Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Early Access / Simulation games.
VRChat is currently the more played game: 44,030 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 31,563 for Project Zomboid — about 39% more players. Project Zomboid counters with better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 75%. VRChat is free to play, while Project Zomboid costs $19.99. Across all tracked metrics, VRChat leads 6 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
VRChat has had the higher daily player count for the last 49 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
49
Current streak
49 days
VRChat
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
35%
Jul 15, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 49 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Project Zomboid | VRChat |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 31,563 | 44,030 |
| 24-hour peak | 31,563 | 48,238 |
| 7-day average | 27,767 | 43,781 |
| 30-day average | 25,936 | 43,914 |
| 30-day trend | +2% | −5% |
| Peak (tracked) | 40,732 | 67,961 |
| Steam reviews | 94% positive | 75% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 92% positive | 71% positive |
| Total reviews | 458,830 | 265,148 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 7, 2013 | Jan 31, 2017 |
| Price | $19.99 | Free to play |
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| Month | Project Zomboid | VRChat | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 45,459 | 46,885 |
| May 2026 | 26,844 | 38,458 | 48,748 | 63,918 |
| Jun 2026 | 24,842 | 38,508 | 44,916 | 67,961 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 27,437 | 40,732 | 43,917 | 62,181 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
VRChat currently has more players: 44,030 concurrent players on Steam vs 31,563 for Project Zomboid — about 39% more players.
Over the last 30 days Project Zomboid averaged 25,936 concurrent players and VRChat averaged 43,914. By that measure VRChat is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: VRChat has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 49 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Project Zomboid rates higher: 94% positive across 458,830 reviews vs 75% across 265,148 for VRChat. VRChat has the larger player base right now (44,030 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.
VRChat averaged 43,914 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 67,961.