Head to head

Ark: Survival Evolved vs Shadow Survival

Ark: Survival Evolved

Live

44k – 160k daily

Shadow Survival

Live

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

August 2017 · 9 years ago

January 2025 · 2 years ago

Daily players

44k – 160k

No population data

Estimated players

342.3k3.0%

172.5%

Available on

Windows
macOS
Linux
Android
iOS
PlayStation
Xbox
Nintendo

Windows

Platforms

Windows

Perspectives

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Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Ark: Survival EvolvedShadow Survival

Ark: Survival Evolved

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

Shadow Survival

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~17
September 2026	~17	Down 5.6%
August 2026	~18
July 2026	~18	—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

Ark: Survival Evolved: 17.7kUp 3.2%
Shadow Survival: —

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 17,735 peak concurrent Steam players; no comparable data is tracked for Shadow Survival.

Discord members

Ark: Survival Evolved: 391.5k
Shadow Survival: 45

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has about 8699× as many Discord members as Shadow Survival — 391,470 vs 45.

Reddit members

Ark: Survival Evolved: 327.9kUp 0.1%
Shadow Survival: —

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 327,912 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Shadow Survival.

Twitch viewers

Ark: Survival Evolved: 237Up 65%
Shadow Survival: —

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 237 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for Shadow Survival.

YouTube subscribers

Ark: Survival Evolved: 1.2m
Shadow Survival: 48

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has about 25000× as many YouTube subscribers as Shadow Survival — 1,200,000 vs 48.

How these estimates are made

Ark: Survival Evolved

Ark: Survival Evolved is estimated to have 44k – 160k 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.

Shadow Survival

Shadow Survival is showing no measurable concurrent players on Steam. Around 250 – 640 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.