
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.
| Released | Aug 27, 2017 |
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| Status | Main game |
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| Platforms | Google StadiaXbox Series X|SPlayStation 4LinuxAndroidPC (Microsoft Windows)iOSMacXbox OneNintendo Switch |
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| Genres | ShooterRole-playing (RPG)SimulatorAdventureIndie |
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| Themes | ActionSurvivalSandboxOpen world |
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| Game modes | Single playerMultiplayerCo-operativeSplit screenMassively Multiplayer Online (MMO)Battle Royale |
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| Perspective | First personThird personVirtual Reality |
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| Keywords | dinosaurscraftingaction-adventureonlineprehistoricbuildingpax west 2017pre-release public testingxbox play anywherexbox one x enhanced |
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| Title | Type | Year | Playlists | Videos |
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| Ark: The Center | DLC | 2016 | 0 playlists | 0 videos |
| Ark: Scorched Earth | Expansion | 2016 | 0 playlists | 0 videos |
| Ark: Ragnarok | Expansion | 2017 | 0 playlists | 0 videos |
| Ark: Aberration | Expansion | 2017 | 0 playlists | 1 video |
| Ark: Extinction | Expansion | 2018 | 0 playlists | 1 video |
| Ark: Genesis | Expansion | 2019 | 0 playlists | 1 video |
| Ark: Survival Ascended | Remaster | 2023 | 1 playlist | 143 videos |
| Ark: Scorched Earth Ascended | Expansion | 2024 | 0 playlists | 0 videos |
| Ark: Bob's Tall Tales | Expansion | 2024 | 0 playlists | 0 videos |
| Ark: The Center Ascended | Expansion | 2024 | 0 playlists | 0 videos |
| Ark: Fantastic Tames - Pyromane | DLC | 2024 | 0 playlists | 0 videos |
| Ark: Aberration Ascended | Expansion | 2024 | 0 playlists | 0 videos |
| Ark: Survival Ascended - Fantastic Tames: Dreadmare | DLC | 2024 | 0 playlists | 0 videos |
| Ark: Extinction Ascended | Expansion | 2024 | 0 playlists | 0 videos |
| Ark: Ragnarok Ascended | Expansion | 2025 | 0 playlists | 1 video |
| Ark: Valguero Ascended | Expansion | 2025 | 0 playlists | 2 videos |
| Ark: Lost Colony | Expansion | 2025 | 0 playlists | 0 videos |





