Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Crimson Desert is currently the more played game: 12,838 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 11,337 for Lost Ark — a similar number of players. Crimson Desert also has the better Steam reviews: 84% positive vs 70%. Lost Ark is free to play, while Crimson Desert costs $69.99. Across all tracked metrics, Crimson Desert leads 7 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Crimson Desert has had the higher daily player count for the last 46 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
46
Current streak
46 days
Crimson Desert
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
47%
Jul 2, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 46 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Crimson Desert | Lost Ark |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 12,838 | 11,337 |
| 24-hour peak | 13,631 | 11,396 |
| 7-day average | 12,809 | 5,082 |
| 30-day average | 16,080 | 5,819 |
| 30-day trend | −40% | ±0% |
| Peak (tracked) | 50,641 | 11,760 |
| Steam reviews | 84% positive | 70% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 78% positive | 47% positive |
| Total reviews | 163,445 | 203,175 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | ~50,000,000 |
| Release date | Mar 18, 2026 | Feb 10, 2022 |
| Price | $69.99 | Free to play |
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| Month | Crimson Desert | Lost Ark | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 5,030 | 5,030 |
| May 2026 | 33,137 | 50,641 | 8,418 | 8,622 |
| Jun 2026 | 21,633 | 47,605 | 5,992 | 11,760 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 13,949 | 26,659 | 5,449 | 11,396 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Crimson Desert currently has more players: 12,838 concurrent players on Steam vs 11,337 for Lost Ark — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Crimson Desert averaged 16,080 concurrent players and Lost Ark averaged 5,819. By that measure Crimson Desert is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Crimson Desert has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 46 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Crimson Desert rates higher: 84% positive across 163,445 reviews vs 70% across 203,175 for Lost Ark. Crimson Desert has the larger player base right now (12,838 vs 11,337 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Crimson Desert averaged 16,080 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 40% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 50,641.
Lost Ark averaged 5,819 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 11,760.