Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Indie / Simulation games.
Bongo Cat is currently the more played game: 149,715 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 71,692 for Project Zomboid — about 2.1× more players. Bongo Cat also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 94%. Bongo Cat is free to play, while Project Zomboid costs $19.99. Across all tracked metrics, Bongo Cat leads 7 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Bongo Cat has had the higher daily player count for the last 63 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
63
Current streak
63 days
Bongo Cat
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
78%
Jul 5, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 63 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Bongo Cat | Project Zomboid |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 149,715 | 71,692 |
| 24-hour peak | 164,798 | 71,692 |
| 7-day average | 150,955 | 27,204 |
| 30-day average | 153,720 | 27,160 |
| 30-day trend | +3% | +8% |
| Peak (tracked) | 187,909 | 71,692 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 96% positive | 93% positive |
| Total reviews | 106,728 | 461,519 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Mar 5, 2025 | Nov 8, 2013 |
| Price | Free to play | $19.99 |
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| Month | Bongo Cat | Project Zomboid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 151,538 | 176,523 | 26,844 | 38,458 |
| Jun 2026 | 148,288 | 181,148 | 24,893 | 38,508 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 153,928 | 187,909 | 27,229 | 71,692 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Bongo Cat currently has more players: 149,715 concurrent players on Steam vs 71,692 for Project Zomboid — about 2.1× more players.
Over the last 30 days Bongo Cat averaged 153,720 concurrent players and Project Zomboid averaged 27,160. By that measure Bongo Cat is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Bongo Cat has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 63 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Bongo Cat rates higher: 97% positive across 106,728 reviews vs 94% across 461,519 for Project Zomboid. Bongo Cat has the larger player base right now (149,715 vs 71,692 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Bongo Cat averaged 153,720 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 187,909.
Project Zomboid averaged 27,160 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 8% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 71,692.