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ARK: Survival Ascended vs ARK: Survival Evolved Player Count: Which Is More Popular?

ARK: Survival Ascended is more popular right now with 18,383 players on Steam, more players than ARK: Survival Evolved (9,833). It also leads over the last 30 days, with 19,936 players on average against 13,273 for ARK: Survival Evolved. The highest all-time peak belongs to ARK: Survival Evolved (248,405 players).

ARK: Survival Ascended
18,383
playing now · 24h peak 23k
ARK: Survival Evolved
9,833
playing now · 24h peak 17k

ARK: Survival Ascended vs ARK: Survival Evolved player count chart

  • ARK: Survival Ascended
  • ARK: Survival Evolved

Concurrent players on Steam. Drag or pinch to zoom; the table below has every number.

ARK: Survival Ascended vs ARK: Survival Evolved: side by side

StatARK: Survival AscendedARK: Survival Evolved
Players right now18,3839,833
24-hour peak23,40517,468
All-time peak98,047Oct 1, 2023248,405Jun 19, 2022
30-day average players19,93613,273
Steam reviews59.9% positive120k reviews83.3% positive780k reviews
Price now (US)-75% $11.24-34% $9.89
Lowest price we have seen$11.24 Oct 26, 2026$4.94 Oct 5, 2025
Twitch viewers now8601,225 on average, 7 days119150 on average, 7 days
Release dateOct 25, 2023May 1, 2015

Green marks the leader in each row (for prices, the cheaper game). Prices are US Steam prices.

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Which is more popular, ARK: Survival Ascended or ARK: Survival Evolved?

ARK: Survival Ascended is more popular right now with 18,383 players on Steam, more players than ARK: Survival Evolved (9,833). It also leads over the last 30 days, with 19,936 players on average against 13,273 for ARK: Survival Evolved. The highest all-time peak belongs to ARK: Survival Evolved (248,405 players).

Which has the higher all-time peak on Steam, ARK: Survival Ascended or ARK: Survival Evolved?

ARK: Survival Evolved peaked at 248,405 concurrent players on June 19, 2022. ARK: Survival Ascended peaked at 98,047 concurrent players on October 1, 2023.

Is ARK: Survival Ascended or ARK: Survival Evolved cheaper on Steam?

ARK: Survival Ascended costs $11.24 on the US Steam store. ARK: Survival Evolved costs $9.89 on the US Steam store, and the lowest price we have seen is $4.94.

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