Build Defense vs Build & Survive
Build Defense currently leads with 541 concurrent players against 461. On all-time peak the record belongs to Build & Survive at 1,057 concurrent players, versus 1,021. Momentum favours Build Defense: -2.3% week over week versus -21.5% for Build & Survive. Lifetime, Build Defense has more visits (71M vs 20M). Full side-by-side history for Build Defense and Build & Survive is charted above.
Build Defense🛡️
541
playing now
898 24h peak · 71M visits
VS
Build & Survive
461
playing now
878 24h peak · 20M visits
Player count history
Build DefenseBuild & Survive
Head to head
| Metric | Build Defense | Build & Survive | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Playing now | 541 | 461 | 80 |
| 24h peak | 898 | 878 | 20 |
| 24h average | 599 | 565 | 34 |
| 7-day peak | 994 | 1,014 | 20 |
| 7-day average | 639 | 623 | 16 |
| 30-day peak | 994 | 1,014 | 20 |
| All-time peak | 1,021 | 1,057 | 36 |
| 24h change | ▲ 1.0% | ▼ 0.9% | — |
| 7d change | ▼ 2.3% | ▼ 21.5% | — |
| Total visits | 71M | 20M | 51M (3.6×) |
| Visits (24h) | 50.2K | 117.4K | 67.2K (2.3×) |
| Visits (7d) | 375.4K | 876.8K | 501.4K (2.3×) |
| Favorites | 1.7M | 22K | 1.7M (79.4×) |
| Rating | 92.9% | 77.2% | — |
| Global rank (players) | #2,021 | #2,199 | of 7,662 |
| Trending score | -16.8 | -24.7 | — |
| Created | Feb 23, 2024 | Sep 10, 2025 | — |
| Genre | Survival | Simulation | — |
Other comparisons
Both games are sampled on the same schedule and plotted on a shared time axis, so the comparison is like for like. Peaks, averages and growth come from RoVitals's own recorded history — 12 days for Build Defense, 9 for Build & Survive.