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7 Days to Die vs ARK: Survival Ascended
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
7 Days to Die is currently the more played game: 25,611 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 22,821 for ARK: Survival Ascended, a similar number of players. 7 Days to Die has been ahead for 50 days straight, and has led on 50 days of the 52 days Coilr has tracked both games. 7 Days to Die also has the better Steam reviews: 87% positive vs 60%. Across all tracked metrics, 7 Days to Die leads 9 of 10.
These are Steam players only. A game that also runs on its own launcher, a storefront of its own or on console has players this number cannot see, so read it as a comparison of Steam audiences rather than of total ones.
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Player count history
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
7 Days to Die has had the higher daily player count for the last 50 days. ARK: Survival Ascended last led on Jul 28, 2026.
7 Days to Die led 50 daysARK: Survival Ascended led 2 days
Days tracked
52
Current streak
50 days
7 Days to Die
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
<1%
Aug 31, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 52 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | 7 Days to Die | ARK: Survival Ascended |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 25,611 | 22,821 |
| 24-hour peak | 30,324 | 24,553 |
| 7-day average | 24,071 | 22,280 |
| 30-day average | 26,715 | 23,120 |
| 30-day trend | −10% | −9% |
| Peak (tracked) | 64,542 | 40,224 |
| Steam reviews | 87% positive | 60% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 70% positive | 61% positive |
| Total reviews | 400,717 | 117,694 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Jul 25, 2024 | Oct 24, 2023 |
| Price | $44.99 | $44.99 |
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Players by month
| Month | 7 Days to Die | ARK: Survival Ascended | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 21,142 | 32,382 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 25,363 | 51,735 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 | 33,239 | 64,542 | 26,433 | 34,799 |
| Aug 2026 | 27,147 | 48,435 | 23,919 | 38,546 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 25,661 | 48,841 | 23,666 | 40,224 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, 7 Days to Die or ARK: Survival Ascended?
7 Days to Die currently has more players: 25,611 concurrent players on Steam vs 22,821 for ARK: Survival Ascended, a similar number of players.
Is 7 Days to Die bigger than ARK: Survival Ascended on Steam?
Over the last 30 days 7 Days to Die averaged 26,715 concurrent players and ARK: Survival Ascended averaged 23,120. By that measure 7 Days to Die is currently the bigger game.
Has ARK: Survival Ascended ever had more players than 7 Days to Die?
Yes. Across the 52 days Coilr has tracked both games, ARK: Survival Ascended had the higher daily average on 2 days, most recently on Jul 28, 2026. 7 Days to Die has led for the last 50 days.
Is 7 Days to Die better than ARK: Survival Ascended?
By Steam review score, 7 Days to Die rates higher: 87% positive across 400,717 reviews vs 60% across 117,694 for ARK: Survival Ascended. 7 Days to Die has the larger player base right now (25,611 vs 22,821 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is 7 Days to Die growing or declining on Steam?
7 Days to Die averaged 26,715 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 10% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 64,542.
Is ARK: Survival Ascended growing or declining on Steam?
ARK: Survival Ascended averaged 23,120 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 40,224.