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Left 4 Dead 2 vs Project Zomboid
Project Zomboid is the more played game right now: 50,881 players on Steam against 43,041 for Left 4 Dead 2, about 18% more players. Project Zomboid has been ahead for 81 days straight, and has led on 117 days of the 144 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Left 4 Dead 2 counters with better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 94%.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 5 minutes.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 115h in Left 4 Dead 2 and 52.6h in Project Zomboid. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
Left 4 Dead 2
115h
average of 221 members
Project Zomboid
52.6h
average of 135 members
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Left 4 Dead 2
27,829Project Zomboid
46,450Daily averages · latest day · Project Zomboid, 67% ahead of Left 4 Dead 2
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Read every 5 minutes · methodology
These are Steam players only. A game that also runs on its own launcher, a storefront of its own or on console has players this number cannot see, so read it as a comparison of Steam audiences rather than of total ones.
Head-to-head record
Project Zomboid has had the higher daily player count for the last 81 days. Left 4 Dead 2 last led on Jul 28, 2026.
Left 4 Dead 2 led 27 daysProject Zomboid led 117 days
- Days tracked
- 144
- Current streak
- 81 days
- Project Zomboid
- Lead changes
- 13
- Closest gap
- <1%
- May 30, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 144 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | Left 4 Dead 2 | Project Zomboid |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 43,041 | 50,881 |
| 24-hour peak | 43,041 | 61,028 |
| 7-day average | 30,749 | 52,098 |
| 30-day average | 28,714 | 49,422 |
| 30-day trend | +15% | −26% |
| Peak (tracked) | 53,530 | 124,894 |
| Steam reviews | 98% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 89% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,063,454 | 487,418 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~50,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 16, 2009 | Nov 8, 2013 |
| Price | $9.99 | $24.99 |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| 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 | 24,185 | 43,172 | 24,896 | 38,508 |
| Jul 2026 | 28,131 | 45,305 | 30,025 | 86,490 |
| Aug 2026 | 25,860 | 41,038 | 77,386 | 124,894 |
| Sep 2026 | 22,654 | 40,106 | 54,924 | 100,580 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 30,976 | 53,530 | 51,374 | 82,545 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Left 4 Dead 2 or Project Zomboid?
Project Zomboid currently has more players: 50,881 concurrent players on Steam vs 43,041 for Left 4 Dead 2, about 18% more players.
Is Left 4 Dead 2 bigger than Project Zomboid on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Left 4 Dead 2 averaged 28,714 concurrent players and Project Zomboid averaged 49,422. By that measure Project Zomboid is currently the bigger game.
Has Left 4 Dead 2 ever had more players than Project Zomboid?
Yes. Across the 144 days Coilr has tracked both games, Left 4 Dead 2 had the higher daily average on 27 days, most recently on Jul 28, 2026. Project Zomboid has led for the last 81 days.
Is Left 4 Dead 2 better than Project Zomboid?
By Steam review score, Left 4 Dead 2 rates higher: 98% positive across 1,063,454 reviews vs 94% across 487,418 for Project Zomboid. Project Zomboid has the larger player base right now (50,881 vs 43,041 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Left 4 Dead 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Left 4 Dead 2 averaged 28,714 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 15% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 53,530.
Is Project Zomboid growing or declining on Steam?
Project Zomboid averaged 49,422 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 26% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 124,894.
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