Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Simulation games.
Project Zomboid is currently the more played game: 23,357 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 15,556 for Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel — about 1.5× more players. Project Zomboid also has the better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 72%. Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel 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 50 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
50
Current streak
50 days
Project Zomboid
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
19%
Jun 11, 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 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 23,357 | 15,556 |
| 24-hour peak | 31,650 | 18,586 |
| 7-day average | 27,567 | 13,255 |
| 30-day average | 25,970 | 12,799 |
| 30-day trend | +2% | −19% |
| Peak (tracked) | 40,732 | 37,152 |
| Steam reviews | 94% positive | 72% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 92% positive | 54% positive |
| Total reviews | 458,830 | 99,876 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | — |
| Release date | Nov 7, 2013 | Jan 17, 2022 |
| Price | $19.99 | Free to play |
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| Month | Project Zomboid | Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 26,844 | 38,458 | 12,789 | 18,121 |
| Jun 2026 | 24,860 | 38,508 | 15,048 | 37,152 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 27,176 | 40,732 | 12,053 | 25,317 |
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: 23,357 concurrent players on Steam vs 15,556 for Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel — about 1.5× more players.
Over the last 30 days Project Zomboid averaged 25,970 concurrent players and Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel averaged 12,799. 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 50 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Project Zomboid rates higher: 94% positive across 458,830 reviews vs 72% across 99,876 for Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel. Project Zomboid has the larger player base right now (23,357 vs 15,556 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Project Zomboid averaged 25,970 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 40,732.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel averaged 12,799 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 19% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 37,152.