Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Half-Life is currently the more played game: 1,054 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 70 for Z1 Battle Royale — about 15× more players. Half-Life also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 56%. Z1 Battle Royale is free to play, while Half-Life costs $9.99. Across all tracked metrics, Half-Life leads 8 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Half-Life has had the higher daily player count for the last 38 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
38
Current streak
38 days
Half-Life
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
95%
Jul 15, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 38 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Half-Life | Z1 Battle Royale |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,054 | 70 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,127 | 128 |
| 7-day average | 950 | 39 |
| 30-day average | 910 | 22 |
| 30-day trend | +29% | +17% |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,690 | 147 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 56% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 95% positive | 75% positive |
| Total reviews | 162,552 | 202,520 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 18, 1998 | Feb 27, 2018 |
| Price | $9.99 | Free to play |
Full stats: Half-Life · Z1 Battle Royale · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Half-Life | Z1 Battle Royale | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 650 | 817 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 669 | 953 | 19 | 29 |
| Jun 2026 | 780 | 1,603 | 18 | 114 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 1,014 | 1,690 | 29 | 147 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Half-Life currently has more players: 1,054 concurrent players on Steam vs 70 for Z1 Battle Royale — about 15× more players.
Over the last 30 days Half-Life averaged 910 concurrent players and Z1 Battle Royale averaged 22. By that measure Half-Life is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Half-Life has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 38 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Half-Life rates higher: 97% positive across 162,552 reviews vs 56% across 202,520 for Z1 Battle Royale. Half-Life has the larger player base right now (1,054 vs 70 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Half-Life averaged 910 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 29% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,690.
Z1 Battle Royale averaged 22 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 17% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 147.