Head to head
Ark: Survival Ascended vs Palworld
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Windows
- PlayStation
- Windows
- Xbox
- macOS
- PlayStation
Categories
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
Ark: Survival Ascended
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~290.2k | Down 1.5% |
| August 2026 | ~294.6k | Down 0.5% |
| July 2026 | ~296.1k | — |
Palworld
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~356.5k | Down 20% |
| August 2026 | ~446.2k | Down 7.6% |
| July 2026 | ~483.1k | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Steam concurrent players
- Ark: Survival Ascended
- 14.7kDown 43%
- Palworld
- 49.1kDown 73%
Palworld currently has about 3.3× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Ark: Survival Ascended — 49,135 vs 14,727.
Discord members
- Ark: Survival Ascended
- 391.6k
- Palworld
- 316.7kUp 0.6%
Ark: Survival Ascended currently has about 1.2× as many Discord members as Palworld — 391,633 vs 316,700.
Reddit members
- Ark: Survival Ascended
- 327.6kUp 0.1%
- Palworld
- 901.1kUp 2.0%
Palworld currently has about 2.8× as many subreddit members as Ark: Survival Ascended — 901,089 vs 327,629.
Twitch viewers
- Ark: Survival Ascended
- 864Down 98%
- Palworld
- 2.1kDown 77%
Palworld currently has about 2.4× as many live Twitch viewers as Ark: Survival Ascended — 2,116 vs 864.
YouTube subscribers
- Ark: Survival Ascended
- 1.2m
- Palworld
- 613kUp 0.7%
Ark: Survival Ascended currently has about 2× as many YouTube subscribers as Palworld — 1,200,000 vs 613,000.
How these estimates are made
Ark: Survival Ascended
Ark: Survival Ascended is estimated to have 60k – 210k 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.
Palworld
Palworld is estimated to have 180k – 640k players a day. Around 5m – 14m 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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