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Project Zomboid vs Valheim
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Early Access / Indie games.
Project Zomboid is currently the more played game: 71,562 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 15,689 for Valheim, about 5× more players. Project Zomboid has been ahead for 93 days straight. Across all tracked metrics, Project Zomboid leads 7 of 9.
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.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 47.1h in Project Zomboid and 54.4h in Valheim. 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
47.1h
average of 70 members
Valheim
54.4h
average of 55 members
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Player count history
Project ZomboidValheim
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Project Zomboid has had the higher daily player count for the last 93 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Project Zomboid led 93 daysValheim led 0 days
Days tracked
93
Current streak
93 days
Project Zomboid
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
22%
Jul 26, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 93 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Project Zomboid | Valheim |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 71,562 | 15,689 |
| 24-hour peak | 83,697 | 22,293 |
| 7-day average | 72,721 | 15,389 |
| 30-day average | 76,596 | 15,596 |
| 30-day trend | +178% | −13% |
| Peak (tracked) | 124,995 | 34,949 |
| Steam reviews | 94% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 90% positive | 89% positive |
| Total reviews | 473,853 | 540,479 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 8, 2013 | Feb 2, 2021 |
| Price | $24.99 | $29.99 |
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Players by month
| Month | Project Zomboid | Valheim | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 16,644 | 19,638 |
| May 2026 | 26,844 | 38,458 | 16,227 | 27,833 |
| Jun 2026 | 24,896 | 38,508 | 15,609 | 31,394 |
| Jul 2026 | 29,992 | 86,603 | 17,963 | 34,949 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 77,479 | 124,995 | 15,576 | 31,005 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Project Zomboid or Valheim?
Project Zomboid currently has more players: 71,562 concurrent players on Steam vs 15,689 for Valheim, about 5× more players.
Is Project Zomboid bigger than Valheim on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Project Zomboid averaged 76,596 concurrent players and Valheim averaged 15,596. By that measure Project Zomboid is currently the bigger game.
Has Valheim ever had more players than Project Zomboid?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Project Zomboid has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 93 days both games have been tracked.
Is Project Zomboid better than Valheim?
By Steam review score, Valheim rates higher: 94% positive across 540,479 reviews vs 94% across 473,853 for Project Zomboid. Project Zomboid has the larger player base right now (71,562 vs 15,689 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Project Zomboid growing or declining on Steam?
Project Zomboid averaged 76,596 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 178% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 124,995.
Is Valheim growing or declining on Steam?
Valheim averaged 15,596 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 13% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 34,949.