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ARK: Survival Evolved vs The Isle
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
The Isle is currently the more played game: 24,049 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 20,295 for ARK: Survival Evolved, about 18% more players. The Isle has been ahead for 24 days straight, and has led on 24 days of the 47 days Coilr has tracked both games. ARK: Survival Evolved counters with better Steam reviews: 83% positive vs 80%. Across all tracked metrics, The Isle leads 5 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.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 118h in ARK: Survival Evolved and 167h in The Isle. 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
118h
average of 73 members
The Isle
167h
average of 12 members
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Player count history
ARK: Survival EvolvedThe Isle
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
The Isle has had the higher daily player count for the last 24 days. ARK: Survival Evolved last led on Aug 18, 2026.
ARK: Survival Evolved led 23 daysThe Isle led 24 days
Days tracked
47
Current streak
24 days
The Isle
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
2%
Aug 18, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 47 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | ARK: Survival Evolved | The Isle |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 20,295 | 24,049 |
| 24-hour peak | 20,493 | 24,049 |
| 7-day average | 15,071 | 18,758 |
| 30-day average | 16,282 | 17,897 |
| 30-day trend | −14% | +27% |
| Peak (tracked) | 32,239 | 27,965 |
| Steam reviews | 83% positive | 80% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 81% positive | 81% positive |
| Total reviews | 777,021 | 120,257 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~500,000 |
| Release date | Aug 27, 2017 | Nov 30, 2015 |
| Price | $14.99 | $19.99 |
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Players by month
| Month | ARK: Survival Evolved | The Isle | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 13,709 | 16,661 |
| Aug 2026 | 17,508 | 27,955 | 16,606 | 27,965 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 14,936 | 25,801 | 18,381 | 27,563 |
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 The Isle?
The Isle currently has more players: 24,049 concurrent players on Steam vs 20,295 for ARK: Survival Evolved, about 18% more players.
Is ARK: Survival Evolved bigger than The Isle on Steam?
Over the last 30 days ARK: Survival Evolved averaged 16,282 concurrent players and The Isle averaged 17,897. By that measure The Isle is currently the bigger game.
Has ARK: Survival Evolved ever had more players than The Isle?
Yes. Across the 47 days Coilr has tracked both games, ARK: Survival Evolved had the higher daily average on 23 days, most recently on Aug 18, 2026. The Isle has led for the last 24 days.
Is ARK: Survival Evolved better than The Isle?
By Steam review score, ARK: Survival Evolved rates higher: 83% positive across 777,021 reviews vs 80% across 120,257 for The Isle. The Isle has the larger player base right now (24,049 vs 20,295 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 16,282 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 14% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 32,239.
Is The Isle growing or declining on Steam?
The Isle averaged 17,897 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 27% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 27,965.