Head to head

Ark: Survival Evolved vs Play Together

Ark: Survival Evolved

Live

41k – 140k daily

Play Together

Live

11k – 40k daily

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

41k – 140k

11k – 40k

Estimated players

353.2k2.1%

54.6k0.3%

Available on

Windows
macOS
Linux
Android
iOS
PlayStation
Xbox
Nintendo

Android
iOS
Windows

Platforms

Perspectives

Third Person

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Ark: Survival EvolvedPlay Together

Ark: Survival Evolved

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~352k	Down 1.1%
August 2026	~356k
July 2026	~356.3k	—

Play Together

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~54.9k	Down 0.1%
August 2026	~54.9k	Up 18%
July 2026	~46.7k	—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

Ark: Survival Evolved: 9.5kDown 65%
Play Together: 2.6kDown 45%

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has about 3.6× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Play Together — 9,515 vs 2,625.

Discord members

Ark: Survival Evolved: 391.4kDown 0.1%
Play Together: 219.7k

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has about 1.8× as many Discord members as Play Together — 391,403 vs 219,673.

Reddit members

Ark: Survival Evolved: 327.7kUp 0.1%
Play Together: —

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 327,696 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Play Together.

Twitch viewers

Ark: Survival Evolved: 108Down 86%
Play Together: 8Down 50%

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has about 14× as many live Twitch viewers as Play Together — 108 vs 8.

YouTube subscribers

Ark: Survival Evolved: 1.2m
Play Together: 32.9kUp 0.3%

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has about 36× as many YouTube subscribers as Play Together — 1,200,000 vs 32,900.

How these estimates are made

Ark: Survival Evolved

Ark: Survival Evolved is estimated to have 41k – 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.

Play Together

Play Together is estimated to have 11k – 40k players a day. Around 45k – 120k 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.