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<div style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-size:27px;color:#ffffff;">Welcome to the Official ARK Survival Evolved Wiki</span><br />[http://playark.com/ ARK: Survival Evolved] is written and maintained by the players.</div>
 
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As a man or woman stranded naked, freezing and starving on the shores of a mysterious island called [[ARK Survival Evolved|ARK]], use your skill and cunning to kill or tame & ride the 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, while teaming up with or preying upon hundreds of other players to survive, dominate... and escape!
 
   
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The game is currently in [http://store.steampowered.com/app/346110 Steam 'Early Access'] launch on steam, but get ready for new updates in the open-world dinosaur survival game, coming soon to Xbox One and PlayStation 4!
 
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* '''Dinosaurs and Creatures''': With over 70+ different [[Creatures]] planned for final release each of which be tamed using a challenging [[Capture & Affinity]] process. [[Pets]], which can continue to level-up and consume [[Food]], can also carry [[Inventory]] and [[Equipment]] such as [[Armor]], carry [[Prey]] back to your settlement depending on their strength. Fly a [[Pteranodon]] over the snow-capped mountains, lift allies over enemy walls, race through the jungle with a pack of [[Raptors]], tromp through an enemy base along a gigantic [[Brontosaurus]], or chase down prey on the back of a raging [[T-Rex]]! Take part in a dynamic ecosystem life-cycle with its own predator & prey hierarchies, where you are just one creature among many species struggling for dominance and survival.
 
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; Guides & Patch Notes
 
* [[Getting Started]]
 
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The ARK: Survival Evolved reference manual written by the players.
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  • Xbox One
    946.4
  • PS
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  • Logo Mobile
    2.0.25
  • Nintendo Switch
    600.0
  • Epic Games
    345.19
  • Stadia
    345.19

See the latest Note Patch Notes, or check below.

What is ARK: Survival Evolved?

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.
ARK Game Features
DLC

Fjordur DLC
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.

ARK LI 01
Lost Island is a free DLC Expansion Map available on Steam, Xbox One, PS4 and PS5, Epic Games, and Stadia.

Genesis Part 2 DLC
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 DLC
Crystal Isles is a free DLC Expansion Map available on Steam, Xbox One, PS4 and PS5, Epic Games, and Stadia.

Genesis Part 1 DLC
Genesis: Part 1 is a DLC Expansion Pack available on Steam, Xbox One, PS4 and PS5, Epic Games, and Stadia.

Valguero DLC
Valguero is a free DLC Expansion Map available on Steam, Xbox One, PS4 and PS5, Epic Games, and Stadia.

Extinction DLC
Extinction is a DLC Expansion Pack available for $20 on Steam, Xbox One, PS4 and PS5, Epic Games, and Stadia.

Aberration DLC
Aberration is a DLC Expansion Pack available for $20 on Steam, Xbox One, PS4 and PS5, Epic Games, and Stadia.

Ragnarok DLC
Ragnarok is a free DLC Expansion Map available on Steam, Xbox One, PS4 and PS5, Epic Games, and Stadia.

Scorched Earth DLC
Scorched Earth is a DLC Expansion Pack available for $20 on Steam, Xbox One, PS4 and PS5, Epic Games, and Stadia.

Primitive Plus DLC
Primitive Plus is a free DLC Expansion available on Steam, Xbox One, and PS4 and PS5.

The Center DLC
The Center is a free DLC Expansion Map available on Steam, Xbox One, PS4 and PS5, Epic Games, and Stadia.

Upcoming ARK Media
ARK 2 key art

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.

Recently Revealed Creatures

480 creatures have been announced: 475 of them released (including 294 variants) and 5 yet to be released.

Official Tweets

Featured Video
Current Events

The following Events are currently active or have been announced.

Eggcellent Adventure 7


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.

Current Patch Notes

See all patch notes
Steam, Epic Games and Stadia

Version: 345.19

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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

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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

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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

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Released - June 9th, 2021

  • Fixed some bugs and exploits

Nintendo Switch

Version: 600.0

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Released - December 18th, 2018

  • Fix for two client lock up issues
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