Head to head

Ark: Survival Evolved vs King of Crabs

Ark: Survival Evolved

Live

54k – 190k daily

King of Crabs

Live

70 – 250 daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

August 2017 · 9 years ago

March 2019 · 8 years ago

Daily players

54k – 190k

70 – 250

Estimated players

347.4k2.1%

4.8k1.9%

Available on

Windows
macOS
Linux
Android
iOS
PlayStation
Xbox
Nintendo

Windows
Android
iOS

Platforms

Perspectives

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Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Ark: Survival EvolvedKing of Crabs

Ark: Survival Evolved

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~351.8k	Down 0.1%
September 2026	~352.3k	Down 1.0%
August 2026	~356k
July 2026	~356.3k	—

King of Crabs

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~4.8k	Down 0.9%
September 2026	~4.8k	Up 0.1%
August 2026	~4.8k	Up 10%
July 2026	~4.3k	—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

Ark: Survival Evolved: 21.5kUp 3.1%
King of Crabs: 28Up 33%

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has about 767× as many peak concurrent Steam players as King of Crabs — 21,463 vs 28.

Discord members

Ark: Survival Evolved: 391.3kDown 0.1%
King of Crabs: 8.9k

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has about 44× as many Discord members as King of Crabs — 391,289 vs 8,867.

Reddit members

Ark: Survival Evolved: 327.7kUp 0.1%
King of Crabs: —

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 327,741 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for King of Crabs.

Twitch viewers

Ark: Survival Evolved: 141Down 65%
King of Crabs: 0

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 141 live Twitch viewers, while King of Crabs has 0.

YouTube subscribers

Ark: Survival Evolved: 1.2m
King of Crabs: 8.2kUp 0.1%

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has about 146× as many YouTube subscribers as King of Crabs — 1,200,000 vs 8,200.

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.

King of Crabs

King of Crabs is estimated to have 70 – 250 players a day. Around 180k – 470k 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.