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ARK: Survival Evolved vs RuneScape: Dragonwilds
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
RuneScape: Dragonwilds is currently the more played game: 18,509 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 11,381 for ARK: Survival Evolved, about 1.6× more players. ARK: Survival Evolved has been ahead for 50 days straight. ARK: Survival Evolved counters with better Steam reviews: 83% positive vs 81%. Across all tracked metrics, ARK: Survival Evolved leads 7 of 9.
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.
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Player count history
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
ARK: Survival Evolved has had the higher daily player count for the last 50 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
ARK: Survival Evolved led 50 daysRuneScape: Dragonwilds led 0 days
Days tracked
50
Current streak
50 days
ARK: Survival Evolved
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
23%
Sep 15, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 50 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | ARK: Survival Evolved | RuneScape: Dragonwilds |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 11,381 | 18,509 |
| 24-hour peak | 18,757 | 18,630 |
| 7-day average | 14,184 | 9,719 |
| 30-day average | 15,901 | 6,384 |
| 30-day trend | −15% | −8% |
| Peak (tracked) | 32,239 | 18,630 |
| Steam reviews | 83% positive | 81% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 82% positive | 82% positive |
| Total reviews | 777,537 | 29,571 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~500,000 |
| Release date | Aug 27, 2017 | Apr 15, 2025 |
| Price | $14.99 | $29.99 |
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Players by month
| Month | ARK: Survival Evolved | RuneScape: Dragonwilds | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 13,269 | 17,759 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 14,448 | 27,709 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 18,608 | 32,239 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 | 19,273 | 29,867 | 3,935 | 5,804 |
| Aug 2026 | 17,509 | 27,955 | 3,803 | 6,831 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 14,912 | 25,801 | 4,228 | 18,630 |
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 RuneScape: Dragonwilds?
RuneScape: Dragonwilds currently has more players: 18,509 concurrent players on Steam vs 11,381 for ARK: Survival Evolved, about 1.6× more players.
Is ARK: Survival Evolved bigger than RuneScape: Dragonwilds on Steam?
Over the last 30 days ARK: Survival Evolved averaged 15,901 concurrent players and RuneScape: Dragonwilds averaged 6,384. By that measure ARK: Survival Evolved is currently the bigger game.
Has RuneScape: Dragonwilds ever had more players than ARK: Survival Evolved?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: ARK: Survival Evolved has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 50 days both games have been tracked.
Is ARK: Survival Evolved better than RuneScape: Dragonwilds?
By Steam review score, ARK: Survival Evolved rates higher: 83% positive across 777,537 reviews vs 81% across 29,571 for RuneScape: Dragonwilds. RuneScape: Dragonwilds has the larger player base right now (18,509 vs 11,381 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 15,901 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 15% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 32,239.
Is RuneScape: Dragonwilds growing or declining on Steam?
RuneScape: Dragonwilds averaged 6,384 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 8% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 18,630.