Ark: Survival Evolved

Ark: Survival Evolved

August 27, 2017·Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO), Battle Royale
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Ratings

68
User Score
262 ratings
69
Critic Score
8 reviews
68
Total Score
270 combined

About

Ark: Survival Evolved is an open-world action-adventure survival game where players awaken stranded on a mysterious island populated by dinosaurs, prehistoric creatures, and mythical beasts. Gameplay revolves around gathering resources, crafting tools and structures, and taming creatures that can be ridden or used for combat and transportation. The game supports both single-player and multiplayer modes, with multiplayer servers allowing players to form tribes and compete or cooperate. Several expansion packs add new maps and storylines, and the game spawned an animated series, a remaster in Unreal Engine 5 titled Ark: Survival Ascended, and a planned sequel.

Storyline

Players awaken on a mysterious island called the Ark with no memory of how they arrived. Surrounded by dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures, they must survive while uncovering the island's secrets through scattered explorer notes left by previous inhabitants. As survivors progress through increasingly difficult boss encounters, they begin to piece together the truth about the Ark and the technology sustaining it. The deeper story, revealed through expansion packs, follows survivors as they travel from the island to an underground alien world, a corrupted future Earth, and eventually aboard a massive colony ship traveling through deep space in search of a new home for humanity.

Release Dates

PlatformDate
PC (Microsoft Windows)Jun 02, 2015
MacJun 28, 2015
LinuxJul 01, 2015
Xbox OneDec 16, 2015
PlayStation 4Dec 06, 2016
PC (Microsoft Windows)Aug 27, 2017
LinuxAug 27, 2017
MacAug 27, 2017
PlayStation 4Aug 29, 2017
PlayStation 4Aug 29, 2017
Xbox OneAug 29, 2017
Xbox OneAug 29, 2017
Xbox OneAug 31, 2017
PlayStation 4Aug 31, 2017
PlayStation 4Jan 26, 2018
Xbox OneFeb 21, 2018
AndroidJun 14, 2018
iOSJun 14, 2018
Nintendo SwitchNov 20, 2018
Nintendo SwitchNov 30, 2018
Xbox Series X|SOct 28, 2020
Google StadiaSep 01, 2021
Nintendo SwitchFeb 24, 2023

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Game Info

Developer
Studio Wildcard
Publisher
Studio Wildcard, Snail Games, Snail Games USA
Release Date
August 27, 2017
Porting
Armature Studio, Abstraction Games
Supporting
Instinct Games, Armature Studio
Collection
Ark
Perspective
First person, Third person, Virtual Reality
5 hypes

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Platforms

Google StadiaXbox Series X|SPlayStation 4LinuxAndroidPC (Microsoft Windows)iOSMacXbox OneNintendo Switch

Genres

ShooterRole-playing (RPG)SimulatorAdventureIndie

Themes

ActionSurvivalSandboxOpen world

Game Modes

Single playerMultiplayerCo-operativeSplit screenMassively Multiplayer Online (MMO)Battle Royale

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