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Fallout 4 vs Project Zomboid
Project Zomboid is the more played game right now: 44,586 players on Steam against 12,177 for Fallout 4, about 4× more players. Project Zomboid has been ahead for 144 days straight.
Project Zomboid also has the better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 81%. Fallout 4 is currently 75% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Project Zomboid leads 8 of 9.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Fallout 4 is read every 10 minutes, Project Zomboid every 5 minutes. Both are RPG games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 65.6h in Fallout 4 and 53.5h 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
65.6h
average of 124 members
Project Zomboid
53.5h
average of 141 members
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Fallout 4
11,240Project Zomboid
45,113Daily averages · latest day · Project Zomboid, 4.0× the players of Fallout 4
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Fallout 4 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 144 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Fallout 4 led 0 daysProject Zomboid led 144 days
- Days tracked
- 144
- Current streak
- 144 days
- Project Zomboid
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 55%
- Jul 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 144 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 | Fallout 4 | Project Zomboid |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 12,177 | 44,586 |
| 24-hour peak | 14,443 | 56,569 |
| 7-day average | 11,230 | 50,033 |
| 30-day average | 10,663 | 49,927 |
| 30-day trend | −4% | −23% |
| Peak (tracked) | 18,815 | 124,894 |
| Steam reviews | 81% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 79% positive | 89% positive |
| Total reviews | 430,069 | 489,288 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 9, 2015 | Nov 8, 2013 |
| Price | $4.99 (−75%) | $24.99 |
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 | 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 | 11,150 | 17,496 | 30,025 | 86,490 |
| Aug 2026 | 11,869 | 18,815 | 77,386 | 124,894 |
| Sep 2026 | 10,644 | 16,901 | 54,932 | 100,580 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 10,839 | 18,196 | 51,878 | 82,545 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Fallout 4 or Project Zomboid?
Project Zomboid currently has more players: 44,586 concurrent players on Steam vs 12,177 for Fallout 4, about 4× more players.
Is Fallout 4 bigger than Project Zomboid on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Fallout 4 averaged 10,663 concurrent players and Project Zomboid averaged 49,927. 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 144 days both games have been tracked.
Is Fallout 4 better than Project Zomboid?
By Steam review score, Project Zomboid rates higher: 94% positive across 489,288 reviews vs 81% across 430,069 for Fallout 4. Project Zomboid has the larger player base right now (44,586 vs 12,177 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Fallout 4 growing or declining on Steam?
Fallout 4 averaged 10,663 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 18,815.
Is Project Zomboid growing or declining on Steam?
Project Zomboid averaged 49,927 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 23% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 124,894.
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