Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Indie / Simulation games.
7 Days to Die is currently the more played game: 32,897 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 31,941 for Garry's Mod — a similar number of players. Garry's Mod counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 87%. Across all tracked metrics, 7 Days to Die leads 6 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 30 days — Garry's Mod last led on Jun 15, 2026.
Days tracked
49
Current streak
30 days
7 Days to Die
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
2%
Jun 7, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 49 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | 7 Days to Die | Garry's Mod |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 32,897 | 31,941 |
| 24-hour peak | 40,648 | 32,630 |
| 7-day average | 34,564 | 23,787 |
| 30-day average | 33,637 | 23,473 |
| 30-day trend | +68% | +2% |
| Peak (tracked) | 64,867 | 37,821 |
| Steam reviews | 87% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 77% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 402,704 | 1,248,572 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Jul 24, 2024 | Nov 28, 2006 |
| Price | $44.99 | $9.99 |
Full stats: 7 Days to Die · Garry's Mod · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | 7 Days to Die | Garry's Mod | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 15,423 | 20,907 |
| May 2026 | 21,142 | 32,382 | 21,092 | 37,821 |
| Jun 2026 | 25,285 | 51,907 | 23,146 | 36,787 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 36,578 | 64,867 | 23,855 | 35,551 |
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: 32,897 concurrent players on Steam vs 31,941 for Garry's Mod — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days 7 Days to Die averaged 33,637 concurrent players and Garry's Mod averaged 23,473. By that measure 7 Days to Die is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 49 days Coilr has tracked both games, Garry's Mod had the higher daily average on 19 days, most recently on Jun 15, 2026. 7 Days to Die has led for the last 30 days.
By Steam review score, Garry's Mod rates higher: 97% positive across 1,248,572 reviews vs 87% across 402,704 for 7 Days to Die. 7 Days to Die has the larger player base right now (32,897 vs 31,941 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
7 Days to Die averaged 33,637 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 68% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 64,867.
Garry's Mod averaged 23,473 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 37,821.