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Ark Nova Plan and build a modern, scientifically managed zoo to support conservation projects in an acclaimed strategy board game.
Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 30 Oct, 19:12 UTC | 205 |
| 29 Oct, 19:10 UTC | 188 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
Player Retention| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch (Early Access)December 2024 | 135 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onMarch 2025 | 125 | 93% | Holds players well (better than 94% of 9,121 other games) |
| 12 months onDecember 2025 | 159 | 1.2× | Holds players well (better than 95% of 7,653 other games) |
Ark Nova kept 93% of the average players it had at its Early Access launch in December 2024 after 3 months and 1.2× after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) (from 20 Oct) | 191 | +22 | +13.2% | 238 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 169 | −13 | −7% | 303 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 181 | +7 | +4.2% | 297 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 174 | −7 | −4% | 304 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 181 | +27 | +17.5% | 326 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 154 | −5 | −3.2% | 253 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 159 | −9 | −5.2% | 267 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 168 | −33 | −16.4% | 306 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 201 | +14 | +7.7% | 372 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 187 | +28 | +17.8% | 342 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 159 | +5 | +3.4% | 265 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 153 | −1 | −0.9% | 285 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 155 | +15 | +11.1% | 251 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 139 | −2 | −1.4% | 227 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 141 | 0 | +0.3% | 227 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 141 | +3 | +2% | 230 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 138 | +10 | +7.9% | 248 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 128 | +7 | +6.1% | 214 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 121 | −4 | −3.5% | 188 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 125 | −3 | −2.4% | 206 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 128 | −6 | −4.8% | 221 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 135 | +6 | +4.8% | 216 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 128 | — | — | 252 |
Average and peak concurrent players each month, and the change in average players from the month before. Months before October 2026 are from a licensed historical archive.
