Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
ARK: Survival Evolved is currently the more played game: 15,362 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 12,053 for Unturned — about 27% more players. Unturned counters with better Steam reviews: 91% positive vs 83%. Unturned is free to play, while ARK: Survival Evolved costs $9.89 (−34%). Across all tracked metrics, ARK: Survival Evolved leads 7 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
ARK: Survival Evolved has had the higher daily player count for the last 52 days — Unturned last led on May 27, 2026.
Days tracked
75
Current streak
52 days
ARK: Survival Evolved
Lead changes
10
Closest gap
<1%
May 11, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 75 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | ARK: Survival Evolved | Unturned |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 15,362 | 12,053 |
| 24-hour peak | 26,423 | 14,956 |
| 7-day average | 19,598 | 12,786 |
| 30-day average | 18,923 | 12,997 |
| 30-day trend | +1% | −2% |
| Peak (tracked) | 32,239 | 23,394 |
| Steam reviews | 83% positive | 91% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 82% positive | 88% positive |
| Total reviews | 772,784 | 563,974 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~50,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 26, 2017 | Jul 6, 2017 |
| Price | $9.89 (−34%) | Free to play |
Full stats: ARK: Survival Evolved · Unturned · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | ARK: Survival Evolved | Unturned | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 13,269 | 17,759 | 10,905 | 10,905 |
| May 2026 | 14,448 | 27,709 | 14,551 | 23,394 |
| Jun 2026 | 18,621 | 32,239 | 13,045 | 18,304 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 19,322 | 30,082 | 13,097 | 17,197 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
ARK: Survival Evolved currently has more players: 15,362 concurrent players on Steam vs 12,053 for Unturned — about 27% more players.
Over the last 30 days ARK: Survival Evolved averaged 18,923 concurrent players and Unturned averaged 12,997. By that measure ARK: Survival Evolved is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 75 days Coilr has tracked both games, Unturned had the higher daily average on 11 days, most recently on May 27, 2026. ARK: Survival Evolved has led for the last 52 days.
By Steam review score, Unturned rates higher: 91% positive across 563,974 reviews vs 83% across 772,784 for ARK: Survival Evolved. ARK: Survival Evolved has the larger player base right now (15,362 vs 12,053 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
ARK: Survival Evolved averaged 18,923 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 32,239.
Unturned averaged 12,997 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 23,394.