Head to head

Ark: Survival Evolved vs Pixel Starships

Ark: Survival Evolved

Live

55k – 190k daily

Pixel Starships

Live

490 – 2k daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

August 2017 · 9 years ago

January 2016 · 11 years ago

Daily players

55k – 190k

490 – 2k

Estimated players

344.3k2.2%

8k1.1%

Available on

Windows
macOS
Linux
Android
iOS
PlayStation
Xbox
Nintendo

Browser
Windows
macOS
Android
iOS

Platforms

Perspectives

Side View

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Ark: Survival EvolvedPixel Starships

Ark: Survival Evolved

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
August 2026	~354.8k	Down 0.4%
July 2026	~356.3k	—

Pixel Starships

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
August 2026	~8.1k	Down 0.2%
July 2026	~8.1k	—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

Ark: Survival Evolved: 21.8kUp 45%
Pixel Starships: 197Up 81%

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has about 111× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Pixel Starships — 21,832 vs 197.

Discord members

Ark: Survival Evolved: 391.8k
Pixel Starships: 20.2k

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has about 19× as many Discord members as Pixel Starships — 391,820 vs 20,217.

Reddit members

Ark: Survival Evolved: 327.1kUp 0.1%
Pixel Starships: 9.2kUp 0.5%

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has about 35× as many subreddit members as Pixel Starships — 327,103 vs 9,234.

Twitch viewers

Ark: Survival Evolved: 329Up 22%
Pixel Starships: 0

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 329 live Twitch viewers, while Pixel Starships has 0.

YouTube subscribers

Ark: Survival Evolved: 1.2m
Pixel Starships: 1.1k

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has about 1081× as many YouTube subscribers as Pixel Starships — 1,200,000 vs 1,110.

How these estimates are made

Ark: Survival Evolved

Ark: Survival Evolved is estimated to have 55k – 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.

Pixel Starships

Pixel Starships is estimated to have 490 – 2k players a day. Around 71k – 180k 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.