ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest

Battle royale matches where tribes command dinosaur armies

Studio Wildcard, Instinct Games, Efecto Studios, Virtual Basement LLC · Published by Studio Wildcard · Released Aug 29, 2017

Action Adventure Indie Massively Multiplayer RPG Strategy

Reviews: Mixed; 66% of 12K
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 1; right now
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update: 9 years ago; Dec 17, 2016

What is ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest?

In this multiplayer battle royale, tribes land on an island and fight to be the last standing. During each match, you race for supply drops, tame dinosaurs, and command creatures from a bird’s-eye view or take direct control of one as the arena shrinks.

For you if...

+you enjoy fast-paced, last-tribe-standing PvP matches
+you like taming dinosaurs and directing them in battle

Not for you if...

−you want slow survival play with extensive crafting
−you dislike shrinking arenas that force players into combat

What players say

66% of 11,804 reviews are positive

Players praise the dinosaur battles and PvP focus. The most common complaint is difficulty finding active servers; some players also report bugs, lag, and crashes.

Screenshots and trailer

ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: 64-Bit Windows 7 Service Pack 1, or Windows 8/10
Processor: 2 GHz Dual-Core 64-bit CPU
Graphics: GTX 500 or Above DirectX10 Compatible GPU with 2 GB or More Video RAM
Memory: 4000 MB RAM
Storage: 37000 MB available space
DirectX: Version 10

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Steam features: Workshop, Family Sharing

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Swedish, Thai, Turkish.