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ARK: Survival Ascended vs Terraria
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Terraria is currently the more played game: 58,979 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 29,163 for ARK: Survival Ascended, about 2.0× more players. Terraria has been ahead for 40 days straight, and has led on 44 days of the 47 days Coilr has tracked both games. Terraria also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 60%. Across all tracked metrics, Terraria 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 April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Terraria has had the higher daily player count for the last 40 days. ARK: Survival Ascended last led on Aug 2, 2026.
ARK: Survival Ascended led 3 daysTerraria led 44 days
Days tracked
47
Current streak
40 days
Terraria
Lead changes
3
Closest gap
1%
Aug 2, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 47 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | ARK: Survival Ascended | Terraria |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 29,163 | 58,979 |
| 24-hour peak | 29,163 | 58,979 |
| 7-day average | 25,124 | 44,551 |
| 30-day average | 23,238 | 42,897 |
| 30-day trend | −11% | +44% |
| Peak (tracked) | 40,224 | 76,471 |
| Steam reviews | 60% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 59% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 117,174 | 1,551,879 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 24, 2023 | May 16, 2011 |
| Price | $44.99 | $9.99 |
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Players by month
| Month | ARK: Survival Ascended | Terraria | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 21,712 | 27,427 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 24,837 | 41,678 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 26,809 | 46,342 |
| Jul 2026 | 26,433 | 34,799 | 30,813 | 49,184 |
| Aug 2026 | 23,916 | 38,546 | 36,815 | 76,471 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 24,050 | 40,224 | 43,859 | 75,687 |
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 Terraria?
Terraria currently has more players: 58,979 concurrent players on Steam vs 29,163 for ARK: Survival Ascended, about 2.0× more players.
Is ARK: Survival Ascended bigger than Terraria on Steam?
Over the last 30 days ARK: Survival Ascended averaged 23,238 concurrent players and Terraria averaged 42,897. By that measure Terraria is currently the bigger game.
Has ARK: Survival Ascended ever had more players than Terraria?
Yes. Across the 47 days Coilr has tracked both games, ARK: Survival Ascended had the higher daily average on 3 days, most recently on Aug 2, 2026. Terraria has led for the last 40 days.
Is ARK: Survival Ascended better than Terraria?
By Steam review score, Terraria rates higher: 97% positive across 1,551,879 reviews vs 60% across 117,174 for ARK: Survival Ascended. Terraria has the larger player base right now (58,979 vs 29,163 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 23,238 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 11% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 40,224.
Is Terraria growing or declining on Steam?
Terraria averaged 42,897 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 44% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 76,471.