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ARK: Survival Evolved

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App ID 346110
App Type Game
Developer , , ,
Publisher Studio Wildcard, Snail Games USA
Franchise Snail Games USA
Supported Systems Windows macOS
Technologies BattlEye AntiCheat, Unreal Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK
Last Changenumber 37433691
Last Record Update 22 July 2026 – 01:32:03 UTC ()
Release Date 29 August 2017 – 15:08:00 UTC ()
😎 82.78%
778k reviews
12,524
In-Game
+5
🌎 Open World Survival Craft 🌲 Survival 🌍 Open World 🦖 Dinosaurs 🔧 Crafting

Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive. Use your cunning to kill or tame the primeval creatures roaming the land, and encounter other players to survive, dominate... and escape!

Additional Information

Developer Studio Wildcard
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metacritic_name ARK: Survival Evolved
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metacritic_score 70
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serverbrowsername ARK: Survival Evolved
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workshop_visible Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Studio Wildcard
Store Release Date 27 August 2017 – 18:00:00 UTC ()
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Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), Adventure (25), Indie (23), Massively Multiplayer (29), RPG (3)
Steam Release Date 29 August 2017 – 15:08:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 16 July 2025 – 22:13:41 UTC () (1752704021)
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Detected Technologies BattlEye AntiCheat, Unreal Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK, NVIDIA_APEX SDK, NVIDIA_Ansel SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK, Ogg SDK, OpenSSL SDK, Protocol_Buffers SDK, Qt SDK, Vivox SDK, Vorbis SDK, trueSKY SDK
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Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • steam_machine_compatibility: 3
  • test_timestamp: 16 February 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 8189133
  • steam_machine_tests:
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  • configuration:
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First seen on SteamDB 23 January 2015 – 02:14:07 UTC (), in changelist #859517
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

21 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes
Czech Yes Yes Yes
Danish Yes Yes
Dutch Yes Yes
Hungarian Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes Yes
Swedish Yes Yes
Thai Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes
Turkish Yes Yes Yes
Ukrainian Yes Yes Yes
Finnish Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🌎 Open World Survival Craft 🌲 Survival 🕹️ Multiplayer 🌍 Open World 🦖 Dinosaurs 🔧 Crafting 🏗️ Building 🗺️ Adventure 🏠 Base Building 🤝 Co-op 💥 Action 🧱 Sandbox 🙌 First-Person 🫶 Massively Multiplayer 👤 Singleplayer 🐤 Early Access 🐲 Dragons 🎲 RPG 🚀 Sci-fi 🌱 Indie

Categories

Single-player MMO Co-op Steam Achievements Steam Workshop Steam Cloud Includes level editor Remote Play on Tablet Family Sharing Multi-player Valve Anti-Cheat Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support Native Steam Controller

Assets

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last_modified14 December 2025 – 02:04:49 UTC
timestamp14 December 2025 – 02:04:49 UTC

Trailer 372586 ↴

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Trailer 211961 ↴

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Trailer 40611 ↴

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timestamp 29 August 2017 – 06:55:02 UTC

Trailer 63150 ↴

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Configuration

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Launch Options

0. Launch ARK
Executable ShooterGame\Binaries\Win64\ShooterGame_BE.exe
Working Directory ShooterGame\Binaries\Win64
Launch Type Unspecified
Description Launch ARK
Operating System windows
CPU Architecture 64-bit only
1. Play ARK: No BattlEye AntiCheat, Unofficial Servers Only
Executable ShooterGame\Binaries\Win64\ShooterGame.exe
Working Directory ShooterGame\Binaries\Win64
Launch Type Unspecified
Description Play ARK: No BattlEye AntiCheat, Unofficial Servers Only
Operating System windows
CPU Architecture 64-bit only
2. Launch ARK (DirectX 10, Low-End Graphics)
Executable ShooterGame\Binaries\Win64\ShooterGame_BE.exe
Arguments -sm4 -nomansky
Working Directory ShooterGame\Binaries\Win64
Launch Type Unspecified
Description Launch ARK (DirectX 10, Low-End Graphics)
Operating System windows
CPU Architecture 64-bit only
7. Launch ARK with NVIDIA Ansel
Executable ShooterGame\Binaries\Win64\ShooterGame_BE.exe
Arguments -allowansel
Working Directory ShooterGame\Binaries\Win64
Launch Type Unspecified
Description Launch ARK with NVIDIA Ansel
Operating System windows
CPU Architecture 64-bit only
8. Launch ARK
Executable ShooterGame/Binaries/Linux/ShooterGame
Launch Type Unspecified
Description Launch ARK
Operating System linux
9. Launch ARK (Reset Active Total Conversion)
Executable ShooterGame\Binaries\Win64\ShooterGame.exe
Arguments -TotalConversionMod=0
Working Directory ShooterGame\Binaries\Win64
Launch Type Unspecified
Description Launch ARK (Reset Active Total Conversion)
Operating System windows
CPU Architecture 64-bit only
10. Launch ARK (Extremely Low Memory)
Executable ShooterGame\Binaries\Win64\ShooterGame_BE.exe
Arguments -lowmemory -sm4 -nomansky
Working Directory ShooterGame\Binaries\Win64
Launch Type Unspecified
Description Launch ARK (Extremely Low Memory)
Operating System windows
CPU Architecture 64-bit only
12. Launch ARK (No Sky Effects)
Executable ShooterGame\Binaries\Win64\ShooterGame_BE.exe
Arguments -nomansky
Working Directory ShooterGame\Binaries\Win64
Launch Type Unspecified
Description Launch ARK (No Sky Effects)
Operating System windows
CPU Architecture 64-bit only
14. Reset Game Resolution
Executable ShooterGame\Binaries\Win64\ShooterGame.exe
Arguments -resetres
Working Directory ShooterGame\Binaries\Win64
Launch Type Unspecified
Description Reset Game Resolution
Operating System windows
CPU Architecture 64-bit only
15. Uninstall BattlEye
Executable ShooterGame\Binaries\Win64\ShooterGame_BE.exe
Arguments 4
Working Directory ShooterGame\Binaries\Win64
Launch Type Unspecified
Description Uninstall BattlEye
Operating System windows
CPU Architecture 64-bit only
16. Launch ARK
Executable ShooterGame.app
Launch Type Unspecified
Description Launch ARK
Operating System macos
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