Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Free To Play games.
Z1 Battle Royale is currently the more played game: 101 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 26 for Heroes & Generals — about 4× more players. Heroes & Generals counters with better Steam reviews: 68% positive vs 56%. Z1 Battle Royale is free to play. Across all tracked metrics, Z1 Battle Royale leads 6 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Z1 Battle Royale has had the higher daily player count for the last 9 days — Heroes & Generals last led on Jul 6, 2026.
Days tracked
46
Current streak
9 days
Z1 Battle Royale
Lead changes
6
Closest gap
<1%
Jun 29, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 46 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Heroes & Generals | Z1 Battle Royale |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 26 | 101 |
| 24-hour peak | 31 | 128 |
| 7-day average | 15 | 39 |
| 30-day average | 14 | 22 |
| 30-day trend | +601% | +15% |
| Peak (tracked) | 40 | 147 |
| Steam reviews | 68% positive | 56% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 80% positive | 75% positive |
| Total reviews | 141,726 | 202,520 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 17, 2016 | Feb 27, 2018 |
| Price | — | Free to play |
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| Month | Heroes & Generals | Z1 Battle Royale | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 29 |
| Jun 2026 | 8 | 40 | 18 | 114 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 15 | 40 | 28 | 147 |
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: 101 concurrent players on Steam vs 26 for Heroes & Generals — about 4× more players.
Over the last 30 days Heroes & Generals averaged 14 concurrent players and Z1 Battle Royale averaged 22. By that measure Z1 Battle Royale is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 46 days Coilr has tracked both games, Heroes & Generals had the higher daily average on 8 days, most recently on Jul 6, 2026. Z1 Battle Royale has led for the last 9 days.
By Steam review score, Heroes & Generals rates higher: 68% positive across 141,726 reviews vs 56% across 202,520 for Z1 Battle Royale. Z1 Battle Royale has the larger player base right now (101 vs 26 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Heroes & Generals averaged 14 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 601% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 40.
Z1 Battle Royale averaged 22 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 15% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 147.