Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are RPG games.
Project Zomboid is currently the more played game: 32,067 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 18,361 for Where Winds Meet — about 1.7× more players. Project Zomboid also has the better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 87%. Where Winds Meet is free to play, while Project Zomboid costs $19.99. Across all tracked metrics, Project Zomboid leads 9 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Project Zomboid has had the higher daily player count for the last 57 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
57
Current streak
57 days
Project Zomboid
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
19%
May 29, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 57 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Project Zomboid | Where Winds Meet |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 32,067 | 18,361 |
| 24-hour peak | 32,433 | 30,096 |
| 7-day average | 27,062 | 12,267 |
| 30-day average | 26,660 | 13,158 |
| 30-day trend | +6% | −18% |
| Peak (tracked) | 40,732 | 33,572 |
| Steam reviews | 94% positive | 87% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 91% positive | 79% positive |
| Total reviews | 460,282 | 112,093 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | — |
| Release date | Nov 7, 2013 | Nov 13, 2025 |
| Price | $19.99 | Free to play |
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| Month | Project Zomboid | Where Winds Meet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 26,844 | 38,458 | 20,207 | 33,572 |
| Jun 2026 | 24,875 | 38,508 | 15,263 | 31,373 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 27,187 | 40,732 | 12,651 | 30,096 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Project Zomboid currently has more players: 32,067 concurrent players on Steam vs 18,361 for Where Winds Meet — about 1.7× more players.
Over the last 30 days Project Zomboid averaged 26,660 concurrent players and Where Winds Meet averaged 13,158. By that measure Project Zomboid is currently the bigger game.
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 57 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Project Zomboid rates higher: 94% positive across 460,282 reviews vs 87% across 112,093 for Where Winds Meet. Project Zomboid has the larger player base right now (32,067 vs 18,361 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Project Zomboid averaged 26,660 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 40,732.
Where Winds Meet averaged 13,158 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 18% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 33,572.