Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Indie games.
ARK: Survival Evolved is currently the more played game: 15,856 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 14,979 for Phasmophobia — a similar number of players. Phasmophobia counters with better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 83%. ARK: Survival Evolved is currently 34% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, ARK: Survival Evolved leads 7 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
ARK: Survival Evolved has had the higher daily player count for the last 55 days — Phasmophobia last led on May 22, 2026.
Days tracked
92
Current streak
55 days
ARK: Survival Evolved
Lead changes
7
Closest gap
<1%
Apr 15, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 92 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | ARK: Survival Evolved | Phasmophobia |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 15,856 | 14,979 |
| 24-hour peak | 25,886 | 20,046 |
| 7-day average | 19,615 | 9,577 |
| 30-day average | 18,877 | 8,245 |
| 30-day trend | ±0% | −9% |
| Peak (tracked) | 32,239 | 24,848 |
| Steam reviews | 83% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 82% positive | 83% positive |
| Total reviews | 772,784 | 834,206 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 26, 2017 | Sep 17, 2020 |
| Price | $9.89 (−34%) | $13.99 (−30%) |
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| Month | ARK: Survival Evolved | Phasmophobia | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 13,269 | 17,759 | 12,564 | 16,011 |
| May 2026 | 14,448 | 27,709 | 13,327 | 24,848 |
| Jun 2026 | 18,621 | 32,239 | 8,401 | 16,310 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 19,304 | 30,082 | 8,474 | 22,613 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
ARK: Survival Evolved currently has more players: 15,856 concurrent players on Steam vs 14,979 for Phasmophobia — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days ARK: Survival Evolved averaged 18,877 concurrent players and Phasmophobia averaged 8,245. By that measure ARK: Survival Evolved is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 92 days Coilr has tracked both games, Phasmophobia had the higher daily average on 19 days, most recently on May 22, 2026. ARK: Survival Evolved has led for the last 55 days.
By Steam review score, Phasmophobia rates higher: 94% positive across 834,206 reviews vs 83% across 772,784 for ARK: Survival Evolved. ARK: Survival Evolved has the larger player base right now (15,856 vs 14,979 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
ARK: Survival Evolved averaged 18,877 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 32,239.
Phasmophobia averaged 8,245 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 24,848.