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ARK: Survival Ascended vs Satisfactory
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Adventure / Indie games.
ARK: Survival Ascended is currently the more played game: 14,364 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 7,032 for Satisfactory, about 2.0× more players. ARK: Survival Ascended has been ahead for 52 days straight. Satisfactory counters with better Steam reviews: 97% 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 April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
ARK: Survival Ascended has had the higher daily player count for the last 52 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
ARK: Survival Ascended led 52 daysSatisfactory led 0 days
Days tracked
52
Current streak
52 days
ARK: Survival Ascended
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
18%
Aug 21, 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 | Satisfactory |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 14,364 | 7,032 |
| 24-hour peak | 25,482 | 16,594 |
| 7-day average | 22,378 | 13,043 |
| 30-day average | 23,149 | 14,491 |
| 30-day trend | −9% | −18% |
| Peak (tracked) | 40,224 | 42,605 |
| Steam reviews | 60% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 61% positive | 97% positive |
| Total reviews | 117,694 | 279,260 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 24, 2023 | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Price | $44.99 | $39.99 |
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Players by month
| Month | ARK: Survival Ascended | Satisfactory | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 14,255 | 14,255 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 12,954 | 18,030 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 21,665 | 42,605 |
| Jul 2026 | 26,433 | 34,799 | 19,179 | 34,076 |
| Aug 2026 | 23,919 | 38,546 | 16,025 | 28,339 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 23,722 | 40,224 | 13,618 | 23,851 |
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 Satisfactory?
ARK: Survival Ascended currently has more players: 14,364 concurrent players on Steam vs 7,032 for Satisfactory, about 2.0× more players.
Is ARK: Survival Ascended bigger than Satisfactory on Steam?
Over the last 30 days ARK: Survival Ascended averaged 23,149 concurrent players and Satisfactory averaged 14,491. By that measure ARK: Survival Ascended is currently the bigger game.
Has Satisfactory 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 52 days both games have been tracked.
Is ARK: Survival Ascended better than Satisfactory?
By Steam review score, Satisfactory rates higher: 97% positive across 279,260 reviews vs 60% across 117,694 for ARK: Survival Ascended. ARK: Survival Ascended has the larger player base right now (14,364 vs 7,032 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 23,149 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 40,224.
Is Satisfactory growing or declining on Steam?
Satisfactory averaged 14,491 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 18% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,605.