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ARK: Survival Evolved vs No Man's Sky
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
No Man's Sky is currently the more played game: 43,239 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 12,702 for ARK: Survival Evolved, about 3× more players. No Man's Sky has been ahead for 7 days straight, and has led on 14 days of the 134 days Coilr has tracked both games. No Man's Sky also has the better Steam reviews: 85% positive vs 83%. No Man's Sky is currently 60% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, No Man's Sky leads 8 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.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 115h in ARK: Survival Evolved and 84.5h in No Man's Sky. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
ARK: Survival Evolved
115h
average of 76 members
No Man's Sky
84.5h
average of 76 members
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Player count history
ARK: Survival EvolvedNo Man's Sky
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
No Man's Sky has had the higher daily player count for the last 7 days. ARK: Survival Evolved last led on Sep 9, 2026.
ARK: Survival Evolved led 120 daysNo Man's Sky led 14 days
Days tracked
134
Current streak
7 days
No Man's Sky
Lead changes
4
Closest gap
<1%
Apr 23, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 134 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | ARK: Survival Evolved | No Man's Sky |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 12,702 | 43,239 |
| 24-hour peak | 18,221 | 43,239 |
| 7-day average | 13,974 | 32,926 |
| 30-day average | 15,729 | 16,862 |
| 30-day trend | −16% | +69% |
| Peak (tracked) | 32,239 | 55,726 |
| Steam reviews | 83% positive | 85% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 82% positive | 91% positive |
| Total reviews | 777,537 | 417,886 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 27, 2017 | Aug 12, 2016 |
| Price | $14.99 | $23.99 (−60%) |
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Players by month
| Month | ARK: Survival Evolved | No Man's Sky | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 13,269 | 17,759 | 12,944 | 17,194 |
| May 2026 | 14,448 | 27,709 | 8,880 | 10,545 |
| Jun 2026 | 18,608 | 32,239 | 12,843 | 26,197 |
| Jul 2026 | 19,273 | 29,867 | 9,244 | 16,049 |
| Aug 2026 | 17,508 | 27,955 | 8,241 | 14,070 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 14,718 | 25,801 | 18,627 | 55,726 |
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 Evolved or No Man's Sky?
No Man's Sky currently has more players: 43,239 concurrent players on Steam vs 12,702 for ARK: Survival Evolved, about 3× more players.
Is ARK: Survival Evolved bigger than No Man's Sky on Steam?
Over the last 30 days ARK: Survival Evolved averaged 15,729 concurrent players and No Man's Sky averaged 16,862. By that measure No Man's Sky is currently the bigger game.
Has ARK: Survival Evolved ever had more players than No Man's Sky?
Yes. Across the 134 days Coilr has tracked both games, ARK: Survival Evolved had the higher daily average on 120 days, most recently on Sep 9, 2026. No Man's Sky has led for the last 7 days.
Is ARK: Survival Evolved better than No Man's Sky?
By Steam review score, No Man's Sky rates higher: 85% positive across 417,886 reviews vs 83% across 777,537 for ARK: Survival Evolved. No Man's Sky has the larger player base right now (43,239 vs 12,702 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is ARK: Survival Evolved growing or declining on Steam?
ARK: Survival Evolved averaged 15,729 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 16% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 32,239.
Is No Man's Sky growing or declining on Steam?
No Man's Sky averaged 16,862 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 69% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 55,726.