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Don't Starve Together vs Project Zomboid
Project Zomboid is the more played game right now: 41,346 players on Steam against 21,354 for Don't Starve Together, about 1.9× more players. Project Zomboid has been ahead for 73 days straight, and has led on 88 days of the 136 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Don't Starve Together is currently 66% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Project Zomboid leads 5 of 9.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Don't Starve Together is read every 10 minutes, Project Zomboid every 5 minutes. Both are Indie / RPG games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 27.1h in Don't Starve Together and 53.3h in Project Zomboid. 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.
Don't Starve Together
27.1h
average of 130 members
Project Zomboid
53.3h
average of 123 members
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Don't Starve Together
22,325Project Zomboid
47,611Daily averages · latest day · Project Zomboid, 2.1× the players of Don't Starve Together
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Don't Starve Together is read every 10 minutes, Project Zomboid 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
Project Zomboid has had the higher daily player count for the last 73 days. Don't Starve Together last led on Jul 28, 2026.
Don't Starve Together led 48 daysProject Zomboid led 88 days
- Days tracked
- 136
- Current streak
- 73 days
- Project Zomboid
- Lead changes
- 4
- Closest gap
- 1%
- May 29, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 136 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 | Don't Starve Together | Project Zomboid |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 21,354 | 41,346 |
| 24-hour peak | 48,644 | 62,638 |
| 7-day average | 31,213 | 52,228 |
| 30-day average | 27,801 | 50,474 |
| 30-day trend | −11% | −31% |
| Peak (tracked) | 121,283 | 124,894 |
| Steam reviews | 95% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 90% positive | 88% positive |
| Total reviews | 543,865 | 485,327 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 21, 2016 | Nov 8, 2013 |
| Price | $5.09 (−66%) | $16.74 (−33%) |
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 | Don't Starve Together | Project Zomboid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 18,667 | 24,839 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 21,100 | 48,796 | 26,844 | 38,458 |
| Jun 2026 | 40,545 | 121,283 | 24,896 | 38,508 |
| Jul 2026 | 37,731 | 98,869 | 30,025 | 86,490 |
| Aug 2026 | 29,229 | 61,806 | 77,386 | 124,894 |
| Sep 2026 | 24,765 | 58,763 | 54,916 | 100,580 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 27,279 | 55,252 | 50,714 | 82,316 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Don't Starve Together or Project Zomboid?
Project Zomboid currently has more players: 41,346 concurrent players on Steam vs 21,354 for Don't Starve Together, about 1.9× more players.
Is Don't Starve Together bigger than Project Zomboid on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Don't Starve Together averaged 27,801 concurrent players and Project Zomboid averaged 50,474. By that measure Project Zomboid is currently the bigger game.
Has Don't Starve Together ever had more players than Project Zomboid?
Yes. Across the 136 days Coilr has tracked both games, Don't Starve Together had the higher daily average on 48 days, most recently on Jul 28, 2026. Project Zomboid has led for the last 73 days.
Is Don't Starve Together better than Project Zomboid?
By Steam review score, Don't Starve Together rates higher: 95% positive across 543,865 reviews vs 94% across 485,327 for Project Zomboid. Project Zomboid has the larger player base right now (41,346 vs 21,354 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Don't Starve Together growing or declining on Steam?
Don't Starve Together averaged 27,801 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 11% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 121,283.
Is Project Zomboid growing or declining on Steam?
Project Zomboid averaged 50,474 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 31% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 124,894.
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