Ark: Survival Evolved
Aug 27, 2017
- Shooter
- Role-playing (RPG)
- Simulator
- Adventure
- Indie
Platforms: Android, Google Stadia, iOS, Linux, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
IGDB community rating 6.8IGDB264 votes
Overview
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.
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.
- Developed by
- Studio Wildcard
- Published by
- Studio Wildcard, Snail Games, Snail Games USA
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Facts
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO), Battle Royale
- Player perspectives
- First person, Third person, Virtual Reality
- Themes
- Action, Survival, Sandbox, Open world
- Series
- Ark
- Game engine
- Unreal Engine 4
- Release dates
- PC (Microsoft Windows): Jun 2, 2015
- Mac: Jun 28, 2015
- Linux: Jul 1, 2015
- Xbox One: Dec 16, 2015
- PlayStation 4: Dec 6, 2016
- Android: Jun 14, 2018
- iOS: Jun 14, 2018
- Nintendo Switch: Nov 20, 2018
- Xbox Series X|S: Oct 28, 2020
- Google Stadia: Sep 1, 2021
