Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Indie / RPG games.
Path of Exile is currently the more played game: 103,841 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 84,843 for Project Zomboid — about 22% more players. Project Zomboid counters with better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 89%. Path of Exile is free to play, while Project Zomboid costs $24.99. Across all tracked metrics, Path of Exile leads 6 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Path of Exile has had the higher daily player count for the last 8 days — Project Zomboid last led on Jul 23, 2026.
Days tracked
62
Current streak
8 days
Path of Exile
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
13%
Jul 31, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 62 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Path of Exile | Project Zomboid |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 103,841 | 84,843 |
| 24-hour peak | 107,771 | 84,843 |
| 7-day average | 96,726 | 38,213 |
| 30-day average | 26,662 | 29,780 |
| 30-day trend | +377% | +20% |
| Peak (tracked) | 187,116 | 84,843 |
| Steam reviews | 89% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 88% positive | 93% positive |
| Total reviews | 248,283 | 461,519 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 23, 2013 | Nov 8, 2013 |
| Price | Free to play | $24.99 |
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| Month | Path of Exile | Project Zomboid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 5,427 | 6,988 | 26,844 | 38,458 |
| Jun 2026 | 5,564 | 21,708 | 24,896 | 38,508 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 26,364 | 187,116 | 29,753 | 84,843 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Path of Exile currently has more players: 103,841 concurrent players on Steam vs 84,843 for Project Zomboid — about 22% more players.
Over the last 30 days Path of Exile averaged 26,662 concurrent players and Project Zomboid averaged 29,780. By that measure Project Zomboid is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 62 days Coilr has tracked both games, Project Zomboid had the higher daily average on 54 days, most recently on Jul 23, 2026. Path of Exile has led for the last 8 days.
By Steam review score, Project Zomboid rates higher: 94% positive across 461,519 reviews vs 89% across 248,283 for Path of Exile. Path of Exile has the larger player base right now (103,841 vs 84,843 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Path of Exile averaged 26,662 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 377% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 187,116.
Project Zomboid averaged 29,780 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 20% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 84,843.