Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Left 4 Dead 2 is currently the more played game: 36,021 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 26,402 for Project Zomboid — about 36% more players. Left 4 Dead 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 94%. Across all tracked metrics, Left 4 Dead 2 leads 9 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Left 4 Dead 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 1 day — Project Zomboid last led on Jul 18, 2026.
Days tracked
54
Current streak
1 day
Left 4 Dead 2
Lead changes
12
Closest gap
<1%
May 30, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 54 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Left 4 Dead 2 | Project Zomboid |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 36,021 | 26,402 |
| 24-hour peak | 40,991 | 37,047 |
| 7-day average | 26,957 | 27,174 |
| 30-day average | 27,704 | 26,410 |
| 30-day trend | +16% | +5% |
| Peak (tracked) | 45,866 | 40,732 |
| Steam reviews | 98% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 91% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,046,895 | 460,282 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~50,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 15, 2009 | Nov 7, 2013 |
| Price | $9.99 | $19.99 |
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| Month | Left 4 Dead 2 | Project Zomboid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 27,856 | 35,260 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 29,374 | 41,078 | 26,844 | 38,458 |
| Jun 2026 | 24,170 | 43,221 | 24,873 | 38,508 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 28,851 | 45,866 | 27,295 | 40,732 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Left 4 Dead 2 currently has more players: 36,021 concurrent players on Steam vs 26,402 for Project Zomboid — about 36% more players.
Over the last 30 days Left 4 Dead 2 averaged 27,704 concurrent players and Project Zomboid averaged 26,410. By that measure Left 4 Dead 2 is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 54 days Coilr has tracked both games, Project Zomboid had the higher daily average on 31 days, most recently on Jul 18, 2026. Left 4 Dead 2 has led for the last 1 day.
By Steam review score, Left 4 Dead 2 rates higher: 98% positive across 1,046,895 reviews vs 94% across 460,282 for Project Zomboid. Left 4 Dead 2 has the larger player base right now (36,021 vs 26,402 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Left 4 Dead 2 averaged 27,704 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 16% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 45,866.
Project Zomboid averaged 26,410 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 40,732.