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ARK: Survival Evolved

2017
GenresVirtual Reality, Fantasy, Adventure, Indie, Action, Third Person Perspective, Shooter, Open World, Simulation, RPG, Single Player, Multiplayer, First Person Perspective
AvailableAug 29, 2017
PlatformPC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
DeveloperStudio Wildcard
Overview

Ark: Survival Evolved takes on the survival genre with a unique blend of emergent multiplayer cooperation and competition. Players awake naked and starving on the beach of a mysterious island among a herd of other confused humans. On ARK, they must then hunt, harvest, craft, research technology, and build shelters to protect against scorching days, freezing nights, volatile weather systems, dangerous wildlife, and potential enemies. Use cunning strategy and tactics to tame and ride the many dinosaurs and other primeval creatures roaming the dynamic, persistent ecosystems across land, sea, air, and even underground. Build your character’s strengths and gain items, skills, and pet creatures using in-depth role-playing systems. Start a tribe with hundreds of other players to survive and dominate competing tribes...and ultimately discover the ARK’s true purpose.

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78 reviews found

92

Nation Fusion

Sep 6, 2017

Summary and quote unavailable.


85

Games Master UK

PC

Oct 6, 2017

Summary and quote unavailable.


84

Entertainment Buddha

Aug 29, 2017

Summary and quote unavailable.


82

Pixelophobia

Sep 24, 2017

Summary and quote unavailable.


80

Invision Community

Sep 5, 2017

Summary and quote unavailable.


80

Gert Lush Gaming

Sep 3, 2017

Summary and quote unavailable.


80

Games(TM)

PC

Oct 6, 2017

Summary and quote unavailable.


80

PCGamesN

PC

Aug 29, 2017

Ark’s ambition pulls it in the right direction with more force than its clunkiness tugs it the other way. It’s always more enjoyable to spend time with a game that tries something new and exciting, stumbling along the way, than a game that tries to tick focus group-inspired boxes. If that game also happens to simulate an entire prehistoric ecosystem, and produces bewildering emergent scenarios like clockwork, all the better.

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78

Multiplayer.it

PC

Sep 5, 2017

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