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7 Days to Die vs ARK: Survival Evolved
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
7 Days to Die is currently the more played game: 40,482 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 23,418 for ARK: Survival Evolved, about 1.7× more players. 7 Days to Die has been ahead for 85 days straight, and has led on 86 days of the 92 days Coilr has tracked both games. 7 Days to Die also has the better Steam reviews: 87% positive vs 83%. ARK: Survival Evolved is currently 34% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, 7 Days to Die leads 6 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.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 78.7h in 7 Days to Die and 119h in ARK: Survival Evolved. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
7 Days to Die
78.7h
average of 39 members
ARK: Survival Evolved
119h
average of 69 members
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Player count history
7 Days to DieARK: Survival Evolved
Tracked by Coilr since April 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 85 days. ARK: Survival Evolved last led on Jun 6, 2026.
7 Days to Die led 86 daysARK: Survival Evolved led 6 days
Days tracked
92
Current streak
85 days
7 Days to Die
Lead changes
2
Closest gap
1%
Jun 2, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 92 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | 7 Days to Die | ARK: Survival Evolved |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 40,482 | 23,418 |
| 24-hour peak | 47,479 | 27,308 |
| 7-day average | 26,409 | 16,883 |
| 30-day average | 27,205 | 17,562 |
| 30-day trend | −18% | −9% |
| Peak (tracked) | 64,542 | 32,239 |
| Steam reviews | 87% positive | 83% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 69% positive | 82% positive |
| Total reviews | 399,791 | 776,360 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Jul 25, 2024 | Aug 27, 2017 |
| Price | $44.99 | $9.89 (−34%) |
Full stats: 7 Days to Die · ARK: Survival Evolved · add more games to this comparison →
Players by month
| Month | 7 Days to Die | ARK: Survival Evolved | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 13,269 | 17,759 |
| May 2026 | 21,142 | 32,382 | 14,448 | 27,709 |
| Jun 2026 | 25,363 | 51,735 | 18,608 | 32,239 |
| Jul 2026 | 33,237 | 64,542 | 19,273 | 29,867 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 27,168 | 48,540 | 17,563 | 28,009 |
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 Evolved?
7 Days to Die currently has more players: 40,482 concurrent players on Steam vs 23,418 for ARK: Survival Evolved, about 1.7× more players.
Is 7 Days to Die bigger than ARK: Survival Evolved on Steam?
Over the last 30 days 7 Days to Die averaged 27,205 concurrent players and ARK: Survival Evolved averaged 17,562. By that measure 7 Days to Die is currently the bigger game.
Has ARK: Survival Evolved ever had more players than 7 Days to Die?
Yes. Across the 92 days Coilr has tracked both games, ARK: Survival Evolved had the higher daily average on 6 days, most recently on Jun 6, 2026. 7 Days to Die has led for the last 85 days.
Is 7 Days to Die better than ARK: Survival Evolved?
By Steam review score, 7 Days to Die rates higher: 87% positive across 399,791 reviews vs 83% across 776,360 for ARK: Survival Evolved. 7 Days to Die has the larger player base right now (40,482 vs 23,418 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 27,205 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 18% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 64,542.
Is ARK: Survival Evolved growing or declining on Steam?
ARK: Survival Evolved averaged 17,562 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 32,239.