Head to head

Ark: Survival Evolved vs Zenith: Nexus

Ark: Survival Evolved

Live

42k – 150k daily

Zenith: Nexus

Live

3 – 9 daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

August 2017 · 9 years ago

February 2023 · 4 years ago

Daily players

42k – 150k

3 – 9

Estimated players

342.8k3.9%

21.5k6.6%

Available on

Windows
macOS
Linux
Android
iOS
PlayStation
Xbox
Nintendo

Platforms

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Perspectives

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Ark: Survival EvolvedZenith: Nexus

Ark: Survival Evolved

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~354.4k	Down 0.5%
August 2026	~356k
July 2026	~356.3k	—

Zenith: Nexus

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~22.6k	Down 2.1%
August 2026	~23.1k	Up 17%
July 2026	~19.8k	—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

Ark: Survival Evolved: 16.7kDown 25%
Zenith: Nexus: 0Down 100%

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 16,706 peak concurrent Steam players, while Zenith: Nexus has 0.

Discord members

Ark: Survival Evolved: 392k
Zenith: Nexus: 77.5kDown 0.4%

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has about 5.1× as many Discord members as Zenith: Nexus — 391,956 vs 77,487.

Reddit members

Ark: Survival Evolved: 327.4kUp 0.1%
Zenith: Nexus: —

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 327,445 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Zenith: Nexus.

Twitch viewers

Ark: Survival Evolved: 132Down 57%
Zenith: Nexus: 0

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 132 live Twitch viewers, while Zenith: Nexus has 0.

YouTube subscribers

Ark: Survival Evolved: 1.2m
Zenith: Nexus: 20.1k

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has about 60× as many YouTube subscribers as Zenith: Nexus — 1,200,000 vs 20,100.

How these estimates are made

Ark: Survival Evolved

Ark: Survival Evolved is estimated to have 42k – 150k 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.

Zenith: Nexus

Zenith: Nexus is estimated to have 3 – 9 players a day. Around 100k – 260k 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.