Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
ARK: Survival Ascended is currently the more played game: 36,150 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 29,273 for Valheim — about 23% more players. Valheim counters with better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 60%. Across all tracked metrics, ARK: Survival Ascended leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | ARK: Survival Ascended | Valheim |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 36,150 | 29,273 |
| 24-hour peak | 38,557 | 29,273 |
| 7-day average | 27,851 | 17,723 |
| 30-day average | 27,851 | 18,226 |
| 30-day trend | — | +15% |
| Peak (tracked) | 38,557 | 35,085 |
| Steam reviews | 60% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 57% positive | 88% positive |
| Total reviews | 114,156 | 539,094 |
| 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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| 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 | 26,469 | 34,821 | 17,952 | 35,085 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 31,468 | 38,557 | 19,650 | 29,273 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
ARK: Survival Ascended currently has more players: 36,150 concurrent players on Steam vs 29,273 for Valheim — about 23% more players.
Over the last 30 days ARK: Survival Ascended averaged 27,851 concurrent players and Valheim averaged 18,226. By that measure ARK: Survival Ascended is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Valheim rates higher: 94% positive across 539,094 reviews vs 60% across 114,156 for ARK: Survival Ascended. ARK: Survival Ascended has the larger player base right now (36,150 vs 29,273 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Valheim averaged 18,226 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 15% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 35,085.