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7 Days to Die vs Valheim
Valheim is the more played game right now: 133,384 players on Steam against 38,902 for 7 Days to Die, about 3× more players. Valheim has been ahead for 40 days straight, and has led on 40 days of the 144 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Valheim also has the better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 87%. Across all tracked metrics, Valheim leads 9 of 9.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. 7 Days to Die is read every 10 minutes, Valheim every 5 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 78.3h in 7 Days to Die and 67.8h 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
78.3h
average of 74 members
Valheim
67.8h
average of 111 members
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7 Days to Die
28,783Valheim
104,440Daily averages · latest day · Valheim, 3.6× the players of 7 Days to Die
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · 7 Days to Die is read every 10 minutes, Valheim every 5 minutes · methodology
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.
Head-to-head record
Valheim has had the higher daily player count for the last 40 days. 7 Days to Die last led on Sep 8, 2026.
7 Days to Die led 104 daysValheim led 40 days
- Days tracked
- 144
- Current streak
- 40 days
- Valheim
- Lead changes
- 1
- Closest gap
- 15%
- May 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 144 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | 7 Days to Die | Valheim |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 38,902 | 133,384 |
| 24-hour peak | 39,847 | 146,497 |
| 7-day average | 22,440 | 89,448 |
| 30-day average | 22,418 | 121,529 |
| 30-day trend | −12% | +109% |
| Peak (tracked) | 64,542 | 308,360 |
| Steam reviews | 87% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 67% positive | 81% positive |
| Total reviews | 402,286 | 560,815 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Jul 25, 2024 | Feb 2, 2021 |
| Price | $44.99 | $29.99 |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| 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 | 27,160 | 48,435 | 15,865 | 30,901 |
| Sep 2026 | 23,814 | 48,552 | 111,320 | 308,360 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 22,672 | 42,965 | 103,872 | 224,091 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, 7 Days to Die or Valheim?
Valheim currently has more players: 133,384 concurrent players on Steam vs 38,902 for 7 Days to Die, about 3× more players.
Is 7 Days to Die bigger than Valheim on Steam?
Over the last 30 days 7 Days to Die averaged 22,418 concurrent players and Valheim averaged 121,529. By that measure Valheim is currently the bigger game.
Has 7 Days to Die ever had more players than Valheim?
Yes. Across the 144 days Coilr has tracked both games, 7 Days to Die had the higher daily average on 104 days, most recently on Sep 8, 2026. Valheim has led for the last 40 days.
Is 7 Days to Die better than Valheim?
By Steam review score, Valheim rates higher: 94% positive across 560,815 reviews vs 87% across 402,286 for 7 Days to Die. Valheim has the larger player base right now (133,384 vs 38,902 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 22,418 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 12% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 64,542.
Is Valheim growing or declining on Steam?
Valheim averaged 121,529 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 109% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 308,360.
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