Head to head

Ark: Survival Evolved vs Lord of the Rings

Ark: Survival Evolved

Live

50k – 180k daily

Lord of the Rings

Live

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

August 2017 · 9 years ago

April 2021 · 5 years ago

Daily players

50k – 180k

No population data

Estimated players

356.1k0.9%

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Available on

Windows
macOS
Linux
Android
iOS
PlayStation
Xbox
Nintendo

Windows
PlayStation
Xbox

Platforms

Perspectives

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Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Ark: Survival EvolvedLord of the Rings

Ark: Survival Evolved

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~355.7k
August 2026	~356k
July 2026	~356.3k	—

Lord of the Rings

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: 16.8kDown 28%
Lord of the Rings: —

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 16,838 peak concurrent Steam players; no comparable data is tracked for Lord of the Rings.

Discord members

Ark: Survival Evolved: 391.9k
Lord of the Rings: —

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 391,910 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for Lord of the Rings.

Reddit members

Ark: Survival Evolved: 327.4kUp 0.1%
Lord of the Rings: —

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 327,361 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Lord of the Rings.

Twitch viewers

Ark: Survival Evolved: 387Down 0.3%
Lord of the Rings: —

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 387 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for Lord of the Rings.

YouTube subscribers

Ark: Survival Evolved: 1.2m
Lord of the Rings: —

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

How these estimates are made

Ark: Survival Evolved

Ark: Survival Evolved is estimated to have 50k – 180k 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.