Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Free To Play games.
Black Squad is currently the more played game: 250 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 101 for Z1 Battle Royale — about 2.5× more players. Black Squad also has the better Steam reviews: 76% positive vs 56%. Across all tracked metrics, Black Squad leads 6 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Black Squad has had the higher daily player count for the last 46 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
46
Current streak
46 days
Black Squad
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
77%
Jul 12, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 46 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Black Squad | Z1 Battle Royale |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 250 | 101 |
| 24-hour peak | 281 | 128 |
| 7-day average | 197 | 39 |
| 30-day average | 194 | 22 |
| 30-day trend | −20% | +15% |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,032 | 147 |
| Steam reviews | 76% positive | 56% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 60% positive | 75% positive |
| Total reviews | 81,241 | 202,520 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Jun 25, 2019 | Feb 27, 2018 |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
Full stats: Black Squad · Z1 Battle Royale · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Black Squad | Z1 Battle Royale | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 198 | 247 | 19 | 29 |
| Jun 2026 | 217 | 1,032 | 18 | 114 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 195 | 377 | 28 | 147 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Black Squad currently has more players: 250 concurrent players on Steam vs 101 for Z1 Battle Royale — about 2.5× more players.
Over the last 30 days Black Squad averaged 194 concurrent players and Z1 Battle Royale averaged 22. By that measure Black Squad is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Black Squad has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 46 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Black Squad rates higher: 76% positive across 81,241 reviews vs 56% across 202,520 for Z1 Battle Royale. Black Squad has the larger player base right now (250 vs 101 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Black Squad averaged 194 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 20% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,032.
Z1 Battle Royale averaged 22 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 15% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 147.