Head to head

Ark: Survival Evolved vs Xsyon: Prelude

Ark: Survival Evolved

Live

43k – 150k daily

Xsyon: Prelude

Live

3 – 9 daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

August 2017 · 9 years ago

December 2014 · 12 years ago

Daily players

43k – 150k

3 – 9

Estimated players

341.5k4.5%

371.3%

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 EvolvedXsyon: Prelude

Ark: Survival Evolved

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~352.7k	Down 0.9%
August 2026	~356k
July 2026	~356.3k	—

Xsyon: Prelude

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~38
August 2026	~38	Up 2.7%
July 2026	~37	—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

Ark: Survival Evolved: 17.1kDown 34%
Xsyon: Prelude: 1

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has about 17063× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Xsyon: Prelude — 17,063 vs 1.

Discord members

Ark: Survival Evolved: 391.6k
Xsyon: Prelude: —

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 391,619 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for Xsyon: Prelude.

Reddit members

Ark: Survival Evolved: 327.6kUp 0.1%
Xsyon: Prelude: —

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 327,628 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Xsyon: Prelude.

Twitch viewers

Ark: Survival Evolved: 267Down 45%
Xsyon: Prelude: —

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 267 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for Xsyon: Prelude.

YouTube subscribers

Ark: Survival Evolved: 1.2m
Xsyon: Prelude: —

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

How these estimates are made

Ark: Survival Evolved

Ark: Survival Evolved is estimated to have 43k – 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.

Xsyon: Prelude

Xsyon: Prelude is estimated to have 3 – 9 players a day. Around 12k – 31k 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.