# ARK: Survival Evolved

> 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!

## Game facts

- Developer: Studio Wildcard, Instinct Games, Efecto Studios, Virtual Basement LLC
- Publisher: Snail Games USA, Studio Wildcard
- Release status: Released
- Release date: Aug 27, 2017
- Region for this schedule: GLOBAL
- Platforms: PC
- Genres: RPG, Adventure, Action, OpenWorldSurvivalCraft, FarmingSim
- Steam Deck: Verified (Steam, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://store.steampowered.com/app/346110/)
- Playtime: Main story 12 hr, Main + some extras 1,486 hr (IGDB, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://www.igdb.com/games/ark-survival-evolved)
- Languages: Interface: American English, French (France), Italian (Italy), German (Germany), European Spanish, Russian (Russia), Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch (Netherlands), Turkish (Türkiye), Japanese (Japan), Chinese (China), Polish (Poland), Korean (South Korea), Czech (Czechia), Thai (Thailand), Danish (Denmark), Swedish (Sweden), Finnish (Finland), Hungarian (Hungary), Ukrainian (Ukraine), Chinese (Taiwan), British English, Mexican Spanish, European Portuguese; Subtitles: American English, French (France), Italian (Italy), German (Germany), European Spanish, Russian (Russia), Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch (Netherlands), Turkish (Türkiye), Japanese (Japan), Chinese (China), Danish (Denmark), Chinese (Taiwan), British English, Mexican Spanish, European Portuguese; Audio: American English, French (France), Italian (Italy), German (Germany), European Spanish, Russian (Russia), Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch (Netherlands), Turkish (Türkiye), Japanese (Japan), Chinese (China), Polish (Poland), Korean (South Korea), Czech (Czechia), Thai (Thailand), Danish (Denmark), Swedish (Sweden), Finnish (Finland), Hungarian (Hungary), Ukrainian (Ukraine), Chinese (Taiwan), British English (IGDB, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://www.igdb.com/games/ark-survival-evolved)

## AI Review Analysis

Analyzed Sep 2, 2026

### Strengths

- The core experience of hunting and taming dinosaurs and building a large dinosaur army
- A strong progression system that develops from bare-handed survival to weapons, armor, and base construction
- A vast, expansive world with varied survival content

### Weaknesses

- Low FPS, excessive heat, long loading times, and launch failures caused by serious optimization problems
- Technical instability, including bugs and frequent crashes
- Complaints about Chinese and Russian hackers and mega-tribes in multiplayer

## Links

- [ARK: Survival Evolved on WAME](https://www.wame.is/game/4986)
- [Player reviews](https://www.wame.is/game/4986/reviews)

Updated: 2026-11-09T23:44:21.411Z