Head to head

Ark: Survival Evolved vs Expanse

Ark: Survival Evolved

Live

54k – 190k daily

Expanse

Live

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

August 2017 · 9 years ago

Daily players

54k – 190k

No population data

Estimated players

346.5k2.8%

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Available on

Windows
macOS
Linux
Android
iOS
PlayStation
Xbox
Nintendo

Windows

Platforms

Windows

Perspectives

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Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Ark: Survival EvolvedExpanse

Ark: Survival Evolved

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~353.6k	Down 0.7%
August 2026	~356k
July 2026	~356.3k	—

Expanse

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	—	—
August 2026	—	—
July 2026	—	—

Community breakdown

Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.

Steam concurrent players

Ark: Survival Evolved: 22.8kDown 1.2%
Expanse: —

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 22,807 peak concurrent Steam players; no comparable data is tracked for Expanse.

Discord members

Ark: Survival Evolved: 391.7k
Expanse: —

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 391,690 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for Expanse.

Reddit members

Ark: Survival Evolved: 327.6kUp 0.1%
Expanse: —

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 327,590 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Expanse.

Twitch viewers

Ark: Survival Evolved: 215Down 68%
Expanse: —

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 215 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for Expanse.

YouTube subscribers

Ark: Survival Evolved: 1.2m
Expanse: —

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 1,200,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for Expanse.

How these estimates are made

Ark: Survival Evolved

Ark: Survival Evolved is estimated to have 54k – 190k players a day. Around 8m – 21m 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.

Expanse

Expanse is showing no measurable concurrent players on Steam. Around 150 – 380 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.