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7 Days to Die vs Rust
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Rust is currently the more played game: 54,545 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 15,497 for 7 Days to Die, about 4× more players. Rust has been ahead for 112 days straight. Rust is currently 50% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Rust leads 8 of 10.
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.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 82.0h in 7 Days to Die and 398h in Rust. 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
82.0h
average of 45 members
Rust
398h
average of 77 members
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Player count history
7 Days to DieRust
Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Rust has had the higher daily player count for the last 112 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
7 Days to Die led 0 daysRust led 112 days
Days tracked
112
Current streak
112 days
Rust
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
59%
Sep 2, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 112 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | 7 Days to Die | Rust |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 15,497 | 54,545 |
| 24-hour peak | 30,936 | 108,974 |
| 7-day average | 24,247 | 82,763 |
| 30-day average | 26,750 | 87,014 |
| 30-day trend | −11% | −15% |
| Peak (tracked) | 64,542 | 220,224 |
| Steam reviews | 87% positive | 87% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 70% positive | 79% positive |
| Total reviews | 400,717 | 1,397,516 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Jul 25, 2024 | Feb 8, 2018 |
| Price | $44.99 | $19.99 (−50%) |
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Players by month
| Month | 7 Days to Die | Rust | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 21,142 | 32,382 | 95,781 | 182,883 |
| Jun 2026 | 25,363 | 51,735 | 104,094 | 220,224 |
| Jul 2026 | 33,239 | 64,542 | 104,874 | 196,421 |
| Aug 2026 | 27,147 | 48,435 | 99,838 | 198,220 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 25,691 | 48,841 | 84,324 | 148,276 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, 7 Days to Die or Rust?
Rust currently has more players: 54,545 concurrent players on Steam vs 15,497 for 7 Days to Die, about 4× more players.
Is 7 Days to Die bigger than Rust on Steam?
Over the last 30 days 7 Days to Die averaged 26,750 concurrent players and Rust averaged 87,014. By that measure Rust is currently the bigger game.
Has 7 Days to Die ever had more players than Rust?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Rust has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 112 days both games have been tracked.
Is 7 Days to Die better than Rust?
By Steam review score, 7 Days to Die rates higher: 87% positive across 400,717 reviews vs 87% across 1,397,516 for Rust. Rust has the larger player base right now (54,545 vs 15,497 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 26,750 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 11% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 64,542.
Is Rust growing or declining on Steam?
Rust averaged 87,014 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 15% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 220,224.