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ARK: Survival Ascended vs Sons Of The Forest
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
ARK: Survival Ascended is currently the more played game: 23,026 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 8,394 for Sons Of The Forest, about 3× more players. ARK: Survival Ascended has been ahead for 29 days straight. Sons Of The Forest counters with better Steam reviews: 88% positive vs 60%. Across all tracked metrics, Sons Of The Forest 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 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 29 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
ARK: Survival Ascended led 29 daysSons Of The Forest led 0 days
Days tracked
29
Current streak
29 days
ARK: Survival Ascended
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
67%
Aug 21, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 29 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | ARK: Survival Ascended | Sons Of The Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 23,026 | 8,394 |
| 24-hour peak | 28,431 | 10,089 |
| 7-day average | 21,316 | 6,136 |
| 30-day average | 24,390 | 6,971 |
| 30-day trend | — | −55% |
| Peak (tracked) | 38,557 | 39,805 |
| Steam reviews | 60% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 64% positive | 90% positive |
| Total reviews | 115,434 | 317,586 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 24, 2023 | Feb 22, 2024 |
| Price | $44.99 | $29.99 |
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Players by month
| Month | ARK: Survival Ascended | Sons Of The Forest | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 5,710 | 7,600 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 4,882 | 8,619 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 15,012 | 39,805 |
| Jul 2026 | 26,469 | 34,821 | 13,586 | 36,316 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 24,019 | 38,557 | 6,631 | 12,371 |
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 Sons Of The Forest?
ARK: Survival Ascended currently has more players: 23,026 concurrent players on Steam vs 8,394 for Sons Of The Forest, about 3× more players.
Is ARK: Survival Ascended bigger than Sons Of The Forest on Steam?
Over the last 30 days ARK: Survival Ascended averaged 24,390 concurrent players and Sons Of The Forest averaged 6,971. By that measure ARK: Survival Ascended is currently the bigger game.
Has Sons Of The Forest 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 29 days both games have been tracked.
Is ARK: Survival Ascended better than Sons Of The Forest?
By Steam review score, Sons Of The Forest rates higher: 88% positive across 317,586 reviews vs 60% across 115,434 for ARK: Survival Ascended. ARK: Survival Ascended has the larger player base right now (23,026 vs 8,394 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Sons Of The Forest growing or declining on Steam?
Sons Of The Forest averaged 6,971 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 55% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 39,805.