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ARK: Survival Evolved vs Sons Of The Forest
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
ARK: Survival Evolved is currently the more played game: 16,219 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 15,894 for Sons Of The Forest, a similar number of players. ARK: Survival Evolved has been ahead for 56 days straight, and has led on 112 days of the 131 days Coilr has tracked both games. Sons Of The Forest counters with better Steam reviews: 88% positive vs 83%. Sons Of The Forest is currently 70% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, ARK: Survival Evolved leads 7 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 119h in ARK: Survival Evolved and 21.9h in Sons Of The Forest. 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
119h
average of 69 members
Sons Of The Forest
21.9h
average of 57 members
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Player count history
ARK: Survival EvolvedSons Of The Forest
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 56 days. Sons Of The Forest last led on Jul 9, 2026.
ARK: Survival Evolved led 112 daysSons Of The Forest led 19 days
Days tracked
131
Current streak
56 days
ARK: Survival Evolved
Lead changes
4
Closest gap
2%
Jun 14, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 131 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | ARK: Survival Evolved | Sons Of The Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 16,219 | 15,894 |
| 24-hour peak | 21,731 | 20,300 |
| 7-day average | 16,437 | 7,995 |
| 30-day average | 17,045 | 6,688 |
| 30-day trend | −12% | −43% |
| Peak (tracked) | 32,239 | 39,805 |
| Steam reviews | 83% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 82% positive | 90% positive |
| Total reviews | 776,360 | 317,976 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 27, 2017 | Feb 22, 2024 |
| Price | $9.89 (−34%) | $8.99 (−70%) |
Full stats: ARK: Survival Evolved · Sons Of The Forest · add more games to this comparison →
Players by month
| Month | ARK: Survival Evolved | Sons Of The Forest | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 13,269 | 17,759 | 5,710 | 7,600 |
| May 2026 | 14,448 | 27,709 | 4,882 | 8,619 |
| Jun 2026 | 18,608 | 32,239 | 15,012 | 39,805 |
| Jul 2026 | 19,273 | 29,867 | 13,586 | 36,316 |
| Aug 2026 | 17,505 | 27,955 | 6,494 | 12,371 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 14,883 | 22,292 | 10,601 | 20,300 |
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 Sons Of The Forest?
ARK: Survival Evolved currently has more players: 16,219 concurrent players on Steam vs 15,894 for Sons Of The Forest, a similar number of players.
Is ARK: Survival Evolved bigger than Sons Of The Forest on Steam?
Over the last 30 days ARK: Survival Evolved averaged 17,045 concurrent players and Sons Of The Forest averaged 6,688. By that measure ARK: Survival Evolved is currently the bigger game.
Has Sons Of The Forest ever had more players than ARK: Survival Evolved?
Yes. Across the 131 days Coilr has tracked both games, Sons Of The Forest had the higher daily average on 19 days, most recently on Jul 9, 2026. ARK: Survival Evolved has led for the last 56 days.
Is ARK: Survival Evolved better than Sons Of The Forest?
By Steam review score, Sons Of The Forest rates higher: 88% positive across 317,976 reviews vs 83% across 776,360 for ARK: Survival Evolved. ARK: Survival Evolved has the larger player base right now (16,219 vs 15,894 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 17,045 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 12% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 32,239.
Is Sons Of The Forest growing or declining on Steam?
Sons Of The Forest averaged 6,688 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 43% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 39,805.
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