Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
DayZ is currently the more played game: 45,659 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 31,941 for Garry's Mod — about 43% more players. Garry's Mod counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 78%.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
DayZ has had the higher daily player count for the last 49 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
49
Current streak
49 days
DayZ
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
26%
Jul 15, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 49 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | DayZ | Garry's Mod |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 45,659 | 31,941 |
| 24-hour peak | 47,652 | 32,630 |
| 7-day average | 35,862 | 23,787 |
| 30-day average | 36,420 | 23,473 |
| 30-day trend | −3% | +2% |
| Peak (tracked) | 65,084 | 37,821 |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 85% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 464,846 | 1,248,572 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Dec 12, 2018 | Nov 28, 2006 |
| Price | $49.99 | $9.99 |
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| Month | DayZ | Garry's Mod | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 15,423 | 20,907 |
| May 2026 | 40,401 | 64,822 | 21,092 | 37,821 |
| Jun 2026 | 36,609 | 65,084 | 23,146 | 36,787 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 36,419 | 64,031 | 23,855 | 35,551 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
DayZ currently has more players: 45,659 concurrent players on Steam vs 31,941 for Garry's Mod — about 43% more players.
Over the last 30 days DayZ averaged 36,420 concurrent players and Garry's Mod averaged 23,473. By that measure DayZ is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: DayZ has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 49 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Garry's Mod rates higher: 97% positive across 1,248,572 reviews vs 78% across 464,846 for DayZ. DayZ has the larger player base right now (45,659 vs 31,941 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
DayZ averaged 36,420 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 65,084.
Garry's Mod averaged 23,473 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 37,821.