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7 Days to Die vs Valheim
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
7 Days to Die is currently the more played game: 17,770 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 10,157 for Valheim, about 1.7× more players. 7 Days to Die has been ahead for 100 days straight. Valheim counters with better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 87%. 7 Days to Die is currently 45% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, 7 Days to Die leads 5 of 9.
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 79.4h in 7 Days to Die and 51.1h in Valheim. 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
79.4h
average of 42 members
Valheim
51.1h
average of 62 members
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Player count history
7 Days to DieValheim
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
7 Days to Die has had the higher daily player count for the last 100 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
7 Days to Die led 100 daysValheim led 0 days
Days tracked
100
Current streak
100 days
7 Days to Die
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
15%
May 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 100 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | 7 Days to Die | Valheim |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 17,770 | 10,157 |
| 24-hour peak | 36,506 | 22,153 |
| 7-day average | 27,582 | 16,130 |
| 30-day average | 26,516 | 15,441 |
| 30-day trend | −17% | −14% |
| Peak (tracked) | 64,542 | 34,949 |
| Steam reviews | 87% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 69% positive | 89% positive |
| Total reviews | 399,791 | 540,895 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Jul 25, 2024 | Feb 2, 2021 |
| Price | $24.74 (−45%) | $29.99 |
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Players by month
| Month | 7 Days to Die | Valheim | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 16,644 | 19,638 |
| May 2026 | 21,142 | 32,382 | 16,227 | 27,833 |
| Jun 2026 | 25,363 | 51,735 | 15,609 | 31,394 |
| Jul 2026 | 33,239 | 64,542 | 17,964 | 34,949 |
| Aug 2026 | 27,139 | 48,435 | 15,851 | 30,901 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 23,838 | 36,572 | 14,267 | 22,895 |
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 Valheim?
7 Days to Die currently has more players: 17,770 concurrent players on Steam vs 10,157 for Valheim, about 1.7× more players.
Is 7 Days to Die bigger than Valheim on Steam?
Over the last 30 days 7 Days to Die averaged 26,516 concurrent players and Valheim averaged 15,441. By that measure 7 Days to Die is currently the bigger game.
Has Valheim ever had more players than 7 Days to Die?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: 7 Days to Die has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 100 days both games have been tracked.
Is 7 Days to Die better than Valheim?
By Steam review score, Valheim rates higher: 94% positive across 540,895 reviews vs 87% across 399,791 for 7 Days to Die. 7 Days to Die has the larger player base right now (17,770 vs 10,157 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 26,516 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 17% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 64,542.
Is Valheim growing or declining on Steam?
Valheim averaged 15,441 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 14% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 34,949.