Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
DayZ is currently the more played game: 46,705 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 30,758 for RimWorld — about 1.5× more players. RimWorld counters with better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 78%. Across all tracked metrics, DayZ leads 7 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 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
12%
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 | RimWorld |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 46,705 | 30,758 |
| 24-hour peak | 49,707 | 33,394 |
| 7-day average | 35,896 | 29,364 |
| 30-day average | 36,429 | 28,217 |
| 30-day trend | −3% | +2% |
| Peak (tracked) | 65,084 | 42,478 |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive | 98% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 85% positive | 95% positive |
| Total reviews | 464,846 | 242,597 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Dec 12, 2018 | Oct 16, 2018 |
| Price | $49.99 | $34.99 |
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| Month | DayZ | RimWorld | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 40,401 | 64,822 | 28,866 | 39,561 |
| Jun 2026 | 36,609 | 65,084 | 27,170 | 40,334 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 36,419 | 64,031 | 29,420 | 42,478 |
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: 46,705 concurrent players on Steam vs 30,758 for RimWorld — about 1.5× more players.
Over the last 30 days DayZ averaged 36,429 concurrent players and RimWorld averaged 28,217. 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, RimWorld rates higher: 98% positive across 242,597 reviews vs 78% across 464,846 for DayZ. DayZ has the larger player base right now (46,705 vs 30,758 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
DayZ averaged 36,429 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 65,084.
RimWorld averaged 28,217 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,478.