Head to head

Ark: Survival Evolved vs Space Expand

Ark: Survival Evolved

Live

36k – 130k daily

Space Expand

Live

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

August 2017 · 9 years ago

February 2019 · 8 years ago

Daily players

36k – 130k

No population data

Estimated players

358.2k2.7%

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 EvolvedSpace Expand

Ark: Survival Evolved

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~352.4k
September 2026	~352.3k	Down 1.0%
August 2026	~356k
July 2026	~356.3k	—

Space Expand

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~4
September 2026	~4
August 2026	~4
July 2026	~4	—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

Ark: Survival Evolved: 16.7kUp 2.2%
Space Expand: 0

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 16,669 peak concurrent Steam players, while Space Expand has 0.

Discord members

Ark: Survival Evolved: 388.5kDown 0.7%
Space Expand: —

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 388,545 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for Space Expand.

Reddit members

Ark: Survival Evolved: 328.1kUp 0.1%
Space Expand: —

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 328,086 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Space Expand.

Twitch viewers

Ark: Survival Evolved: 245Down 8.9%
Space Expand: —

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 245 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for Space Expand.

YouTube subscribers

Ark: Survival Evolved: 1.2m
Space Expand: —

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 1,200,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for Space Expand.

How these estimates are made

Ark: Survival Evolved

Ark: Survival Evolved is estimated to have 36k – 130k 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.

Space Expand

Space Expand is showing no measurable concurrent players on Steam. Around 2k – 4k 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.