Head to head

Ark: Survival Evolved vs The Cycle: Frontier

Ark: Survival Evolved

Live

39k – 140k daily

The Cycle: Frontier

Live

3 – 9 daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

August 2017 · 9 years ago

June 2022 · 4 years ago

Daily players

39k – 140k

3 – 9

Estimated players

349.5k2.1%

36.5k2.9%

Available on

Windows
macOS
Linux
Android
iOS
PlayStation
Xbox
Nintendo

Windows

Platforms

Windows

Perspectives

First Person

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Ark: Survival EvolvedThe Cycle: Frontier

Ark: Survival Evolved

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~352.1k	Down 1.1%
August 2026	~356k
July 2026	~356.3k	—

The Cycle: Frontier

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~36.7k	Down 0.8%
August 2026	~37k
July 2026	~37k	—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

Ark: Survival Evolved: 15.5kDown 22%
The Cycle: Frontier: 2Up 100%

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has about 7750× as many peak concurrent Steam players as The Cycle: Frontier — 15,499 vs 2.

Discord members

Ark: Survival Evolved: 391.5k
The Cycle: Frontier: 106.3kDown 0.6%

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has about 3.7× as many Discord members as The Cycle: Frontier — 391,496 vs 106,326.

Reddit members

Ark: Survival Evolved: 327.6kUp 0.1%
The Cycle: Frontier: 17.7k

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has about 19× as many subreddit members as The Cycle: Frontier — 327,646 vs 17,677.

Twitch viewers

Ark: Survival Evolved: 175Down 48%
The Cycle: Frontier: 68Down 70%

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has about 2.6× as many live Twitch viewers as The Cycle: Frontier — 175 vs 68.

YouTube subscribers

Ark: Survival Evolved: 1.2m
The Cycle: Frontier: 17.3k

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has about 69× as many YouTube subscribers as The Cycle: Frontier — 1,200,000 vs 17,300.

How these estimates are made

Ark: Survival Evolved

Ark: Survival Evolved is estimated to have 39k – 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.

The Cycle: Frontier

The Cycle: Frontier is estimated to have 3 – 9 players a day. Around 720k – 2m 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.