Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy is currently the more played game: 81,807 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 32,928 for Project Zomboid — about 2.5× more players. Project Zomboid counters with better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 88%. Across all tracked metrics, Grand Theft Auto V Legacy leads 7 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy has had the higher daily player count for the last 55 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
55
Current streak
55 days
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
26%
May 21, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 55 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Grand Theft Auto V Legacy | Project Zomboid |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 81,807 | 32,928 |
| 24-hour peak | 91,537 | 35,004 |
| 7-day average | 67,322 | 26,882 |
| 30-day average | 68,462 | 26,576 |
| 30-day trend | +2% | +6% |
| Peak (tracked) | 105,399 | 40,732 |
| Steam reviews | 88% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 82% positive | 91% positive |
| Total reviews | 2,069,287 | 460,282 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~50,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 12, 2015 | Nov 7, 2013 |
| Price | — | $19.99 |
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| Month | Grand Theft Auto V Legacy | Project Zomboid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 35,350 | 85,977 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 50,474 | 92,488 | 26,844 | 38,458 |
| Jun 2026 | 68,451 | 105,399 | 24,873 | 38,508 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 69,437 | 102,496 | 27,405 | 40,732 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy currently has more players: 81,807 concurrent players on Steam vs 32,928 for Project Zomboid — about 2.5× more players.
Over the last 30 days Grand Theft Auto V Legacy averaged 68,462 concurrent players and Project Zomboid averaged 26,576. By that measure Grand Theft Auto V Legacy is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Grand Theft Auto V Legacy has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 55 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Project Zomboid rates higher: 94% positive across 460,282 reviews vs 88% across 2,069,287 for Grand Theft Auto V Legacy. Grand Theft Auto V Legacy has the larger player base right now (81,807 vs 32,928 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy averaged 68,462 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 105,399.
Project Zomboid averaged 26,576 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 40,732.