ARK: Survival Evolved

ARK: Survival Evolved has made about $170M gross on Steam since August 2017, by our estimate, likely between $102M and $272M.

Released
Aug 27, 2017
  • PCWindows, macOS, Linux
  • Steam DeckVerified
  • PlayStationPS4
  • XboxOne
  • NintendoSwitch
  • iPhone & iPad
  • Android
ARK: Survival Evolved
Lifetime gross
~$170M
$102M–$272M
Last 30 days
~$451K
Gross revenue
Developer take-home
~$97.4M
After Valve’s cut
Estimated value
$7.99M
$4.39M–$11.6M
September 2026~$401Kdown24%vs prior monthValuedown19%vs a year agoBest monthJune 2015 · ~$5.65Mnow 93% below

Monthly gross, estimated

From monthly reviews · ±40% a bar
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MonthEstimated gross
Oct ’26$322K
Sep ’26$401K
Aug ’26$525K
Jul ’26$667K
Jun ’26$531K
May ’26$526K
Apr ’26$547K
Mar ’26$550K
Feb ’26$525K
Jan ’26$613K
Dec ’25$579K
Nov ’25$491K
Oct ’25$579K
Sep ’25$402K
Aug ’25$627K
Jul ’25$1.13M
Jun ’25$1.09M
May ’25$566K
Apr ’25$523K
Mar ’25$674K
Feb ’25$630K
Jan ’25$746K
Dec ’24$666K
Nov ’24$566K
Oct ’24$538K
Sep ’24$519K
Aug ’24$633K
Jul ’24$635K
Jun ’24$608K
May ’24$533K
Apr ’24$563K
Mar ’24$602K
Feb ’24$577K
Jan ’24$656K
Dec ’23$591K
Nov ’23$852K
Oct ’23$925K
Sep ’23$752K
Aug ’23$871K
Jul ’23$1.25M
Jun ’23$995K
May ’23$890K
Apr ’23$1.24M
Mar ’23$907K
Feb ’23$878K
Jan ’23$1.43M
Dec ’22$1.17M
Nov ’22$1.04M
Oct ’22$764K
Sep ’22$789K
Aug ’22$1.02M
Jul ’22$1.29M
Jun ’22$2.17M
May ’22$1.14M
Apr ’22$1.43M
Mar ’22$985K
Feb ’22$1.19M
Jan ’22$1.88M
Dec ’21$2.04M
Nov ’21$1.32M
Oct ’21$1.01M
Sep ’21$967K
Aug ’21$1.43M
Jul ’21$1.67M
Jun ’21$2.98M
May ’21$1.15M
Apr ’21$961K
Mar ’21$1.09M
Feb ’21$1.65M
Jan ’21$1.77M
Dec ’20$1.68M
Nov ’20$2.19M
Oct ’20$959K
Sep ’20$1.06M
Aug ’20$1.07M
Jul ’20$1.51M
Jun ’20$1.86M
May ’20$1.66M
Apr ’20$2.89M
Mar ’20$3.23M
Feb ’20$1.8M
Jan ’20$2.02M
Dec ’19$2.22M
Nov ’19$2.67M
Oct ’19$480K
Sep ’19$170K
Aug ’19$326K
Jul ’19$1.57M
Jun ’19$1.33M
May ’19$238K
Apr ’19$338K
Mar ’19$500K
Feb ’19$357K
Jan ’19$434K
Dec ’18$911K
Nov ’18$3.1M
Oct ’18$413K
Sep ’18$427K
Aug ’18$542K
Jul ’18$901K
Jun ’18$1.33M
May ’18$576K
Apr ’18$573K
Mar ’18$816K
Feb ’18$1.07M
Jan ’18$1.12M
Dec ’17$1.57M
Nov ’17$2.27M
Oct ’17$1.24M
Sep ’17$1.66M
Aug ’17$2.4M
Jul ’17$2.99M
Jun ’17$2.09M
May ’17$1.1M
Apr ’17$2.03M
Mar ’17$1.02M
Feb ’17$2.57M
Jan ’17$2M
Dec ’16$1.49M
Nov ’16$2.7M
Oct ’16$1.07M
Sep ’16$3.93M
Aug ’16$1.13M
Jul ’16$1.54M
Jun ’16$1.49M
May ’16$1.26M
Apr ’16$957K
Mar ’16$1.43M
Feb ’16$1.28M
Jan ’16$1.83M
Dec ’15$1.74M
Nov ’15$1.65M
Oct ’15$1.71M
Sep ’15$1.57M
Aug ’15$2.49M
Jul ’15$2.69M
Jun ’15$5.65M

Valuation

$3.82M trailing-year take-home

Value, month by month

$0$20M$40MJun ’15Oct ’17Feb ’20Jun ’22Oct ’24
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Oct ’26$7.99M
Sep ’26$7.84M
Aug ’26$7.84M
Jul ’26$7.96M
Jun ’26$8.52M
May ’26$7.81M
Apr ’26$7.85M
Mar ’26$7.82M
Feb ’26$7.95M
Jan ’26$8.06M
Dec ’25$9.64M
Nov ’25$9.74M
Oct ’25$9.83M
Sep ’25$9.78M
Aug ’25$11.4M
Jul ’25$11.4M
Jun ’25$9.34M
May ’25$8.76M
Apr ’25$8.72M
Mar ’25$8.77M
Feb ’25$8.68M
Jan ’25$8.62M
Dec ’24$8.51M
Nov ’24$8.42M
Oct ’24$8.77M
Sep ’24$9.23M
Aug ’24$9.51M
Jul ’24$8.33M
Jun ’24$8.96M
May ’24$9.35M
Apr ’24$9.72M
Mar ’24$10.4M
Feb ’24$10.7M
Jan ’24$11M
Dec ’23$13.9M
Nov ’23$14.6M
Oct ’23$14.8M
Sep ’23$14.6M
Aug ’23$14.7M
Jul ’23$14.9M
Jun ’23$14.9M
May ’23$16.3M
Apr ’23$16.6M
Mar ’23$14.3M
Feb ’23$14.4M
Jan ’23$14.7M
Dec ’22$15.1M
Nov ’22$18.9M
Oct ’22$19.2M
Sep ’22$19.5M
Aug ’22$19.7M
Jul ’22$20.2M
Jun ’22$20.7M
May ’22$21.6M
Apr ’22$21.7M
Mar ’22$21.1M
Feb ’22$21.2M
Jan ’22$21.8M
Dec ’21$21.7M
Nov ’21$21.2M
Oct ’21$22.3M
Sep ’21$22.2M
Aug ’21$22.3M
Jul ’21$21.9M
Jun ’21$21.7M
May ’21$20.3M
Apr ’21$20.9M
Mar ’21$23.3M
Feb ’21$21.9M
Jan ’21$22.1M
Dec ’20$22.3M
Nov ’20$22.9M
Oct ’20$23.4M
Sep ’20$26.9M
Aug ’20$29.8M
Jul ’20$32.5M
Jun ’20$32.6M
May ’20$31.8M
Apr ’20$29.5M
Mar ’20$25.6M
Feb ’20$21.3M
Jan ’20$19.1M
Dec ’19$16.6M
Nov ’19$14.5M
Oct ’19$9.95M
Sep ’19$9.88M
Aug ’19$10.1M
Jul ’19$10.4M
Jun ’19$9.68M
May ’19$9.67M
Apr ’19$13.6M
Mar ’19$13.9M
Feb ’19$12.4M
Jan ’19$13.3M
Dec ’18$14.1M
Nov ’18$14.9M
Oct ’18$11.8M
Sep ’18$12.7M
Aug ’18$13.9M
Jul ’18$15.8M
Jun ’18$18M
May ’18$18.7M
Apr ’18$19.3M
Mar ’18$20.8M
Feb ’18$21M
Jan ’18$26.5M
Dec ’17$27.5M
Nov ’17$31.5M
Oct ’17$27.9M
Sep ’17$27.7M
Aug ’17$30.5M
Jul ’17$28.9M
Jun ’17$27.2M
May ’17$26.5M
Apr ’17$26.7M
Mar ’17$25.4M
Feb ’17$33.6M
Jan ’17$31.6M
Dec ’16$27.7M
Nov ’16$28.1M
Oct ’16$23.2M
Sep ’16$23.9M
Aug ’16$17.9M
Jul ’16$19.3M
Jun ’16$20.5M
May ’16$24.7M
Apr ’16$23.4M
Mar ’16$22.5M
Feb ’16$24.7M
Jan ’16$26.7M
Dec ’15$27.3M
Nov ’15$18.9M
Oct ’15$16.9M
Sep ’15$14.9M
Aug ’15$13M
Jul ’15$10M
Jun ’15$6.78M
What moves itFactor
Base multiple× trailing-12-month developer earnings2.20×
GenreAdventure, Action, Massively Multiplayer, Early Access, RPG0.95×
MomentumLast 6 months at 90% of the prior 61.00×
Player sentiment83% positive reviews1.00×
ValueRange $4.39M–$11.6M$7.99M
How we value games

Estimate refreshed Oct 23, 2026. Estimates use the review-multiplier method and can be off by 40% or more either way.

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