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As a man or woman stranded, naked, freezing, and starving on the unforgiving shores of a mysterious island called ARK, use your skill and cunning to kill or tame and ride the plethora of leviathan dinosaurs and other primeval creatures roaming the land. Hunt, harvest resources, craft items, grow crops, research technologies, and build shelters to withstand the elements and store valuables, all while teaming up with (or preying upon) hundreds of other players to survive, dominate... and escape!
The game was released on August 29th, 2017 after being over two years in 'Early Access' and is available on Steam, the Xbox Live Marketplace, PlayStation 4, mobile devices, the Nintendo Switch, and the Epic Games Store with continually new updates in the open-world dinosaur survival game.- Tame, Train, Breed & Ride Dinosaurs, in a Living Ecosystem
- Food, Water, Temperature and Weather
- Harvest, Build Structures, Paint Items
- Plant, Farm And Grow
- Summon The Ultimate Life Forms
- Tribe System
- RPG Statistics
- Hardcore Mechanics
- Explore And Discover
- Large-World Persistence And Meta-Universe
- Robust Steam Workshop Mod Support
- High-End Next-Gen Visuals
Fjordur is a free DLC Expansion Map for ARK: Survival Evolved to become available on Steam, Xbox One, PS4 and PS5, Epic Games, and Stadia.
Lost Island is a free DLC Expansion Map available on Steam, Xbox One, PS4 and PS5, Epic Games, and Stadia.
Genesis: Part 2 is the final DLC Expansion Pack for ARK: Survival Evolved available on Steam, Xbox One, PS4 and PS5, Epic Games, and Stadia.
Crystal Isles is a free DLC Expansion Map available on Steam, Xbox One, PS4 and PS5, Epic Games, and Stadia.
Genesis: Part 1 is a DLC Expansion Pack available on Steam, Xbox One, PS4 and PS5, Epic Games, and Stadia.
Valguero is a free DLC Expansion Map available on Steam, Xbox One, PS4 and PS5, Epic Games, and Stadia.
Extinction is a DLC Expansion Pack available for $20 on Steam, Xbox One, PS4 and PS5, Epic Games, and Stadia.
Aberration is a DLC Expansion Pack available for $20 on Steam, Xbox One, PS4 and PS5, Epic Games, and Stadia.
Ragnarok is a free DLC Expansion Map available on Steam, Xbox One, PS4 and PS5, Epic Games, and Stadia.
Scorched Earth is a DLC Expansion Pack available for $20 on Steam, Xbox One, PS4 and PS5, Epic Games, and Stadia.
The Center is a free DLC Expansion Map available on Steam, Xbox One, PS4 and PS5, Epic Games, and Stadia.
ARK 2 will be a survival sandbox and sequel to ARK: Survival Evolved, coming 2022.
ARK: The Animated Series tells the tale of Helena Walker learning to survive after waking up on an ARK. Part one of the series was released on Paramount + on March 21st, 2024. The second part is expected to be released at a later date.
480 creatures have been announced: 475 of them released (including 294 variants) and 5 yet to be released.
The following Events are currently active or have been announced.
ARK: Eggcellent Adventure 7 has ended.
ARK: Eggcellent Adventure 7 features 3x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding (Imprint, Maturation, Hatch/Gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus.
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Steam, Epic Games and Stadia
Version: 345.19
Released - April 15th, 2022 -Minor version for servers
- Fixed the missing Eggcellent Adventure event wild creature colors (59, 67, 68, 76 ,84, 94, 95 & 100)
Xbox and Windows 10
Version: 946.4
Released - April 15th, 2022 - Minor version for servers
- Fixed the missing Eggcellent Adventure event wild creature colors (59, 67, 68, 76 ,84, 94, 95 & 100)
PlayStation
Version: 702.4
Released - April 15th, 2022 - Minor version for servers
- Fixed the missing Eggcellent Adventure event wild creature colors (59, 67, 68, 76 ,84, 94, 95 & 100)
App Store and Google Play
Version: 2.0.25
Released - June 9th, 2021
- Fixed some bugs and exploits
Nintendo Switch
Version: 600.0
Released - December 18th, 2018
- Fix for two client lock up issues