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ARK: Survival Evolved vs Satisfactory
Satisfactory is the more played game right now: 28,440 players on Steam against 22,831 for ARK: Survival Evolved, about 25% more players. Satisfactory has been ahead for 15 days straight, and has led on 61 days of the 136 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Satisfactory also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 83%. Across all tracked metrics, Satisfactory leads 8 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 10 minutes. Both are Adventure / Indie games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 135h in ARK: Survival Evolved and 117h in Satisfactory. 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
135h
average of 105 members
Satisfactory
117h
average of 91 members
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ARK: Survival Evolved
17,082Satisfactory
21,019Daily averages · latest day · Satisfactory, 23% ahead of ARK: Survival Evolved
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Read every 10 minutes · methodology
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.
Head-to-head record
Satisfactory has had the higher daily player count for the last 15 days. ARK: Survival Evolved last led on Sep 26, 2026.
ARK: Survival Evolved led 75 daysSatisfactory led 61 days
- Days tracked
- 136
- Current streak
- 15 days
- Satisfactory
- Lead changes
- 16
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Jul 18, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 136 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | ARK: Survival Evolved | Satisfactory |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 22,831 | 28,440 |
| 24-hour peak | 23,307 | 28,440 |
| 7-day average | 13,325 | 16,514 |
| 30-day average | 13,507 | 14,182 |
| 30-day trend | −17% | −5% |
| Peak (tracked) | 32,239 | 42,605 |
| Steam reviews | 83% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 85% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 779,128 | 280,817 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 27, 2017 | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Price | $14.99 | $39.99 |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| Month | ARK: Survival Evolved | Satisfactory | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 13,269 | 17,759 | 14,255 | 14,255 |
| May 2026 | 14,448 | 27,709 | 12,954 | 18,030 |
| Jun 2026 | 18,608 | 32,239 | 21,665 | 42,605 |
| Jul 2026 | 19,273 | 29,867 | 19,179 | 34,076 |
| Aug 2026 | 17,512 | 27,955 | 16,031 | 28,339 |
| Sep 2026 | 13,952 | 25,574 | 13,203 | 23,775 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 13,725 | 23,307 | 16,369 | 28,809 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, ARK: Survival Evolved or Satisfactory?
Satisfactory currently has more players: 28,440 concurrent players on Steam vs 22,831 for ARK: Survival Evolved, about 25% more players.
Is ARK: Survival Evolved bigger than Satisfactory on Steam?
Over the last 30 days ARK: Survival Evolved averaged 13,507 concurrent players and Satisfactory averaged 14,182. By that measure Satisfactory is currently the bigger game.
Has ARK: Survival Evolved ever had more players than Satisfactory?
Yes. Across the 136 days Coilr has tracked both games, ARK: Survival Evolved had the higher daily average on 75 days, most recently on Sep 26, 2026. Satisfactory has led for the last 15 days.
Is ARK: Survival Evolved better than Satisfactory?
By Steam review score, Satisfactory rates higher: 97% positive across 280,817 reviews vs 83% across 779,128 for ARK: Survival Evolved. Satisfactory has the larger player base right now (28,440 vs 22,831 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 13,507 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 17% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 32,239.
Is Satisfactory growing or declining on Steam?
Satisfactory averaged 14,182 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,605.
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