Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Indie / RPG games.
Palworld is currently the more played game: 463,701 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 73,778 for Project Zomboid — about 6× more players. Across all tracked metrics, Palworld leads 9 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Palworld has had the higher daily player count for the last 52 days — Project Zomboid last led on Jun 7, 2026.
Days tracked
60
Current streak
52 days
Palworld
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
<1%
Jun 7, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 60 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Palworld | Project Zomboid |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 463,701 | 73,778 |
| 24-hour peak | 572,249 | 73,778 |
| 7-day average | 549,357 | 27,368 |
| 30-day average | 388,402 | 27,199 |
| 30-day trend | +1345% | +9% |
| Peak (tracked) | 961,571 | 73,778 |
| Steam reviews | 94% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 96% positive | 93% positive |
| Total reviews | 451,815 | 461,519 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~50,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Jul 9, 2026 | Nov 8, 2013 |
| Price | $29.99 | $19.99 |
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| Month | Palworld | Project Zomboid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 28,256 | 28,256 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 15,863 | 17,744 | 26,844 | 38,458 |
| Jun 2026 | 27,076 | 50,615 | 24,893 | 38,508 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 404,086 | 961,571 | 27,427 | 73,778 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Palworld currently has more players: 463,701 concurrent players on Steam vs 73,778 for Project Zomboid — about 6× more players.
Over the last 30 days Palworld averaged 388,402 concurrent players and Project Zomboid averaged 27,199. By that measure Palworld is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 60 days Coilr has tracked both games, Project Zomboid had the higher daily average on 8 days, most recently on Jun 7, 2026. Palworld has led for the last 52 days.
By Steam review score, Palworld rates higher: 94% positive across 451,815 reviews vs 94% across 461,519 for Project Zomboid. Palworld has the larger player base right now (463,701 vs 73,778 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Palworld averaged 388,402 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 1345% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 961,571.
Project Zomboid averaged 27,199 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 73,778.