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Game
Game2017
ARK: Survival Evolved
Developer Studio Wildcard, Instinct Games, Efecto Studios
Ark: Survival Evolved (stylized as ARK) is a 2017 action-adventure survival video game developed by Studio Wildcard. In the game, players must survive being stranded on one of several maps filled with roaming dinosaurs, fictional fantasy monsters, and other prehistoric animals, natural hazards, and potentially hostile human players. The game is played from either a third-person or first-person perspective and its… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
333 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Oct 7, 2026 · last updated Oct 7, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
67
Fresh
161 positive · 78 negative
95% range 61–73%
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| Steam reviews | 161 | 78 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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94 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
649,166 of 778,952 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 333 · most liked firstI can't say it better than this.... Snail Games Let’s not pretend anymore. You didn’t “accidentally” break everything. You didn’t “unintentionally” destroy years of work and communities. You didn’t “update” to improve anything. You knew exactly what this last update would do. You knew it would break every mod, every server, every map players spent years building. And you did it anyway, so you could herd everyone into ASA, for money, that's all you care about. We see you. We see the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A Brief History Lesson: The Devs of this game have a long history of deceit and scamming their fan base. They stole assets from their previous company to make this game, they were sued and had to pay $40 million dollars. To cover those costs they delivered a PAID DLC for their unfinished Early Access game AND half assed ♥♥♥♥ out half baked console versions of the game that barely functioned. Instead of devoting time to making their game function and play well, they instead kept pumping…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hey reminder again: Ark Raiders is AI slop. Do not support those devs. I don't give a shit how fun the game is. It is not worth the shit tier "voice acting" and refusal to pay actual voice actors for their work. 🐂
unlabelledView post →FOR BOTH EXISTING AND NEW PLAYERS !! I can't recommend the game more if you do the following - Open your steam library, find the game, go to properties and under "Game versions and betas" choose ASE : pre-aquatica. Dont even start a game without doing this... Then optional, if you want to save space, prevent steam from installing all the DLCs (or at least those you know you wont play) they take around 260GB while base game is 130GB (you will find this in properties under DLC tab) big W for…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Came back to play the game. 160Go for base game and 460Go with all DLCs. No i won't uninstall System32 to play this. Ark needs optimization, not another AI DLC.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I used to enjoy ARK: Survival Evolved when the download size was around 100GB, but now it has become extremely difficult to keep installed because the game size has grown to over 300GB. While the game itself is still fun and full of content, the massive storage requirement makes it nearly impossible for many players with limited disk space to play or even update. It feels frustrating that a game I once could easily download and enjoy is now too large to realistically keep on my system. The…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sherry can't get ahold of Leon at ARK, what's going on over there? 🫢 It's not a Resident Evil game without some horny villains~ and can't finish playing #re9 without drawing a threesome hehe #ResidentEvilRequiem #LeonKennedy #VictorGideon #Zeno Full pic on Patr_e0n 💦
unlabelledView post →Getting to the end of a Sonic game and the level name is "Ark of Covenant" or some shit
unlabelledView post →Gotta love the devs backpedaling the whole "UE5 upgrade will be free" promise and trying to charge those of us who bought this unoptimized slop another $40 for the update. I enjoyed this game with friends but seeing where the development has gone... I'm glad I didn't shovel more money into this scam. Why are you releasing (unfinished, according to the store pages) paid DLCs for the remake of this game when it's still listed as being in Early Access? Also you might want to update the "We're…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It may be game over on the screen but Ark is game for some on the couch co-op fun with you 😈😏 🎨 by the lovely @zipperyeen.bsky.social
unlabelledView post →I loved this game for years, and spent tons of time and money on it. Different DLC's, buying on both PC and console...seeing how they ruined it over time was heartbreaking. I have thousands of hours on console and moved to PC hoping it would run better - it doesn't. They don't care about user experience. They ignore the community constantly just to push for more money. There are glitches in this game and Ark: Survival Ascended that have been around since day 1... if you buy this game, be…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Some Ark Nova again for game night. #boardgames
unlabelledView post →after the last update the game isnt running the start menu is freazing i cant select any thing in it i cant even exit the whats wrong with this update can you please fix it or send me a refund for my money and time i spent on this game the update of 25-11-2025 just killed the game for me and i think for everyone els .......... !!!!!!!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ARK: Bug Evolving I honestly did not want to write a negative review for ARK: Survival Evolved. It has been, and still is, one of my favorite survival games ever made. I started playing ARK on my PS4 back in the day, so I have seen how much the game has evolved over the years. The thing about this game is that it has a FANTASTIC concept: you are dropped into a harsh map or environment and given the freedom to do whatever you want, with the unique gameplay feature of taming dinosaurs to fight…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When everything works as intended, this is by far my favourite game. I've played it on and off since 2016, it has good bones and I truly love it, even for all its quirks. I played while this game was still in early access, I bought every DLC, I really had faith in Wildcard to do well with this game. The concept and the gameplay are excellent, but I can't in good conscience recommend this game to anyone. Everyday it is a gamble, will your knocked out tame randomly fly into space, never to be…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overall a fun game but Wildcard is the greediest company there is. For every other company a season pass means you get all the dlc. Not Wildcard, no they want you to buy two different season passes and then not include all the dlc in them. Not to mention the cash grab that is Ascended.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought ARK when it first launched and put 840 hours into it in a little over a year before finally walking away in September 2018. Despite this being a negative review, I want to start by saying something positive. ARK gave me some of my favorite gaming memories ever. It was unlike anything else at the time. Survival, base building, taming dinosaurs, breeding, exploring massive maps—there was nothing quite like it. I joined a PvP server, but instead of constant griefing, it became a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →very addicting and will ruin your personal life and make you fail school 10/10 must recommend
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the dark one looks like she'd be the protagonist of a survival horror game called "The Ark" or something
unlabelledView post →My legs broke from being cold and hungry. then i got my booty-hole touched by the Spino in South zone 1. 10/10 game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →used to be fun, but they killed the game on purpose, multiplayer doesn't work and the game doesn't run 90% of the time. And no, I'm not spending $40 to get the game again with still ♥♥♥♥♥♥ graphics. they didn't have to kill the game, or they could've at least admitted to killing it off.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Soloing Ark Nova against the ARNO bot this morning. #boardgames
unlabelledView post →With 3.800 hours in ARK - Survival Evolved (ASE) and now just dabbling in Ark - Survival Ascended (ASA) - after the abhorrent choices ASE has gone through... It truly hurts to have witnessed my most favourite game, with which I have had a lot of fond memories, hit such a low. Ruined and killed off a perfectly good game. And ASA is no proper replacement. Pay2Win (SkillTree, Dinos), Missing Optimizations and reoccurring instability. I understand Dev and Publisher Relations are at fault here -…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bought the game, froze on the main menu constantly. Verified file integrity, checked drivers, updated PC, nothing. Turns out, this company broke the game when they launched the Aquatica DLC and made that version the main download. I repeat, this game does not function as is. I refunded. Turns out you need to download some beta to get it to work. Terrible new player experience, don't support this company. Go play Smalland, Palworld, Valheim. This game company sucks. My specs: Ryzen…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An in-game first look of Stillsun Ark. You'll be stranded on a planet where beauty endangers your survival. We're excited to start sharing what we've been working on, and we'd love to hear your feedback on it. Wishlist the game on steam below ⬇️ #JRPG #pixelart #indiedev
unlabelledView post →Its been awhile since I did a #promosky... I'm a weekend streaming, RPG loving, sarcastic and goofy millenial just trying to fund my Lego and game addictions! I chat about interesting game stuff and: Assassin's Creed Baldur's Gate 3 Palia ARK Ascended Marble Ribals Borderlands MTG Mental HP 💜♻️
unlabelledView post →Official servers are down now. This game is dead and gone. The new Survival Ascended is all bugs. RIP ARK.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thank you for the adventure, I'm logging off I would keep playing but this game just got the worst update ever and that comes out with Aquatica DLC. The game even with minor bugs and glitches, it runs fine before Aquatica. Now at the current state, this game is completely borked with bugs that format your entire character and settings due to the new major update + DLC. It would be best to leave this game on pre-Aquatica version instead of leaving it latest. My rating before Aquatica is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was walking and saw a cat in a big tree. So I helped it and it jumped on me so that it could have a safe landing. But I think I startled it and it started to savagely attacking me until I was dead. 10/10 would help another big cat.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Another great week of board games! January is starting strong. Concordia Venus Brass Birmingham Ark Nova Oathsworn Obsession Lost Ruins of Arnak Paladins of the West Kingdom What have you been playing?
unlabelledView post →i have 4,794 hours on this game on playstation, easily the best toxic relationship ive ever had with a game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"Agent 47, the new President of the Ark Society is attending today's Big Game in San Francisco. He must be eliminated."
unlabelledView post →seeing how poorly that all-AI game trailer for Ark Aquatica was received really cheered me up this morning I couldn’t have asked for a better “and this is why you don’t use AI for your games marketing” example to show publishers exactly what will happen www.thegamer.com/snail-studio...
unlabelledView post →It has its pros and cons, but it is still much better than the abomination that was promised to us for free. Buy this instead of Ascended.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have played this game since the days of early access. With the floating trees etc. but now it’s unplayable. It takes over twenty minutes to load…if it loads and doesn’t freeze up my pc to the point I have to restart my rig. It was a great game but is now ridiculously unplayable after the last update. I’ll miss it for sure but through no fault of my own those days are now over and I’ll consign this game to memory to be played now more.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Only Game Where You Can Get Bullied By A Dodo I bought this game thinking it would be a majestic, prehistoric adventure where I’d tame a majestic Tyrannosaurus Rex and ride it into the sunset. Instead, my first six hours consisted of spawning completely naked on a beach, punching a palm tree until my hands bled, and instantly getting liquidated by a dinosaur the size of a chicken that spat blinding venom directly into my eyes. ARK isn't just a survival game; it’s an ecosystem designed to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ARK is the only game where I spend hours taming a dinosaur, proudly ride it for five minutes, and then watch it get obliterated by something that looks like a lizard with anger issues. I starve, overheat, freeze, get kidnapped by flying birds, and lose all my stuff at least twice a day. It’s buggy, brutal, and somehow the most addictive prehistoric torture simulator ever made.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love this game with all my heart—I think that's pretty obvious with how many hours I have sunk into it. I've got my money's worth. That being said, I don't think I can, at least not fully, recommend it. With the release of Ark Survival Ascended, the devs shut down all the official Ark Survival Evolved servers to push players to buy what's basically the same game ported into UE5 except with more P2W dinos/mechanics. What's left of ASE being singleplayer and unofficial multiplayer servers…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →SEGA siblings meet the ARK siblings (i'm so hyped for the interactions this game will have) #SonicRacingCrossWorlds #miku #sonicthehedgehog
unlabelledView post →Tonight's force "The Risen", for our 4 player #Midgard game at Lost Ark Games in Stevenage. Figures 95% @wargamesatlantic.bsky.social #spreadthelard #tabletopgaming #wargaming
unlabelledView post →As you can see I loved this game for over 650+ hours. I have picked it up and put it down some many times. I think it finally will die tonight for good. For awhile now, or at least the past year or two, the game is completely unstable upon loading[on multiple different devices]. I have to sometimes back out of the game 2 or 3 times for it to function correctly. Tonight it took itself a step farther. Not only did it crash trying to get in [after a successful launch just a few minutes prior] it…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →At this point in time, i dont even know if i should recommend the game or not. The official servers are dead and the game hasnt recieved any major updates in years (aquatica doesnt count). Imo, this has to be one of the best but also saddest examples of greed and coruption ruining an otherwise great game. Honestly, I love the game. It is a sole reason i got into pc gaming in the first place. I have nearly 300h on it (a lot for my standards) and it is by far my most played Steam game. The game…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have way too many hours in this game. At one point, ARK basically became a full-time job. I stayed awake just to make sure my baby dinosaurs survived, matured properly, and got their imprints. Forget sleep, I had responsibilities. This game is incredibly addictive and ridiculously fun. Building bases, taming dinosaurs, breeding stronger creatures, exploring dangerous areas, and surviving alongside friends creates some of the best gaming moments I've ever had. That said, ARK isn't…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Soloing Ark Nova this afternoon. #boardgames
unlabelledView post →heya, I work on product, community, game design and a bit of liveops for a lil dinosaur game called ARK. I'm not at GDC bc the US is kinda terrifying rn. #WhatAGameDevLooksLike
unlabelledView post →Ark Nova, was back on the table last night. Creating your own zoo in this board game does require some brain power but it's oh so pleasing. 💙🎲 #BoardGameSky
unlabelledView post →Got the collection, including this swell bit of video game advertising from the 1980s...an apparently unused cardboard standee for the Atari 2600 Raiders of the Lost Ark game. (attn. @fergojisan.bsky.social, @thatweissguy.bsky.social)
unlabelledView post →I guess I am choosing would recommend based on the fact that here I am, playing it again, for the umpteenth time, after 11 years. There is no other game like it. There is a caveat to that, in that there are plenty of bugs, you lose things, time and dinos to a variety of crazy things that are unbelievably frustrating.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Won the little crane game at a retro game store called Lost Ark and I immediately thought of @khloeprower.bsky.social when taking this little guy out of the capsule
unlabelledView post →Where do I start? ARK has been a huge part of my life and is the whole reason I got into PC gaming in the first place, the game itself is super fun and you will not find any other survival game quite like this one, It hits all the nerdy niches, Dinosaurs, Prehistoric Life, Guns, Castles, Ancient Egypt, Kaiju's, Aliens, Dragons, Fantasy creatures. All that being said, the dev team, or publisher, or both, are so extremely greedy, they killed this game and sold its "free" UE5 upgrade as its own…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For those that play Ark! I helped design a really cool goat tame with my friend that you can vote on to be in the game! survivetheark.com/index.php?/f... We'd really love your support! #ark #arksurvivalascended #videogame #game #goat #gaming
unlabelledView post →VERY important PT prep: got deep dish pizza and played a game of Ark Nova w/ Noor, Chris, and Arya. I even won! Surely a good omen for tomorrow.
unlabelledView post →This game has ruined my life. I will never get the time I wasted playing this game back. This game is a constant cycle of suffering that I can only describe as sticking your balls into a wood chipper over and over again. I have unironically developed Stockholm Syndrome as a result of playing this game. No amount of skill or play time will save you from the never ending stream of abuse this game will put you through. Even if you reach a point where you feel safe, your dumb#ss friend WILL get…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First time with Ark Nova and can see exactly what the fuss is about. Various overlays etc already ordered. Cracking game! #ArkNova
unlabelledView post →A fascinating glimpse into Japanese Saturn game sales. Panzer Dragoon is lower down than I expected. Shining the Holy Ark and SF3 too.
unlabelledView post →ive owned this game since VERY early on, maybe within months of its original launch, and at this point, they've shoved so much useless ♥♥♥♥ into it and made it so large that it doesnt fit onto any of my SSDs, making it literally unplayable. it was fun in the early days, but over time has had so much unwanted junk added to it that it's just not enjoyable. I wish I could refund it for being physically impossible to play
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ive played this game with my life optimization sucks now but its better than ascended
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First play of Ark Nova in 2025! My wife has played this game at least 500 times, with this my 8th play, so I'm pretty happy with our tie on 12 points each! (For the record, I play on the intermediate board, her on advanced, a great balancing mechanic for different player skills).
unlabelledView post →My Thylacoleo or marsupial leo from #Ark 🫡 He realy caried my early game #furryart
unlabelledView post →Madeen [Maduin] and Ark (Final Fantasy IX) cards for the Blissful Eternity booster back of the Final Fantasy Trading Card Game, releasing August 7, 2026: illus.: Yuya Ishihata Left Alive, Metal Gear Solid series Madeen [29-116H], Ark [29-117H]
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