Head to head

Ark: Survival Evolved vs Heroes of Shadow Guard

Ark: Survival Evolved

Live

40k – 140k daily

Heroes of Shadow Guard

Live

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

August 2017 · 9 years ago

August 2016 · 10 years ago

Daily players

40k – 140k

No population data

Estimated players

344.4k2.7%

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 EvolvedHeroes of Shadow Guard

Ark: Survival Evolved

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~353.4k	Down 0.8%
August 2026	~356k
July 2026	~356.3k	—

Heroes of Shadow Guard

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~7
August 2026	~7
July 2026	~7	—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

Ark: Survival Evolved: 10.2kDown 49%
Heroes of Shadow Guard: 0

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 10,195 peak concurrent Steam players, while Heroes of Shadow Guard has 0.

Discord members

Ark: Survival Evolved: 391.9k
Heroes of Shadow Guard: —

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 391,895 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for Heroes of Shadow Guard.

Reddit members

Ark: Survival Evolved: 327.5kUp 0.1%
Heroes of Shadow Guard: —

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 327,461 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Heroes of Shadow Guard.

Twitch viewers

Ark: Survival Evolved: 109Down 80%
Heroes of Shadow Guard: —

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 109 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for Heroes of Shadow Guard.

YouTube subscribers

Ark: Survival Evolved: 1.2m
Heroes of Shadow Guard: —

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

How these estimates are made

Ark: Survival Evolved

Ark: Survival Evolved is estimated to have 40k – 140k 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.

Heroes of Shadow Guard

Heroes of Shadow Guard is showing no measurable concurrent players on Steam. Around 3k – 7k 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.