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ARK: Survival Ascended vs RimWorld
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Indie games.
RimWorld is currently the more played game: 19,433 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 16,837 for ARK: Survival Ascended, about 15% more players. RimWorld has been ahead for 9 days straight, and has led on 42 days of the 52 days Coilr has tracked both games. RimWorld also has the better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 60%. RimWorld is currently 20% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, RimWorld 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
RimWorld has had the higher daily player count for the last 9 days. ARK: Survival Ascended last led on Sep 7, 2026.
ARK: Survival Ascended led 10 daysRimWorld led 42 days
Days tracked
52
Current streak
9 days
RimWorld
Lead changes
5
Closest gap
<1%
Aug 3, 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 | RimWorld |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 16,837 | 19,433 |
| 24-hour peak | 24,553 | 30,433 |
| 7-day average | 22,175 | 24,228 |
| 30-day average | 23,081 | 25,593 |
| 30-day trend | −9% | −6% |
| Peak (tracked) | 40,224 | 42,478 |
| Steam reviews | 60% positive | 98% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 61% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 117,694 | 246,121 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 24, 2023 | Oct 17, 2018 |
| Price | $44.99 | $27.99 (−20%) |
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Players by month
| Month | ARK: Survival Ascended | RimWorld | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | — | — | 28,866 | 39,561 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 27,225 | 40,266 |
| Jul 2026 | 26,433 | 34,799 | 28,669 | 42,478 |
| Aug 2026 | 23,919 | 38,546 | 27,565 | 39,904 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 23,590 | 40,224 | 25,319 | 37,920 |
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 RimWorld?
RimWorld currently has more players: 19,433 concurrent players on Steam vs 16,837 for ARK: Survival Ascended, about 15% more players.
Is ARK: Survival Ascended bigger than RimWorld on Steam?
Over the last 30 days ARK: Survival Ascended averaged 23,081 concurrent players and RimWorld averaged 25,593. By that measure RimWorld is currently the bigger game.
Has ARK: Survival Ascended ever had more players than RimWorld?
Yes. Across the 52 days Coilr has tracked both games, ARK: Survival Ascended had the higher daily average on 10 days, most recently on Sep 7, 2026. RimWorld has led for the last 9 days.
Is ARK: Survival Ascended better than RimWorld?
By Steam review score, RimWorld rates higher: 98% positive across 246,121 reviews vs 60% across 117,694 for ARK: Survival Ascended. RimWorld has the larger player base right now (19,433 vs 16,837 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 23,081 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 40,224.
Is RimWorld growing or declining on Steam?
RimWorld averaged 25,593 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,478.