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Project Zomboid vs Terraria
Project Zomboid is the more played game right now: 57,434 players on Steam against 27,329 for Terraria, about 2.1× more players. Project Zomboid has been ahead for 73 days straight, and has led on 79 days of the 136 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Terraria counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 94%. Terraria is currently 50% off on Steam.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Project Zomboid is read every 5 minutes, Terraria every 10 minutes. Both are Indie / RPG games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 52.7h in Project Zomboid and 184h in Terraria. 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.
Project Zomboid
52.7h
average of 125 members
Terraria
184h
average of 233 members
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Project Zomboid
51,020Terraria
31,056Daily averages · latest day · Project Zomboid, 64% ahead of Terraria
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Project Zomboid is read every 5 minutes, Terraria every 10 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 73 days. Terraria last led on Jul 28, 2026.
Project Zomboid led 79 daysTerraria led 57 days
- Days tracked
- 136
- Current streak
- 73 days
- Project Zomboid
- Lead changes
- 6
- Closest gap
- <1%
- May 31, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 136 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 | Project Zomboid | Terraria |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 57,434 | 27,329 |
| 24-hour peak | 65,708 | 51,610 |
| 7-day average | 52,675 | 33,549 |
| 30-day average | 50,373 | 34,078 |
| 30-day trend | −30% | −20% |
| Peak (tracked) | 124,894 | 76,353 |
| Steam reviews | 94% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 88% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 485,327 | 1,559,274 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 8, 2013 | May 16, 2011 |
| Price | $16.74 (−33%) | $4.99 (−50%) |
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 | Project Zomboid | Terraria | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 21,712 | 27,427 |
| May 2026 | 26,844 | 38,458 | 24,837 | 41,678 |
| Jun 2026 | 24,896 | 38,508 | 26,809 | 46,342 |
| Jul 2026 | 30,025 | 86,490 | 30,813 | 49,184 |
| Aug 2026 | 77,386 | 124,894 | 36,849 | 76,353 |
| Sep 2026 | 54,916 | 100,580 | 37,472 | 75,354 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 50,871 | 82,316 | 32,306 | 55,418 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Project Zomboid or Terraria?
Project Zomboid currently has more players: 57,434 concurrent players on Steam vs 27,329 for Terraria, about 2.1× more players.
Is Project Zomboid bigger than Terraria on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Project Zomboid averaged 50,373 concurrent players and Terraria averaged 34,078. By that measure Project Zomboid is currently the bigger game.
Has Terraria ever had more players than Project Zomboid?
Yes. Across the 136 days Coilr has tracked both games, Terraria had the higher daily average on 57 days, most recently on Jul 28, 2026. Project Zomboid has led for the last 73 days.
Is Project Zomboid better than Terraria?
By Steam review score, Terraria rates higher: 97% positive across 1,559,274 reviews vs 94% across 485,327 for Project Zomboid. Project Zomboid has the larger player base right now (57,434 vs 27,329 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Project Zomboid growing or declining on Steam?
Project Zomboid averaged 50,373 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 30% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 124,894.
Is Terraria growing or declining on Steam?
Terraria averaged 34,078 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 20% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 76,353.
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