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Albion Online vs ARK: Survival Ascended
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Massively Multiplayer / RPG games.
ARK: Survival Ascended is currently the more played game: 19,395 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 6,726 for Albion Online, about 3× more players. ARK: Survival Ascended has been ahead for 31 days straight. Albion Online counters with better Steam reviews: 78% positive vs 60%. Albion Online is free to play, while ARK: Survival Ascended costs $11.24 (−75%). Across all tracked metrics, ARK: Survival Ascended leads 6 of 8.
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
ARK: Survival Ascended has had the higher daily player count for the last 31 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Albion Online led 0 daysARK: Survival Ascended led 31 days
Days tracked
31
Current streak
31 days
ARK: Survival Ascended
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
58%
Aug 21, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 31 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Albion Online | ARK: Survival Ascended |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 6,726 | 19,395 |
| 24-hour peak | 10,028 | 26,023 |
| 7-day average | 7,584 | 21,208 |
| 30-day average | 7,550 | 24,214 |
| 30-day trend | −3% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 11,333 | 38,557 |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive | 60% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 75% positive | 63% positive |
| Total reviews | 93,267 | 115,802 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | May 16, 2018 | Oct 24, 2023 |
| Price | Free to play | $11.24 (−75%) |
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Players by month
| Month | Albion Online | ARK: Survival Ascended | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 9,411 | 9,411 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 | 7,656 | 11,286 | 26,469 | 34,821 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 7,563 | 11,333 | 23,820 | 38,557 |
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, Albion Online or ARK: Survival Ascended?
ARK: Survival Ascended currently has more players: 19,395 concurrent players on Steam vs 6,726 for Albion Online, about 3× more players.
Is Albion Online bigger than ARK: Survival Ascended on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Albion Online averaged 7,550 concurrent players and ARK: Survival Ascended averaged 24,214. By that measure ARK: Survival Ascended is currently the bigger game.
Has Albion Online ever had more players than ARK: Survival Ascended?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: ARK: Survival Ascended has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 31 days both games have been tracked.
Is Albion Online better than ARK: Survival Ascended?
By Steam review score, Albion Online rates higher: 78% positive across 93,267 reviews vs 60% across 115,802 for ARK: Survival Ascended. ARK: Survival Ascended has the larger player base right now (19,395 vs 6,726 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Albion Online growing or declining on Steam?
Albion Online averaged 7,550 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 11,333.