Head to head

Ark: Survival Evolved vs In Next Life

Ark: Survival Evolved

Live

45k – 160k daily

In Next Life

Live

10 – 35 daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

August 2017 · 9 years ago

February 2026 · 9 months ago

Daily players

45k – 160k

10 – 35

Estimated players

354.5k0.5%

2711.1%

Available on

Windows
macOS
Linux
Android
iOS
PlayStation
Xbox
Nintendo

Windows
Android
iOS
macOS

Platforms

Perspectives

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Ark: Survival EvolvedIn Next Life

Ark: Survival Evolved

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~352.4k
September 2026	~352.3k	Down 1.0%
August 2026	~356k
July 2026	~356.3k	—

In Next Life

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~269	Up 0.4%
September 2026	~268	Up 1.5%
August 2026	~264	Up 1.1%
July 2026	~261	—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

Ark: Survival Evolved: 9.6kDown 43%
In Next Life: 4Down 56%

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has about 2394× as many peak concurrent Steam players as In Next Life — 9,577 vs 4.

Discord members

Ark: Survival Evolved: 388.9kDown 0.6%
In Next Life: 843Down 0.4%

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has about 461× as many Discord members as In Next Life — 388,869 vs 843.

Reddit members

Ark: Survival Evolved: 328.1kUp 0.1%
In Next Life: —

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 328,101 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for In Next Life.

Twitch viewers

Ark: Survival Evolved: 147Down 16%
In Next Life: 0

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 147 live Twitch viewers, while In Next Life has 0.

YouTube subscribers

Ark: Survival Evolved: 1.2m
In Next Life: 531

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has about 2260× as many YouTube subscribers as In Next Life — 1,200,000 vs 531.

How these estimates are made

Ark: Survival Evolved

Ark: Survival Evolved is estimated to have 45k – 160k 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.

In Next Life

In Next Life is estimated to have 10 – 35 players a day. Around 6k – 15k 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.