Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Rust is currently the more played game: 121,980 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 24,844 for ARK: Survival Evolved, about 5× more players. Rust also has the better Steam reviews: 87% positive vs 83%. Rust is currently 50% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Rust leads 7 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Rust has had the higher daily player count for the last 80 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
80
Current streak
80 days
Rust
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
76%
Jun 3, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 80 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | ARK: Survival Evolved | Rust |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 24,844 | 121,980 |
| 24-hour peak | 27,955 | 133,241 |
| 7-day average | 18,938 | 101,110 |
| 30-day average | 19,453 | 104,693 |
| 30-day trend | +5% | −2% |
| Peak (tracked) | 32,239 | 220,224 |
| Steam reviews | 83% positive | 87% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 84% positive | 79% positive |
| Total reviews | 774,222 | 1,385,388 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 27, 2017 | Feb 8, 2018 |
| Price | $14.99 | $19.99 (−50%) |
Full stats: ARK: Survival Evolved · Rust · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | ARK: Survival Evolved | Rust | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 13,269 | 17,759 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 14,448 | 27,709 | 95,781 | 182,883 |
| Jun 2026 | 18,608 | 32,239 | 104,094 | 220,224 |
| Jul 2026 | 19,265 | 30,082 | 104,975 | 196,421 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 19,726 | 28,009 | 101,995 | 137,985 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Rust currently has more players: 121,980 concurrent players on Steam vs 24,844 for ARK: Survival Evolved, about 5× more players.
Over the last 30 days ARK: Survival Evolved averaged 19,453 concurrent players and Rust averaged 104,693. By that measure Rust is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Rust has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 80 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Rust rates higher: 87% positive across 1,385,388 reviews vs 83% across 774,222 for ARK: Survival Evolved. Rust has the larger player base right now (121,980 vs 24,844 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
ARK: Survival Evolved averaged 19,453 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 32,239.
Rust averaged 104,693 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 220,224.