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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.

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ARK Game Features

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

The ARK Wiki Community

Fan Art

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.

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.

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

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

Quick Game Basics

Upcoming ARK Media

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: 472 of them released (including 294 variants) and 8 yet to be released.