Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Adventure / Simulation games.
7 Days to Die is currently the more played game: 24,187 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 19,892 for The Sims™ 4 — about 22% more players. The Sims™ 4 is free to play, while 7 Days to Die costs $44.99. Across all tracked metrics, 7 Days to Die leads 8 of 9.
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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 31 days — The Sims™ 4 last led on Jun 15, 2026.
Days tracked
50
Current streak
31 days
7 Days to Die
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
9%
Jun 14, 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 | The Sims™ 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 24,187 | 19,892 |
| 24-hour peak | 40,648 | 31,349 |
| 7-day average | 34,067 | 25,109 |
| 30-day average | 33,666 | 24,680 |
| 30-day trend | +67% | +3% |
| Peak (tracked) | 64,867 | 38,011 |
| Steam reviews | 87% positive | 86% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 77% positive | 85% positive |
| Total reviews | 402,704 | 197,041 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Jul 24, 2024 | Jun 17, 2020 |
| Price | $44.99 | Free to play |
Full stats: 7 Days to Die · The Sims™ 4 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | 7 Days to Die | The Sims™ 4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 21,233 | 25,327 |
| May 2026 | 21,142 | 32,382 | 24,881 | 38,011 |
| Jun 2026 | 25,312 | 51,907 | 24,019 | 36,305 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 36,057 | 64,867 | 24,892 | 37,376 |
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: 24,187 concurrent players on Steam vs 19,892 for The Sims™ 4 — about 22% more players.
Over the last 30 days 7 Days to Die averaged 33,666 concurrent players and The Sims™ 4 averaged 24,680. By that measure 7 Days to Die is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 50 days Coilr has tracked both games, The Sims™ 4 had the higher daily average on 19 days, most recently on Jun 15, 2026. 7 Days to Die has led for the last 31 days.
By Steam review score, 7 Days to Die rates higher: 87% positive across 402,704 reviews vs 86% across 197,041 for The Sims™ 4. 7 Days to Die has the larger player base right now (24,187 vs 19,892 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
7 Days to Die averaged 33,666 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 67% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 64,867.
The Sims™ 4 averaged 24,680 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 38,011.