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ARK: Survival Ascended vs Enshrouded
Enshrouded is the more played game right now: 94,613 players on Steam against 28,764 for ARK: Survival Ascended, about 3× more players. Enshrouded has been ahead for 4 days straight, and has led on 4 days of the 84 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Enshrouded also has the better Steam reviews: 86% positive vs 60%. Enshrouded is currently 10% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Enshrouded leads 8 of 9.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. ARK: Survival Ascended is read every 10 minutes, Enshrouded every 5 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 57.8h in ARK: Survival Ascended and 41.1h in Enshrouded. 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.
ARK: Survival Ascended
57.8h
average of 18 members
Enshrouded
41.1h
average of 42 members
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ARK: Survival Ascended
22,975Enshrouded
76,091Daily averages · latest day · Enshrouded, 3.3× the players of ARK: Survival Ascended
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Tracked by Coilr since July 2026 · ARK: Survival Ascended is read every 10 minutes, Enshrouded every 5 minutes · methodology
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.
Head-to-head record
Enshrouded has had the higher daily player count for the last 4 days. ARK: Survival Ascended last led on Oct 14, 2026.
ARK: Survival Ascended led 80 daysEnshrouded led 4 days
- Days tracked
- 84
- Current streak
- 4 days
- Enshrouded
- Lead changes
- 1
- Closest gap
- 26%
- Oct 15, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 84 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | ARK: Survival Ascended | Enshrouded |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 28,764 | 94,613 |
| 24-hour peak | 30,238 | 102,491 |
| 7-day average | 19,941 | 49,043 |
| 30-day average | 19,841 | 26,502 |
| 30-day trend | −13% | +56% |
| Peak (tracked) | 40,199 | 102,491 |
| Steam reviews | 60% positive | 86% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 60% positive | 82% positive |
| Total reviews | 119,599 | 108,259 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 24, 2023 | Jan 24, 2024 |
| Price | $44.99 | $35.99 (−10%) |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| Month | ARK: Survival Ascended | Enshrouded | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Jul 2026 | 26,433 | 34,799 | 6,914 | 13,064 |
| Aug 2026 | 23,920 | 38,546 | 6,740 | 14,125 |
| Sep 2026 | 21,475 | 40,199 | 7,151 | 16,975 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 20,122 | 33,997 | 15,294 | 102,491 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, ARK: Survival Ascended or Enshrouded?
Enshrouded currently has more players: 94,613 concurrent players on Steam vs 28,764 for ARK: Survival Ascended, about 3× more players.
Is ARK: Survival Ascended bigger than Enshrouded on Steam?
Over the last 30 days ARK: Survival Ascended averaged 19,841 concurrent players and Enshrouded averaged 26,502. By that measure Enshrouded is currently the bigger game.
Has ARK: Survival Ascended ever had more players than Enshrouded?
Yes. Across the 84 days Coilr has tracked both games, ARK: Survival Ascended had the higher daily average on 80 days, most recently on Oct 14, 2026. Enshrouded has led for the last 4 days.
Is ARK: Survival Ascended better than Enshrouded?
By Steam review score, Enshrouded rates higher: 86% positive across 108,259 reviews vs 60% across 119,599 for ARK: Survival Ascended. Enshrouded has the larger player base right now (94,613 vs 28,764 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is ARK: Survival Ascended growing or declining on Steam?
ARK: Survival Ascended averaged 19,841 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 13% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 40,199.
Is Enshrouded growing or declining on Steam?
Enshrouded averaged 26,502 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 56% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 102,491.
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