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ARK: Survival Ascended vs Valheim
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Valheim is currently the more played game: 108,521 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 14,737 for ARK: Survival Ascended, about 7× more players. Valheim has been ahead for 9 days straight, and has led on 9 days of the 53 days Coilr has tracked both games. Valheim also has the better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 60%. Across all tracked metrics, Valheim 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
Valheim has had the higher daily player count for the last 9 days. ARK: Survival Ascended last led on Sep 8, 2026.
ARK: Survival Ascended led 44 daysValheim led 9 days
Days tracked
53
Current streak
9 days
Valheim
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
20%
Aug 21, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 53 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | ARK: Survival Ascended | Valheim |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 14,737 | 108,521 |
| 24-hour peak | 24,553 | 223,270 |
| 7-day average | 22,104 | 157,897 |
| 30-day average | 23,062 | 72,765 |
| 30-day trend | −9% | +205% |
| Peak (tracked) | 40,224 | 308,477 |
| Steam reviews | 60% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 61% positive | 82% positive |
| Total reviews | 117,694 | 546,010 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 24, 2023 | Feb 2, 2021 |
| Price | $44.99 | $29.99 |
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Players by month
| Month | ARK: Survival Ascended | Valheim | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 16,644 | 19,638 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 16,227 | 27,833 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 15,609 | 31,394 |
| Jul 2026 | 26,433 | 34,799 | 17,964 | 34,949 |
| Aug 2026 | 23,918 | 38,546 | 15,857 | 30,901 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 23,474 | 40,224 | 82,650 | 308,477 |
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 Valheim?
Valheim currently has more players: 108,521 concurrent players on Steam vs 14,737 for ARK: Survival Ascended, about 7× more players.
Is ARK: Survival Ascended bigger than Valheim on Steam?
Over the last 30 days ARK: Survival Ascended averaged 23,062 concurrent players and Valheim averaged 72,765. By that measure Valheim is currently the bigger game.
Has ARK: Survival Ascended ever had more players than Valheim?
Yes. Across the 53 days Coilr has tracked both games, ARK: Survival Ascended had the higher daily average on 44 days, most recently on Sep 8, 2026. Valheim has led for the last 9 days.
Is ARK: Survival Ascended better than Valheim?
By Steam review score, Valheim rates higher: 94% positive across 546,010 reviews vs 60% across 117,694 for ARK: Survival Ascended. Valheim has the larger player base right now (108,521 vs 14,737 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 23,062 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 40,224.
Is Valheim growing or declining on Steam?
Valheim averaged 72,765 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 205% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 308,477.