ARK: Survival Evolved

    Players form tribes to tame dinosaurs, build bases and survive together.

    Studio Wildcard, Instinct Games, Efecto Studios, Virtual Basement LLC · published by Studio Wildcard, Snail Games USA, Snail Games

    Playing together

    Online co-op
    Confirmed
    Online multiplayer
    Confirmed
    Free to play
    1 source
    Not known yet
    Online versus, Players in online co-op, Players online, Best with, How co-op works, Crossplay, Local co-op, Multiplayer through mods, One copy is enough, Plays in browser, Demo, Playtest, Early access

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    How you talk

    Not known yet
    Plays without voice or typing, Wordless tools, Public matchmaking, Friendly with strangers

    About the game

    Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive. Use your cunning to kill or tame the primeval creatures roaming the land, and encounter other players to survive, dominate... and escape!
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    Why we rate it this way

    • 83% positive from 780,423 Steam reviews.
    • Critics rate it 69/100 from 8 reviews.
    Steam, checked 1 Nov 2026Num reviews: 1Review score: 8Review score desc: Very PositiveTotal positive: 650378Total negative: 130045Total reviews: 780423{"num_reviews":1,"review_score":8,"review_score_desc":"Very Positive","total_positive":650378,"total_negative":130045,"total_reviews":780423}IGDB, checked 1 Nov 2026Id: 10239Name: Ark: Survival EvolvedUrl: https://www.igdb.com/games/ark-survival-evolvedCreated at: 1431432289First release date: 1503792000Total rating: 68.2728228765638Total rating count: 272Aggregated rating: 68.875Aggregated rating count: 8Hypes: 5Release dates: [{"id":532725,"date":1528934400,"human":"Jun 14, 2018","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":532726,"date":1630454400,"human":"Sep 01, 2021","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":651312,"date":1603843200,"human":"Oct 28, 2020"},{"id":532743,"date":1504137600,"human":"Aug 31, 2017","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":532735,"date":1503792000,"human":"Aug 27, 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    First listed 1 Nov 2026. Updated 1 Nov 2026.