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Fallout 4 vs Project Zomboid
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are RPG games.
Project Zomboid is currently the more played game: 70,445 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 11,118 for Fallout 4, about 6× more players. Project Zomboid has been ahead for 90 days straight. Project Zomboid also has the better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 81%. Across all tracked metrics, Project Zomboid leads 9 of 9.
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.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 63.2h in Fallout 4 and 47.5h 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.
Fallout 4
63.2h
average of 63 members
Project Zomboid
47.5h
average of 68 members
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Player count history
Fallout 4Project Zomboid
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Project Zomboid has had the higher daily player count for the last 90 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Fallout 4 led 0 daysProject Zomboid led 90 days
Days tracked
90
Current streak
90 days
Project Zomboid
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
55%
May 21, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 90 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Fallout 4 | Project Zomboid |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 11,118 | 70,445 |
| 24-hour peak | 13,004 | 83,433 |
| 7-day average | 11,441 | 74,330 |
| 30-day average | 11,721 | 74,588 |
| 30-day trend | +5% | +174% |
| Peak (tracked) | 18,883 | 124,995 |
| Steam reviews | 81% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 74% positive | 90% positive |
| Total reviews | 428,189 | 473,853 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 9, 2015 | Nov 8, 2013 |
| Price | $19.99 | $24.99 |
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Players by month
| Month | Fallout 4 | Project Zomboid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 11,732 | 13,926 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 10,898 | 14,354 | 26,844 | 38,458 |
| Jun 2026 | 10,349 | 16,099 | 24,896 | 38,508 |
| Jul 2026 | 11,148 | 17,496 | 29,993 | 86,603 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 11,895 | 18,883 | 78,411 | 124,995 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Fallout 4 or Project Zomboid?
Project Zomboid currently has more players: 70,445 concurrent players on Steam vs 11,118 for Fallout 4, about 6× more players.
Is Fallout 4 bigger than Project Zomboid on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Fallout 4 averaged 11,721 concurrent players and Project Zomboid averaged 74,588. By that measure Project Zomboid is currently the bigger game.
Has Fallout 4 ever had more players than Project Zomboid?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Project Zomboid has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 90 days both games have been tracked.
Is Fallout 4 better than Project Zomboid?
By Steam review score, Project Zomboid rates higher: 94% positive across 473,853 reviews vs 81% across 428,189 for Fallout 4. Project Zomboid has the larger player base right now (70,445 vs 11,118 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Fallout 4 growing or declining on Steam?
Fallout 4 averaged 11,721 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 18,883.
Is Project Zomboid growing or declining on Steam?
Project Zomboid averaged 74,588 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 174% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 124,995.