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ARK: Survival Ascended vs SCUM
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
ARK: Survival Ascended is currently the more played game: 27,077 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 12,714 for SCUM, about 2.1× more players. ARK: Survival Ascended has been ahead for 31 days straight. SCUM counters with better Steam reviews: 74% positive vs 60%. ARK: Survival Ascended is currently 75% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, ARK: Survival Ascended leads 5 of 9.
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 July 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
ARK: Survival Ascended has had the higher daily player count for the last 31 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
ARK: Survival Ascended led 31 daysSCUM led 0 days
Days tracked
31
Current streak
31 days
ARK: Survival Ascended
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
56%
Aug 21, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 31 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | ARK: Survival Ascended | SCUM |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 27,077 | 12,714 |
| 24-hour peak | 27,077 | 12,714 |
| 7-day average | 21,257 | 7,977 |
| 30-day average | 24,127 | 8,414 |
| 30-day trend | — | −11% |
| Peak (tracked) | 38,557 | 16,947 |
| Steam reviews | 60% positive | 74% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 63% positive | 73% positive |
| Total reviews | 115,802 | 126,324 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 24, 2023 | Jun 17, 2025 |
| Price | $11.24 (−75%) | $44.99 |
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Players by month
| Month | ARK: Survival Ascended | SCUM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Jul 2026 | 26,469 | 34,821 | 9,239 | 16,947 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 23,739 | 38,557 | 8,345 | 15,862 |
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 SCUM?
ARK: Survival Ascended currently has more players: 27,077 concurrent players on Steam vs 12,714 for SCUM, about 2.1× more players.
Is ARK: Survival Ascended bigger than SCUM on Steam?
Over the last 30 days ARK: Survival Ascended averaged 24,127 concurrent players and SCUM averaged 8,414. By that measure ARK: Survival Ascended is currently the bigger game.
Has SCUM 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 31 days both games have been tracked.
Is ARK: Survival Ascended better than SCUM?
By Steam review score, SCUM rates higher: 74% positive across 126,324 reviews vs 60% across 115,802 for ARK: Survival Ascended. ARK: Survival Ascended has the larger player base right now (27,077 vs 12,714 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is SCUM growing or declining on Steam?
SCUM averaged 8,414 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 11% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 16,947.