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ARK: Survival Ascended vs Palworld
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Palworld is currently the more played game: 52,402 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 12,838 for ARK: Survival Ascended, about 4× more players. Palworld has been ahead for 54 days straight. Palworld also has the better Steam reviews: 95% positive vs 60%. Across all tracked metrics, Palworld leads 9 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.
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Player count history
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Palworld has had the higher daily player count for the last 54 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
ARK: Survival Ascended led 0 daysPalworld led 54 days
Days tracked
54
Current streak
54 days
Palworld
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
70%
Sep 16, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 54 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | ARK: Survival Ascended | Palworld |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 12,838 | 52,402 |
| 24-hour peak | 24,032 | 82,949 |
| 7-day average | 21,515 | 77,715 |
| 30-day average | 22,933 | 110,061 |
| 30-day trend | −9% | −70% |
| Peak (tracked) | 40,224 | 959,982 |
| Steam reviews | 60% positive | 95% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 61% positive | 95% positive |
| Total reviews | 117,694 | 486,874 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~50,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 24, 2023 | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Price | $44.99 | $29.99 |
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Players by month
| Month | ARK: Survival Ascended | Palworld | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 28,256 | 28,256 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 15,863 | 17,744 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 27,071 | 50,615 |
| Jul 2026 | 26,433 | 34,799 | 404,239 | 959,982 |
| Aug 2026 | 23,919 | 38,546 | 242,818 | 602,362 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 23,075 | 40,224 | 93,606 | 168,459 |
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 Palworld?
Palworld currently has more players: 52,402 concurrent players on Steam vs 12,838 for ARK: Survival Ascended, about 4× more players.
Is ARK: Survival Ascended bigger than Palworld on Steam?
Over the last 30 days ARK: Survival Ascended averaged 22,933 concurrent players and Palworld averaged 110,061. By that measure Palworld is currently the bigger game.
Has ARK: Survival Ascended ever had more players than Palworld?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Palworld has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 54 days both games have been tracked.
Is ARK: Survival Ascended better than Palworld?
By Steam review score, Palworld rates higher: 95% positive across 486,874 reviews vs 60% across 117,694 for ARK: Survival Ascended. Palworld has the larger player base right now (52,402 vs 12,838 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 22,933 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 40,224.
Is Palworld growing or declining on Steam?
Palworld averaged 110,061 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 70% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 959,982.