How many people are playing ARK: Survival Evolved right now?

22,911 people are playing ARK: Survival Evolved on Steam right now, making it the 80th most played game on Steam. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 22,911 players. The number updates every few minutes.

What is ARK: Survival Evolved's all-time peak player count?

ARK: Survival Evolved's highest concurrent player count on Steam is 248,124, reached in June 2022.

Is ARK: Survival Evolved good? What do Steam reviews say?

83% of 589,225 Steam user reviews are positive (Very Positive).

How much does ARK: Survival Evolved cost on Steam?

ARK: Survival Evolved costs $9.89 on Steam (US), 34% off right now. The lowest price we've recorded is $4.49.

Does ARK: Survival Evolved work on Steam Deck?

ARK: Survival Evolved is Verified for Steam Deck, according to Valve's Steam Deck compatibility check.

ARK: Survival Evolved

by Studio Wildcard, Instinct Games, Efecto Studios, Virtual Basement LLC · published by Studio Wildcard, Snail Games USA · Released Aug 27, 2017 · App ID 346110

Steam Deck VerifiedLinux & Deck: Gold

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Players now

#80

22,911

▲ 24.7%vs 24h ago · updates every minute

Review score

83% positive

Very Positive589,225 reviews

24h peak

22,911

Highest seen248,124

Jun 20224.4 years ago

Price on Steam

$9.89 −34%

$14.99Lowest ever $4.49 Jun 2025

Owners (est.)20M–50M

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Players +24.7% in the last 24 hoursUpdated 14:06 UTC · tracking since 2015-05-01

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ARK: Survival EvolvedEdition
−34% $14.99 $9.89
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ARK: New Depths BundleBundle
−34% $23.98 $15.82
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−25% $34.60 $26.06
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Reviews

83% positive of 589,225 · Very Positive · Live from Steam

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Steam Deck

Works great on Steam Deck. Results from Valve's own testing.

Steam Deck Verified

✓Default controller config fully functional
✓Controller glyphs match deck device
✓Interface text is legible
✓Default configuration is performant
iExternal controllers not supported primary player

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Patches & builds

Every build released on Steam for this game since we started tracking it, with the developer's patch notes. Updated within minutes of each new build.

Dec 23, 2025, 4:19 PM UTC
Build 21291776the current build when we started tracking178 GB on Windows

Patch notes

Jan 16, 2026
PatchARK: Aquatica Official servers update
Good Afternoon,Studio Sirens would like to begin this announcement by thanking the ARK: Survival Evolved community for your involvement and time spent with the Aquatica DLC, generating awesome memories and content for years to come.On Friday, January 30th: UTC…

Other news (19)

Jul 10, 2026
ARK Franchise Sale!
The ARK Franchise Sale has begun on Steam! Whether you're reliving your first adventure in ARK: Survival Evolved or setting sail in ARK: Survival Ascended, there's never been a better time to join the journey. With ARK Tides of Fortune already sailing the high…
Dec 19, 2025
ARK: Lost Colony is now live!
Plunge through the icy heart of darkness as you reunite with old legends, while rekindling hope for the next generation. ARK: Lost Colony bridges the gap between Extinction and ARK 2 with the most ambitious narrative experience in the franchise's history. Your…
Nov 25, 2025
ARK: Aquatica and A.S.E. Progress 11/25
Good Afternoon,Studio Sirens remains dedicated to providing updates as issues are being logged or addressed. We are primarily utilizing the #「❗」bug-reports」channel on the Official ARK: Aquatica Discord.We would like to thank the community for continuing to hel…
Oct 20, 2025
ARK: Aquatica and A.S.E. Progress 10/20
Good Afternoon,Studio Sirens remains dedicated to providing updates as issues are being logged or addressed. We are primarily utilizing the #「❗」bug-reports」channel on the Official ARK: Aquatica Discord.We would like to thank the community for continuing to hel…
Sep 18, 2025
ARK: Aquatica and A.S.E. Progress 9/18
Good Afternoon, Studio Sirens remains dedicated to providing updates as issues are being logged or addressed. We are primarily utilizing the #「❗」bug-reports」channel on the Official ARK: Aquatica Discord.We would like to thank the community for continuing to he…
Sep 4, 2025
ARK: Aquatica and A.S.E. Progress 9/4
Good Afternoon,Studio Sirens remains dedicated to providing updates as issues are being logged or addressed. We are primarily utilizing the #「❗」bug-reports」channel on the Official ARK: Aquatica Discord.We would like to thank the community for continuing to hel…
Aug 27, 2025
ARK: Aquatica and A.S.E. Progress 8/27
Good Afternoon,Studio Sirens remains dedicated to providing updates as issues are being logged or addressed. We are primarily utilizing the #「❗」bug-reports」channel on the Official ARK: Aquatica Discord. For the sake of identifying issues, please provide as muc…
Aug 21, 2025
ARK: Aquatica and A.S.E. Progress 8/21
Good Afternoon,Studio Sirens remains dedicated to providing updates as issues are being logged or addressed. We are primarily utilizing the #「❗」bug-reports」channel on the Official ARK: Aquatica Discord. For the sake of identifying issues, please provide as muc…
Aug 18, 2025
ARK: Aquatica and A.S.E. Progress 8/18
Good Afternoon,Studio Sirens remains dedicated to providing updates as issues are being logged or addressed. We are also maintaining visibility regarding bugs reported into the #「📩」support channel on the Official ARK: Aquatica Discord. For the sake of identif…
Aug 16, 2025
A Message from Studio Sirens
Good Evening,The following is an official statement from the head of Studio Sirens.“Studio Sirens remains fully committed to ARK: Aquatica and to delivering the experience our passionate community have hoped for. Our team is dedicated to ensuring the content i…
Aug 14, 2025
ARK: Aquatica and A.S.E. Progress 8/14
Good Afternoon, Studio Sirens remains dedicated to providing updates as issues are being logged or addressed. We are also maintaining visibility regarding bugs reported into the #「📩」support channel on the Official ARK: Aquatica Discord. Current top priority i…
Aug 12, 2025
ARK: Aquatica and A.S.E. Progress 8/12
Good Afternoon,Studio Sirens remains dedicated to providing updates as issues are being logged or addressed. We are also maintaining visibility regarding bugs reported into the #「📩」support channel on the Official ARK: Aquatica Discord.Studio Sirens developer …
Aug 9, 2025
ARK: Aquatica and A.S.E. Progress 8/8
Good Afternoon, Studio Sirens remains dedicated to providing updates as issues are being logged or addressed. We are also maintaining visibility regarding bugs reported into the #「📩」support channel on the Official ARK: Aquatica Discord. Studio Sirens develope…
Aug 4, 2025
ARK: Aquatica and A.S.E. Progress 8/4
Good Afternoon,Studio Sirens remains dedicated to providing updates as issues are being logged or addressed. We are also maintaining visibility regarding bugs reported into the #「📩」support channel on the Official ARK: Aquatica Discord.In continued support of …
Aug 3, 2025
ARK: Aquatica and A.S.E. Progress 8/2
Good Evening,Studio Sirens remains dedicated to providing updates as issues are being logged or addressed. We are also maintaining visibility regarding bugs reported into the #「📩」support channel on the Official ARK: Aquatica Discord. In continued support of t…
Jul 30, 2025
ARK: Aquatica and A.S.E. Progress 7/30
Good afternoon,We continue our efforts to provide updates as we address issues for both ARK: Aquatica and ARK: Survival Evolved. Studio Sirens remains dedicated to providing updates daily as issues are being logged or addressed. We are also maintaining visibil…
Jul 29, 2025
ARK: Aquatica and A.S.E. Progress 7/28
Good afternoon,We continue our efforts to provide updates as we address issues for both ARK: Aquatica and ARK: Survival Evolved. Studio Sirens remains dedicated to providing updates daily as issues are being logged or addressed. We are also maintaining visibil…
Jul 26, 2025
ARK: Aquatica and A.S.E. progress outlook 7/26
Good afternoon, We continue our efforts to provide updates as we address issues for both ARK: Aquatica and ARK: Survival Evolved. Studio Sirens remains dedicated to providing updates daily as issues are being logged or addressed. We are maintaining visibility …
Jul 25, 2025
ARK: Aquatica and A.S.E. Progress 7/25
Good afternoon,We continue our efforts to provide updates as we address issues for both ARK: Aquatica and ARK: Survival Evolved. Studio Sirens remains dedicated to providing updates daily as issues are being logged or addressed. We are maintaining visibility r…

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DLC

18 items on Steam, newest first.

ARK: Aquatica Original Soundtrack
Free87% positive
ARK: Aquatica
$9.89−34%14% positive
ARK: Aquatica - Luminati Suns Song
Free19% positive
Fjordur - ARK Expansion Map
Free83% positive
Lost Island - ARK Expansion Map
Free71% positive
ARK: Genesis Part 2 Original Soundtrack
No price listed78% positive
ARK: Genesis Part 1 Original Soundtrack
No price listed73% positive
ARK: Survival Evolved Original Soundtrack
No price listed86% positive
ARK: Expansion Packs Original Soundtrack
No price listed75% positive
Crystal Isles - ARK Expansion Map
Free74% positive

DLC

Quick answers about ARK: Survival Evolved

How many people are playing ARK: Survival Evolved right now?: 22,911 people are playing ARK: Survival Evolved on Steam right now, making it the 80th most played game on Steam. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 22,911 players. The number updates every few minutes.
What is ARK: Survival Evolved's all-time peak player count?: ARK: Survival Evolved's highest concurrent player count on Steam is 248,124, reached in June 2022.
Is ARK: Survival Evolved good? What do Steam reviews say?: 83% of 589,225 Steam user reviews are positive (Very Positive).
How much does ARK: Survival Evolved cost on Steam?: ARK: Survival Evolved costs $9.89 on Steam (US), 34% off right now. The lowest price we've recorded is $4.49.
Does ARK: Survival Evolved work on Steam Deck?: ARK: Survival Evolved is Verified for Steam Deck, according to Valve's Steam Deck compatibility check.

Store info

Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive. Use your cunning to kill or tame the primeval creatures roaming the land, and encounter other players to survive, dominate... and escape!

Developer: Studio Wildcard, Instinct Games, Efecto Studios, Virtual Basement LLC
Publisher: Studio Wildcard, Snail Games USA
Release date: Aug 27, 2017
Install size: 60 GB minimum
Platforms: macOS · Windows
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG · All

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Review score: 83% on 2026-11-01 → 83% today (589,225 reviews)

Oct 31, 2026Sale −34%$9.89 (was $14.99)

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