# ARK: Survival Ascended

> ARK is reimagined from the ground-up into the next-generation of video game technology with Unreal Engine 5! Form a tribe, tame & breed hundreds of unique dinosaurs and primeval creatures, explore, craft, build, and fight your way to the top of the food-chain. Your new world awaits!

## Game facts

- Developer: Studio Wildcard, Instinct Games, Grove Street Games
- Publisher: Snail Games USA, Studio Wildcard
- Release status: Released
- Release date: Oct 26, 2023
- 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/2399830/)
- Playtime: 100% completion 200 hr (IGDB, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://www.igdb.com/games/ark-survival-ascended)
- Languages: Interface: Japanese (Japan), Korean (South Korea), Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese, American English, French (France), Italian (Italy), German (Germany), European Spanish, Danish (Denmark), Dutch (Netherlands), Russian (Russia), Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), Turkish (Türkiye); Subtitles: Japanese (Japan), Korean (South Korea), Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese, American English, French (France), Italian (Italy), German (Germany), European Spanish, Danish (Denmark), Dutch (Netherlands), Russian (Russia), Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), Turkish (Türkiye); Audio: American English (IGDB, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://www.igdb.com/games/ark-survival-ascended)

## AI Review Analysis

Analyzed Sep 2, 2026

### Strengths

- The high degree of freedom to set your own goals and enjoy exploration, building, and survival in the distinctive ARK style
- The appeal of the core gameplay involving taming and raising hundreds of dinosaur and creature species
- Improved Unreal Engine 5-based graphics and visual upgrades for fans of the previous game

### Weaknesses

- Serious optimization problems, low FPS, stuttering, and graphical bugs
- Updates requiring hundreds of GB even for minor changes, along with excessively large installation and patch sizes
- Host distance restrictions and forced teleportation in non-dedicated multiplayer

## Links

- [ARK: Survival Ascended on WAME](https://www.wame.is/game/4987)
- [Player reviews](https://www.wame.is/game/4987/reviews)

Updated: 2026-11-09T22:56:17.349Z