Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Crosshair X is currently the more played game: 31,736 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 16,150 for ARK: Survival Evolved — about 2.0× more players. Crosshair X also has the better Steam reviews: 93% positive vs 83%. ARK: Survival Evolved is currently 34% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Crosshair X leads 7 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Crosshair X has had the higher daily player count for the last 51 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
51
Current streak
51 days
Crosshair X
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
39%
Jul 5, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 51 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | ARK: Survival Evolved | Crosshair X |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 16,150 | 31,736 |
| 24-hour peak | 30,082 | 44,666 |
| 7-day average | 19,549 | 35,744 |
| 30-day average | 18,985 | 35,946 |
| 30-day trend | +2% | −2% |
| Peak (tracked) | 32,239 | 51,684 |
| Steam reviews | 83% positive | 93% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 82% positive | 94% positive |
| Total reviews | 772,784 | 43,908 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 26, 2017 | Aug 16, 2020 |
| Price | $9.89 (−34%) | $1.99 |
Full stats: ARK: Survival Evolved · Crosshair X · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | ARK: Survival Evolved | Crosshair X | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 13,269 | 17,759 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 14,448 | 27,709 | 35,854 | 46,400 |
| Jun 2026 | 18,621 | 32,239 | 36,644 | 51,684 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 19,308 | 30,082 | 35,604 | 44,830 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Crosshair X currently has more players: 31,736 concurrent players on Steam vs 16,150 for ARK: Survival Evolved — about 2.0× more players.
Over the last 30 days ARK: Survival Evolved averaged 18,985 concurrent players and Crosshair X averaged 35,946. By that measure Crosshair X is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Crosshair X has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 51 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Crosshair X rates higher: 93% positive across 43,908 reviews vs 83% across 772,784 for ARK: Survival Evolved. Crosshair X has the larger player base right now (31,736 vs 16,150 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
ARK: Survival Evolved averaged 18,985 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 32,239.
Crosshair X averaged 35,946 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 51,684.