Head to head

Ark: Survival Evolved vs Prime World: Defenders 2

Ark: Survival Evolved

Live

57k – 200k daily

Prime World: Defenders 2

Live

68 – 240 daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

August 2017 · 9 years ago

November 2018 · 8 years ago

Daily players

57k – 200k

68 – 240

Estimated players

363.5k0.1%

270

Available on

Windows
macOS
Linux
Android
iOS
PlayStation
Xbox
Nintendo

Windows

Platforms

Windows

Perspectives

Isometric

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Ark: Survival EvolvedPrime World: Defenders 2

Ark: Survival Evolved

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
November 2026	~363.5k	Up 3.0%
October 2026	~352.9k	Up 0.2%
September 2026	~352.3k	Down 1.0%
August 2026	~356k
July 2026	~356.3k	—

Prime World: Defenders 2

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
November 2026	~270	Up 0.7%
October 2026	~268
September 2026	~268	Down 0.4%
August 2026	~269	Up 17%
July 2026	~229	—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

Ark: Survival Evolved: 22.8kUp 26%
Prime World: Defenders 2: 27Up 17%

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has about 846× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Prime World: Defenders 2 — 22,846 vs 27.

Discord members

Ark: Survival Evolved: 389kDown 0.6%
Prime World: Defenders 2: —

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 388,994 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for Prime World: Defenders 2.

Reddit members

Ark: Survival Evolved: 328.1kUp 0.1%
Prime World: Defenders 2: —

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 328,132 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Prime World: Defenders 2.

Twitch viewers

Ark: Survival Evolved: 217Down 8.8%
Prime World: Defenders 2: —

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 217 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for Prime World: Defenders 2.

YouTube subscribers

Ark: Survival Evolved: 1.2m
Prime World: Defenders 2: —

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 1,200,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for Prime World: Defenders 2.

How these estimates are made

Ark: Survival Evolved

Ark: Survival Evolved is estimated to have 57k – 200k 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.

Prime World: Defenders 2

Prime World: Defenders 2 is estimated to have 68 – 240 players a day. Around 55k – 140k 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.