Ark: Survival Evolved

27 Aug 2017 · (8 years ago) · Full Release

Studio Wildcard, Instinct Games, Efecto Studios, Virtual Basement LLC

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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.

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Developer: Studio Wildcard, Instinct Games, Efecto Studios, Virtual Basement LLC Publisher: Studio Wildcard, Snail Games, Snail Games USA

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Genres

Shooter RPG Simulation Adventure Indie Action MMO

Themes

Action Survival Sandbox Open world

Game modes

Single player Multiplayer Co-operative Split screen Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)Battle Royale Single-player Multi-player MMO Co-op

Player perspectives

First person Third person Virtual Reality

Developers

Studio Wildcard Instinct Games Efecto Studios Virtual Basement LLC

Supporting developers

Instinct Games Armature Studio

Publishers

Studio Wildcard Snail Games Snail Games USA

Game engine

Unreal Engine 4

Keywords

dinosaurs crafting action-adventure online prehistoric building pax west 2017 pre-release public testing xbox play anywhere xbox one x enhanced pax east 2016 pax west 2016 pax prime 2015 valve anti-cheat dinosaur riding previously on - stadia pro

Also known as

方舟：生存进化ARK: Survival EvolvedARK: Survival of the Fittest方舟：生存進化ShooterGame_BE.exe

Story

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.