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ARK: Survival Ascended vs Project Zomboid
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Early Access / Indie games.
Project Zomboid is currently the more played game: 57,969 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 20,492 for ARK: Survival Ascended, about 3× more players. Project Zomboid has been ahead for 50 days straight, and has led on 50 days of the 52 days Coilr has tracked both games. Project Zomboid also has the better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 60%. Across all tracked metrics, Project Zomboid leads 10 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 May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Project Zomboid has had the higher daily player count for the last 50 days. ARK: Survival Ascended last led on Jul 28, 2026.
ARK: Survival Ascended led 2 daysProject Zomboid led 50 days
Days tracked
52
Current streak
50 days
Project Zomboid
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
15%
Jul 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 52 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | ARK: Survival Ascended | Project Zomboid |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 20,492 | 57,969 |
| 24-hour peak | 24,553 | 59,891 |
| 7-day average | 22,242 | 56,398 |
| 30-day average | 23,103 | 65,561 |
| 30-day trend | −9% | +11% |
| Peak (tracked) | 40,224 | 124,894 |
| Steam reviews | 60% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 61% positive | 90% positive |
| Total reviews | 117,694 | 480,645 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 24, 2023 | Nov 8, 2013 |
| Price | $44.99 | $24.99 |
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Players by month
| Month | ARK: Survival Ascended | Project Zomboid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | — | — | 26,844 | 38,458 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 24,896 | 38,508 |
| Jul 2026 | 26,433 | 34,799 | 30,025 | 86,490 |
| Aug 2026 | 23,919 | 38,546 | 77,358 | 124,894 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 23,642 | 40,224 | 61,742 | 100,644 |
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 Project Zomboid?
Project Zomboid currently has more players: 57,969 concurrent players on Steam vs 20,492 for ARK: Survival Ascended, about 3× more players.
Is ARK: Survival Ascended bigger than Project Zomboid on Steam?
Over the last 30 days ARK: Survival Ascended averaged 23,103 concurrent players and Project Zomboid averaged 65,561. By that measure Project Zomboid is currently the bigger game.
Has ARK: Survival Ascended ever had more players than Project Zomboid?
Yes. Across the 52 days Coilr has tracked both games, ARK: Survival Ascended had the higher daily average on 2 days, most recently on Jul 28, 2026. Project Zomboid has led for the last 50 days.
Is ARK: Survival Ascended better than Project Zomboid?
By Steam review score, Project Zomboid rates higher: 94% positive across 480,645 reviews vs 60% across 117,694 for ARK: Survival Ascended. Project Zomboid has the larger player base right now (57,969 vs 20,492 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 23,103 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 40,224.
Is Project Zomboid growing or declining on Steam?
Project Zomboid averaged 65,561 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 11% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 124,894.