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ARK: Survival Ascended

Open-world survival sandbox about taming dinosaurs and building bases

Studio Wildcard, Grove Street Games, Instinct Games · Published by Studio Wildcard, Snail Games USA · Released Oct 25, 2023 · Early Access

ActionAdventureIndieMassively MultiplayerRPG

Reviews
Mixed
59% of 114K
Recent reviews
Mixed
61% of 1,819 in 30 days
Players
12K
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
11 hours ago
Nov 7, 2026
Minimum PC
RX 5600 XT
16 GB RAM · 180 GB disk
Full requirements

What is ARK: Survival Ascended?

An open-world survival sandbox set on a mysterious island populated by dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. You gather resources, craft equipment, build bases, manage survival needs, and tame, breed, ride, or fight creatures alone or with other players.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy open-world crafting, base building, and exploration
  • +you want to tame, breed, and ride dinosaurs
  • +you prefer solo, cooperative, or competitive survival

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike resource gathering and survival stat management
  • −you want a linear, story-led adventure

What players say

59% of 114,326 reviews are positive · 61% of 1,819 in the last 30 days

Players praise the base building, dinosaur taming, exploration, visual overhaul, and solo or PvE play with friends. Common complaints include poor optimization, crashes and persistent bugs, large storage and patching demands, and paid DLC and premium-mod monetization; PvP players also report cheating and pay-to-win content.

Players over time

▼ -2% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 23,240 players on Sep 21, 2026.

Show the data
DayPlayers
Nov 7, 202611,883
Nov 6, 202614,235
Nov 5, 202614,076
Nov 4, 202614,922
Nov 3, 202617,036
Nov 2, 202615,785
Nov 1, 202622,998
Oct 31, 202620,899
Oct 30, 202614,478
Oct 29, 202610,764
Oct 28, 202613,445
Oct 27, 202615,144
Oct 26, 202616,263
Oct 25, 202621,422
Oct 24, 202619,659
Oct 23, 202614,919
Oct 22, 202615,266
Oct 21, 202615,378
Oct 20, 202615,898
Oct 18, 202620,240
Oct 17, 202620,003
Oct 16, 202612,210
Oct 15, 202615,684
Oct 14, 202616,052
Oct 13, 202617,050
Oct 11, 202622,729
Oct 10, 202620,250
Oct 9, 202616,420
Oct 8, 202615,925
Oct 7, 202612,400
Oct 6, 202617,424
Oct 4, 202620,753
Oct 3, 202620,324
Oct 2, 202614,543
Oct 1, 202611,986
Sep 30, 202614,510
Sep 29, 202615,024
Sep 27, 202620,529
Sep 26, 202617,075
Sep 25, 202615,663
Sep 24, 202614,989
Sep 23, 202615,714
Sep 23, 202615,010
Sep 22, 202617,552
Sep 21, 202623,240

How many players finish ARK: Survival Ascended?

8.0% of Steam players have unlocked «Alpha Ascension», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

ARK: Survival Ascended screenshot 1

ARK: Survival Ascended system requirements

Minimum: RX 5600 XT, 16 GB RAM, 180 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10/11 with updates
Processor
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, Intel Core i7-6800K
Graphics
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT, NVIDIA GeForce 1080
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
180 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12
Notes
SSD Required

Recommended

OS
Windows 10/11 with updates
Processor
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, Intel i5-10600K
Graphics
AMD Radeon RX 6800, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
Memory
32 GB RAM
Storage
180 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12
Notes
SSD Required

Does ARK: Survival Ascended have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online and split-screen and LAN; PvP online and LAN; MMO. It also has a single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.

Does ARK: Survival Ascended run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
32
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Turkish.

Does ARK: Survival Ascended use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

20 DLC available.

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