Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Red Dead Redemption 2 is currently the more played game: 36,659 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 31,563 for Project Zomboid — about 16% more players. Project Zomboid counters with better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 92%. Red Dead Redemption 2 is currently 75% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Red Dead Redemption 2 leads 8 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Red Dead Redemption 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 20 days — Project Zomboid last led on Jun 25, 2026.
Days tracked
50
Current streak
20 days
Red Dead Redemption 2
Lead changes
5
Closest gap
<1%
Jun 5, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 50 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Project Zomboid | Red Dead Redemption 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 31,563 | 36,659 |
| 24-hour peak | 31,563 | 42,829 |
| 7-day average | 27,767 | 34,049 |
| 30-day average | 25,936 | 28,994 |
| 30-day trend | +2% | +13% |
| Peak (tracked) | 40,732 | 52,264 |
| Steam reviews | 94% positive | 92% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 92% positive | 94% positive |
| Total reviews | 458,830 | 894,865 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 7, 2013 | Dec 4, 2019 |
| Price | $19.99 | $14.99 (−75%) |
Full stats: Project Zomboid · Red Dead Redemption 2 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Project Zomboid | Red Dead Redemption 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 21,711 | 28,989 |
| May 2026 | 26,844 | 38,458 | 25,794 | 44,913 |
| Jun 2026 | 24,842 | 38,508 | 24,887 | 46,113 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 27,437 | 40,732 | 33,307 | 52,264 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Red Dead Redemption 2 currently has more players: 36,659 concurrent players on Steam vs 31,563 for Project Zomboid — about 16% more players.
Over the last 30 days Project Zomboid averaged 25,936 concurrent players and Red Dead Redemption 2 averaged 28,994. By that measure Red Dead Redemption 2 is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 50 days Coilr has tracked both games, Project Zomboid had the higher daily average on 24 days, most recently on Jun 25, 2026. Red Dead Redemption 2 has led for the last 20 days.
By Steam review score, Project Zomboid rates higher: 94% positive across 458,830 reviews vs 92% across 894,865 for Red Dead Redemption 2. Red Dead Redemption 2 has the larger player base right now (36,659 vs 31,563 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Project Zomboid averaged 25,936 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 40,732.
Red Dead Redemption 2 averaged 28,994 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 13% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 52,264.