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Ark: Survival Ascended vs Embers Adrift
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Windows
- PlayStation
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Categories
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
Ark: Survival Ascended
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~290.4k | Down 1.4% |
| August 2026 | ~294.6k | Down 0.5% |
| July 2026 | ~296.1k | — |
Embers Adrift
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~1.4k | Down 2.2% |
| August 2026 | ~1.4k | Down 2.3% |
| July 2026 | ~1.5k | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Steam concurrent players
- Ark: Survival Ascended
- 17.7kDown 45%
- Embers Adrift
- 7Down 70%
Ark: Survival Ascended currently has about 2527× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Embers Adrift — 17,691 vs 7.
Discord members
- Ark: Survival Ascended
- 391.6k
- Embers Adrift
- 3.3kDown 1.2%
Ark: Survival Ascended currently has about 119× as many Discord members as Embers Adrift — 391,633 vs 3,297.
Reddit members
- Ark: Survival Ascended
- 327.6kUp 0.1%
- Embers Adrift
- 1.2kUp 0.3%
Ark: Survival Ascended currently has about 279× as many subreddit members as Embers Adrift — 327,612 vs 1,175.
Twitch viewers
- Ark: Survival Ascended
- 616Down 98%
- Embers Adrift
- 0Down 100%
Ark: Survival Ascended currently has 616 live Twitch viewers, while Embers Adrift has 0.
YouTube subscribers
- Ark: Survival Ascended
- 1.2m
- Embers Adrift
- 2.2kDown 0.4%
Ark: Survival Ascended currently has about 536× as many YouTube subscribers as Embers Adrift — 1,200,000 vs 2,240.
How these estimates are made
Ark: Survival Ascended
Ark: Survival Ascended is estimated to have 63k – 220k players a day. Around 2m – 4m accounts have played it in total. The range is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, then converted to daily actives and accounts — so it covers the Steam player base and will under-count a game played mostly through its own launcher or on console.
Embers Adrift
Embers Adrift is estimated to have 25 – 88 players a day. Around 11k – 29k accounts have played it in total. The range is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, then converted to daily actives and accounts — so it covers the Steam player base and will under-count a game played mostly through its own launcher or on console.
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