25,824 concurrent players on Steam vs 24,113 for 7 Days to Die, a similar number of players.
Is 7 Days to Die bigger than Don't Starve Together on Steam?
Over the last 30 days 7 Days to Die averaged 22,493 concurrent players and Don't Starve Together averaged 28,083. By that measure Don't Starve Together is currently the bigger game.
Has Don't Starve Together ever had more players than 7 Days to Die?
Yes. Across the 137 days Coilr has tracked both games, Don't Starve Together had the higher daily average on 117 days, most recently on Oct 10, 2026. 7 Days to Die has led for the last 1 day.
Is 7 Days to Die better than Don't Starve Together?
By Steam review score, Don't Starve Together rates higher: 95% positive across 544,282 reviews vs 87% across 401,964 for 7 Days to Die. Don't Starve Together has the larger player base right now (25,824 vs 24,113 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 22,493 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 14% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 64,542.
Is Don't Starve Together growing or declining on Steam?
Don't Starve Together averaged 28,083 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 121,283.
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