Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Destiny 2 is currently the more played game: 32,779 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 25,463 for ARK: Survival Evolved — about 29% more players. ARK: Survival Evolved counters with better Steam reviews: 83% positive vs 78%. Destiny 2 is free to play, while ARK: Survival Evolved costs $14.99. Across all tracked metrics, Destiny 2 leads 5 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Destiny 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 56 days — ARK: Survival Evolved last led on Jun 1, 2026.
Days tracked
73
Current streak
56 days
Destiny 2
Lead changes
3
Closest gap
3%
Jun 2, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 73 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | ARK: Survival Evolved | Destiny 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 25,463 | 32,779 |
| 24-hour peak | 29,419 | 52,003 |
| 7-day average | 19,586 | 40,206 |
| 30-day average | 19,317 | 54,687 |
| 30-day trend | +4% | −19% |
| Peak (tracked) | 32,239 | 167,568 |
| Steam reviews | 83% positive | 78% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 82% positive | 82% positive |
| Total reviews | 773,557 | 659,959 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 27, 2017 | Oct 1, 2019 |
| Price | $14.99 | Free to play |
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| Month | ARK: Survival Evolved | Destiny 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 13,269 | 17,759 | 9,105 | 10,817 |
| May 2026 | 14,448 | 27,709 | 11,236 | 17,772 |
| Jun 2026 | 18,624 | 32,239 | 68,306 | 167,568 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 19,393 | 30,082 | 52,382 | 94,117 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Destiny 2 currently has more players: 32,779 concurrent players on Steam vs 25,463 for ARK: Survival Evolved — about 29% more players.
Over the last 30 days ARK: Survival Evolved averaged 19,317 concurrent players and Destiny 2 averaged 54,687. By that measure Destiny 2 is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 73 days Coilr has tracked both games, ARK: Survival Evolved had the higher daily average on 16 days, most recently on Jun 1, 2026. Destiny 2 has led for the last 56 days.
By Steam review score, ARK: Survival Evolved rates higher: 83% positive across 773,557 reviews vs 78% across 659,959 for Destiny 2. Destiny 2 has the larger player base right now (32,779 vs 25,463 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
ARK: Survival Evolved averaged 19,317 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 32,239.
Destiny 2 averaged 54,687 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 19% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 167,568.