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Black Desert vs Lost Ark
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Black Desert is currently the more played game: 26,022 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 5,572 for Lost Ark, about 5× more players. Black Desert has been ahead for 79 days straight. Black Desert also has the better Steam reviews: 74% positive vs 70%. Lost Ark is free to play, while Black Desert costs $9.99. Across all tracked metrics, Black Desert leads 8 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.
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Black Desert
331h
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52.9h
average of 30 members
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Player count history
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Black Desert has had the higher daily player count for the last 79 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Black Desert led 79 daysLost Ark led 0 days
Days tracked
79
Current streak
79 days
Black Desert
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
42%
Jul 3, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 79 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Black Desert | Lost Ark |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 26,022 | 5,572 |
| 24-hour peak | 28,135 | 6,195 |
| 7-day average | 22,899 | 5,315 |
| 30-day average | 22,132 | 5,299 |
| 30-day trend | +33% | −7% |
| Peak (tracked) | 29,421 | 11,760 |
| Steam reviews | 74% positive | 70% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 63% positive | 48% positive |
| Total reviews | 93,994 | 203,193 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~50,000,000 |
| Release date | May 24, 2017 | Feb 11, 2022 |
| Price | $9.99 | Free to play |
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Players by month
| Month | Black Desert | Lost Ark | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 18,367 | 19,554 | 5,030 | 5,030 |
| May 2026 | 17,962 | 20,753 | 8,418 | 8,622 |
| Jun 2026 | 16,332 | 20,437 | 5,967 | 11,760 |
| Jul 2026 | 17,240 | 25,328 | 5,603 | 11,276 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 22,740 | 29,421 | 5,287 | 9,316 |
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, Black Desert or Lost Ark?
Black Desert currently has more players: 26,022 concurrent players on Steam vs 5,572 for Lost Ark, about 5× more players.
Is Black Desert bigger than Lost Ark on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Black Desert averaged 22,132 concurrent players and Lost Ark averaged 5,299. By that measure Black Desert is currently the bigger game.
Has Lost Ark ever had more players than Black Desert?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Black Desert has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 79 days both games have been tracked.
Is Black Desert better than Lost Ark?
By Steam review score, Black Desert rates higher: 74% positive across 93,994 reviews vs 70% across 203,193 for Lost Ark. Black Desert has the larger player base right now (26,022 vs 5,572 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Black Desert growing or declining on Steam?
Black Desert averaged 22,132 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 33% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 29,421.
Is Lost Ark growing or declining on Steam?
Lost Ark averaged 5,299 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 7% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 11,760.