Head to head

Ark: Survival Ascended vs Plains of Pain

Ark: Survival Ascended

Released

~270k daily · 160k – 450k

Last measured Nov 8, 2026

Plains of Pain

Released

~280 daily · 200 – 390

Last measured Nov 8, 2026

VerdictArk: Survival Ascended has ~964× Plains of Pain's daily players (~270k vs ~280, as of Nov 8, 2026).

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

Released

October 2023 · 3 years ago

February 2023 · 4 years ago

Est. daily players

~270k160k – 450kMedium confidence · Last measured Nov 8, 2026

~280200 – 390Medium confidence · Last measured Nov 8, 2026

Available on

PlayStation
Windows

Windows

Platforms

Windows

Perspectives

Third Person

Player activity

Estimated daily players (central estimate) for both games.

Ark: Survival AscendedPlains of Pain

Monthly history: Collecting data since Nov 5, 2026. The table appears once there are two calendar months to compare.

Community breakdown

Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side. Collected since Nov 5, 2026.

Steam concurrent players

Ark: Survival Ascended: 28.5k
Plains of Pain: 46

Ark: Survival Ascended currently has about 620× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Plains of Pain — 28,535 vs 46.

Discord members

Ark: Survival Ascended: 389.9k
Plains of Pain: 1.6k

Ark: Survival Ascended currently has about 248× as many Discord members as Plains of Pain — 389,875 vs 1,570.

Reddit members

Ark: Survival Ascended: 328.2k
Plains of Pain: —

Ark: Survival Ascended currently has 328,206 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Plains of Pain.

Twitch viewers

Ark: Survival Ascended: 1.7k
Plains of Pain: 3

Ark: Survival Ascended currently has about 550× as many live Twitch viewers as Plains of Pain — 1,651 vs 3.

YouTube subscribers

Ark: Survival Ascended: 1.2m
Plains of Pain: 706

Ark: Survival Ascended currently has about 1700× as many YouTube subscribers as Plains of Pain — 1,200,000 vs 706.

How these estimates are made

Ark: Survival Ascended

We estimate that about 270,000 people play Ark: Survival Ascended on a typical day (most likely between 160,000 and 450,000), based on data from Nov 8, 2026. Around 4,400,000 accounts (between 2,900,000 and 6,700,000) have played it at some point. It is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player count, converted to daily players, so players on other launchers or consoles may not be fully counted. Confidence: medium — Steam covers part of the player base, or several community signals agree.

Plains of Pain

We estimate that about 280 people play Plains of Pain on a typical day (most likely between 200 and 390), based on data from Nov 8, 2026. Around 46,000 accounts (between 36,000 and 59,000) have played it at some point. It is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player count, converted to daily players, so players on other launchers or consoles may not be fully counted. Confidence: medium — Steam covers part of the player base, or several community signals agree.

How we estimate