Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Z1 Battle Royale is currently the more played game: 69 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 25 for Half-Life Deathmatch: Source — about 3× more players. Half-Life Deathmatch: Source counters with better Steam reviews: 76% positive vs 56%. Z1 Battle Royale is free to play, while Half-Life Deathmatch: Source costs $9.99. Across all tracked metrics, Z1 Battle Royale leads 6 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Z1 Battle Royale has had the higher daily player count for the last 8 days — Half-Life Deathmatch: Source last led on Jul 9, 2026.
Days tracked
40
Current streak
8 days
Z1 Battle Royale
Lead changes
12
Closest gap
<1%
Jun 18, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 40 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Half-Life Deathmatch: Source | Z1 Battle Royale |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 25 | 69 |
| 24-hour peak | 38 | 166 |
| 7-day average | 24 | 42 |
| 30-day average | 27 | 24 |
| 30-day trend | +58% | +31% |
| Peak (tracked) | 70 | 167 |
| Steam reviews | 76% positive | 56% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 82% positive | 75% positive |
| Total reviews | 5,520 | 202,520 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 30, 2006 | Feb 27, 2018 |
| Price | $9.99 | Free to play |
Full stats: Half-Life Deathmatch: Source · Z1 Battle Royale · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Half-Life Deathmatch: Source | Z1 Battle Royale | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 23 | 39 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 21 | 36 | 19 | 29 |
| Jun 2026 | 21 | 55 | 17 | 114 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 29 | 70 | 31 | 167 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Z1 Battle Royale currently has more players: 69 concurrent players on Steam vs 25 for Half-Life Deathmatch: Source — about 3× more players.
Over the last 30 days Half-Life Deathmatch: Source averaged 27 concurrent players and Z1 Battle Royale averaged 24. By that measure Half-Life Deathmatch: Source is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 40 days Coilr has tracked both games, Half-Life Deathmatch: Source had the higher daily average on 22 days, most recently on Jul 9, 2026. Z1 Battle Royale has led for the last 8 days.
By Steam review score, Half-Life Deathmatch: Source rates higher: 76% positive across 5,520 reviews vs 56% across 202,520 for Z1 Battle Royale. Z1 Battle Royale has the larger player base right now (69 vs 25 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Half-Life Deathmatch: Source averaged 27 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 58% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 70.
Z1 Battle Royale averaged 24 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 31% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 167.