Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Rust is currently the more played game: 130,482 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 41,624 for 7 Days to Die — about 3× more players. Rust is currently 50% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Rust leads 7 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Rust has had the higher daily player count for the last 67 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
67
Current streak
67 days
Rust
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
59%
Jul 1, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 67 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | 7 Days to Die | Rust |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 41,624 | 130,482 |
| 24-hour peak | 48,540 | 137,985 |
| 7-day average | 29,639 | 100,946 |
| 30-day average | 33,296 | 105,817 |
| 30-day trend | +24% | ±0% |
| Peak (tracked) | 64,867 | 220,224 |
| Steam reviews | 87% positive | 87% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 81% positive | 79% positive |
| Total reviews | 398,388 | 1,385,388 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Jul 25, 2024 | Feb 8, 2018 |
| Price | $44.99 | $19.99 (−50%) |
Full stats: 7 Days to Die · Rust · add more games to this comparison →
| 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 | 33,267 | 64,867 | 105,081 | 196,421 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 35,333 | 48,540 | 106,508 | 137,985 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Rust currently has more players: 130,482 concurrent players on Steam vs 41,624 for 7 Days to Die — about 3× more players.
Over the last 30 days 7 Days to Die averaged 33,296 concurrent players and Rust averaged 105,817. By that measure Rust is currently the bigger game.
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 67 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, 7 Days to Die rates higher: 87% positive across 398,388 reviews vs 87% across 1,385,388 for Rust. Rust has the larger player base right now (130,482 vs 41,624 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
7 Days to Die averaged 33,296 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 24% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 64,867.
Rust averaged 105,817 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 220,224.