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Ark: Survival Evolved

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First release
Aug 27, 2017
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Indie, Adventure, Shooter, Simulator · Sandbox, Open world, Action, Survival
Platforms
Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, iOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Linux, Xbox Series X|S, Google Stadia

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.

Also known as 方舟：生存进化, ARK: Survival Evolved, ARK: Survival of the Fittest, 方舟：生存進化
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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.Read more

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
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Aug 27, 2017
Mac
Aug 27, 2017
Linux
Aug 27, 2017
All 21 release dates
PlayStation 4
Aug 29, 2017
Xbox One
Aug 29, 2017
PlayStation 4
Aug 31, 2017
Xbox One
Aug 31, 2017
PlayStation 4
Jan 26, 2018
Xbox One
Feb 21, 2018
Android
Jun 14, 2018
iOS
Jun 14, 2018
Nintendo Switch
Nov 20, 2018
Nintendo Switch
Nov 30, 2018
Xbox Series X|S
Oct 28, 2020
Google Stadia
Sep 01, 2021
Nintendo Switch
Feb 24, 2023
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jun 02, 2015
Mac
Jun 28, 2015
Linux
Jul 01, 2015
Xbox One
Dec 16, 2015
PlayStation 4
Dec 06, 2016
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
12h
Main + Extras
1486h
Game modes
Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO), Split screen, Battle Royale, Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Virtual Reality, First person, Third person
Keywords
dinosaurs, crafting, action-adventure, online, prehistoric
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At a Glance

Critic Score
69
Main Story (IGDB)
12h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
1486h
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Steam review summary

Steam users rate this Very Positive, 588,569 reviews in all languages, recorded 25 October 2026

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Multiplayer

  • Online multiplayerIGDB · 1 Nov
  • Massively multiplayer (MMO)Steam · 25 Oct
  • Online co-opIGDB · 1 Nov

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