Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
7 Days to Die is currently the more played game: 26,049 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 19,522 for ARK: Survival Evolved — about 33% more players. 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 7 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
7 Days to Die has had the higher daily player count for the last 40 days — ARK: Survival Evolved last led on Jun 6, 2026.
Days tracked
47
Current streak
40 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 47 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | 7 Days to Die | ARK: Survival Evolved |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 26,049 | 19,522 |
| 24-hour peak | 40,648 | 25,559 |
| 7-day average | 34,053 | 19,474 |
| 30-day average | 33,666 | 18,632 |
| 30-day trend | +67% | ±0% |
| Peak (tracked) | 64,867 | 32,239 |
| Steam reviews | 87% positive | 83% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 77% positive | 88% positive |
| Total reviews | 402,704 | 772,011 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Jul 24, 2024 | Aug 26, 2017 |
| Price | $44.99 | $9.89 (−34%) |
Full stats: 7 Days to Die · ARK: Survival Evolved · add more games to this comparison →
| 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 | 25,312 | 51,907 | 18,616 | 32,239 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 36,061 | 64,867 | 19,051 | 29,263 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
7 Days to Die currently has more players: 26,049 concurrent players on Steam vs 19,522 for ARK: Survival Evolved — about 33% more players.
Over the last 30 days 7 Days to Die averaged 33,666 concurrent players and ARK: Survival Evolved averaged 18,632. By that measure 7 Days to Die is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 47 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 40 days.
By Steam review score, 7 Days to Die rates higher: 87% positive across 402,704 reviews vs 83% across 772,011 for ARK: Survival Evolved. 7 Days to Die has the larger player base right now (26,049 vs 19,522 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
7 Days to Die averaged 33,666 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 67% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 64,867.
ARK: Survival Evolved averaged 18,632 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 32,239.