ARK: Survival Evolved

Buy83%

Very Positive · 778k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Studio Wildcard · Open World Survival Craft · Aug 27, 2017

Player review score
83%
Very Positive
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
18,165
concurrent players
#98 by players on Steam
Achievements
32
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
21
Full audio21 of 21
Subtitles0 of 21

Should I buy ARK: Survival Evolved?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 55 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 43 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 39 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 778k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
8% of themes are praise8% are divided84% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Taming your first Trike, then your first Rex, eventually breeding powerful creatures and taking on bosses with an army you've raised yourself is one of the most satisfying progression systems in gaming.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay20 reviews
Divided opinion
Co-op
40% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes
15% still recommend
Bugs
30% still recommend
Interface
10% still recommend
Optimization
21% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
15% still recommend
Graphics
26% still recommend
Multiplayer
30% still recommend
Performance
37% still recommend
Monetization
6% still recommend
Story and characters
36% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • MMO
  • Multi-player
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Includes level editor
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Workshop
  • Valve Anti-Cheat enabled

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $9.89.

7 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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