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ARK: Survival Ascended vs Factorio
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Indie games.
ARK: Survival Ascended is currently the more played game: 14,533 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 10,548 for Factorio, about 38% more players. ARK: Survival Ascended has been ahead for 53 days straight. Factorio counters with better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 60%.
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 June 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
ARK: Survival Ascended has had the higher daily player count for the last 53 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
ARK: Survival Ascended led 53 daysFactorio led 0 days
Days tracked
53
Current streak
53 days
ARK: Survival Ascended
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
7%
Aug 21, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 53 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | ARK: Survival Ascended | Factorio |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 14,533 | 10,548 |
| 24-hour peak | 24,553 | 19,159 |
| 7-day average | 22,048 | 15,498 |
| 30-day average | 23,049 | 16,489 |
| 30-day trend | −9% | −5% |
| Peak (tracked) | 40,224 | 27,492 |
| Steam reviews | 60% positive | 98% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 61% positive | 98% positive |
| Total reviews | 117,694 | 234,491 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 24, 2023 | Aug 14, 2020 |
| Price | $44.99 | $35.00 |
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Players by month
| Month | ARK: Survival Ascended | Factorio | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 8,348 | 16,695 |
| Jul 2026 | 26,433 | 34,799 | 17,214 | 26,886 |
| Aug 2026 | 23,918 | 38,546 | 17,471 | 27,492 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 23,398 | 40,224 | 15,797 | 25,985 |
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, ARK: Survival Ascended or Factorio?
ARK: Survival Ascended currently has more players: 14,533 concurrent players on Steam vs 10,548 for Factorio, about 38% more players.
Is ARK: Survival Ascended bigger than Factorio on Steam?
Over the last 30 days ARK: Survival Ascended averaged 23,049 concurrent players and Factorio averaged 16,489. By that measure ARK: Survival Ascended is currently the bigger game.
Has Factorio 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 53 days both games have been tracked.
Is ARK: Survival Ascended better than Factorio?
By Steam review score, Factorio rates higher: 98% positive across 234,491 reviews vs 60% across 117,694 for ARK: Survival Ascended. ARK: Survival Ascended has the larger player base right now (14,533 vs 10,548 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 23,049 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 40,224.
Is Factorio growing or declining on Steam?
Factorio averaged 16,489 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 27,492.