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ARK: Survival Evolved

Studio Wildcard · 2017-08-27

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ActionAdventureIndieMassively MultiplayerRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO), Battle Royale · Perspectives: First person, Third person, Virtual Reality

Releases: Jun 14, 2018 (Android), Sep 01, 2021 (Google Stadia), Oct 28, 2020 (Xbox Series X|S), Aug 31, 2017 (Xbox One), Aug 27, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 29, 2017 (PlayStation 4)

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!

ARK: Survival Evolved is an Action, Adventure, Indie, and Massively Multiplayer game released in 2017, priced at $9.89, with an estimated 20,000,000 .. 50,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (83% of 777994 reviews).

11,772
playing now
83%
positive of 779k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000,000–50,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
278
twitch viewers (latest)
4.8
viewers/channel (concentration)
69/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
68/100
IGDB user rating (260 ratings)
4.29★
PlayStation Store rating (216,744 ratings)
61/100
opencritic · weak · 13% recommend · from 53 critics
1486h
to beat · rushed 12h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.89
steam price (US)

11,772 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 10:00 UTC (census sample)

Ark: Survival Evolved 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.

Trailer

ARK: Survival Evolved trailer thumbnail

ARK: Survival Evolved Official Launch Trailer!

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 11,772 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 20,934 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2,617/week).
  • · Review velocity down 22% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-17

Tier history: thriving→healthy (Sep 17), healthy→thriving (Sep 16), thriving→healthy (Sep 16), healthy→thriving (Sep 16), unknown→healthy (Aug 28)

Estimated sales: 19M–47M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 779,406 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.99 at Microsoft Store (2023-07-13) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 0 of 7 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
14k14k20182026Week of 2018-03-01: 1,234 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 481 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 909 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 295 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 885 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 325 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 1,929 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 857 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 1,380 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 513 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 848 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 290 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 678 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 219 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 656 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 212 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 5,770 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 744 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 1,350 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 564 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1,156 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 514 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 975 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 399 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1,010 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 916 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 860 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 442 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 689 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 227 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 4,440 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 676 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 5,439 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 614 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1,096 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 504 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 617 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 214 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 2,031 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 321 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 12,160 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 929 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 9,947 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 930 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 9,016 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 905 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 7,700 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1,118 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 13,694 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2,121 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 12,234 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1,937 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 7,203 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 911 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 8,033 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1,066 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 6,565 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 825 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 4,638 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 589 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 4,663 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 516 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 4,170 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 533 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 9,676 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1,052 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 7,407 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 851 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 7,859 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 814 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 7,337 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 774 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 4,784 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 564 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 4,260 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 453 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 5,068 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 582 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 12,900 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1,710 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 7,253 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 940 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 6,252 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 776 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 4,244 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 494 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 4,477 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 474 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 5,911 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 559 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 8,974 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1,038 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 8,318 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 878 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 5,259 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 552 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 4,353 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 474 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 6,344 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 659 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 5,067 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 514 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 9,084 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1,553 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 5,647 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 673 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 4,134 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 849 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 3,418 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 451 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 3,377 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 369 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 4,666 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 434 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 5,220 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 513 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 6,346 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 679 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3,811 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 491 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 4,033 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 412 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 3,725 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2,364 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3,243 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1,119 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 4,249 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 626 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 5,456 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 692 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3,778 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 490 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3,314 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 374 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 4,037 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 495 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3,836 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 342 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2,595 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 302 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2,897 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 320 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2,491 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 335 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2,680 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 272 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2,499 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 261 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2,344 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 270 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2,728 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 251 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2,812 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 302 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2,818 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 285 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2,337 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 205 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2,396 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 239 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2,560 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 215 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2,965 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 298 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 3,336 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 323 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2,785 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 305 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2,993 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 312 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2,329 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 233 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2,518 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 254 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4,744 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 584 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 3,425 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2,111 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2,123 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 950 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1,527 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 443 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2,281 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 558 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1,993 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 414 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2,319 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 520 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2,494 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 511 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2,159 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 413 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2,258 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 436 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2,251 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 428 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2,177 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 401 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2,217 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 387 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2,782 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 488 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2,169 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 402 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 1,663 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 303 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 526 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 95 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

23k02026-09-15 11:00 — 13,962 players2026-09-15 23:00 — 9,277 players2026-09-16 01:00 — 4,795 players2026-09-16 03:00 — 9,385 players2026-09-16 05:00 — 9,489 players2026-09-16 07:00 — 9,293 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 10,457 players2026-09-16 12:00 — 14,508 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 17,335 players2026-09-16 17:00 — 14,898 players2026-09-16 19:00 — 12,591 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 10,872 players2026-09-17 00:00 — 9,216 players2026-09-17 11:00 — 13,316 players2026-09-18 19:00 — 14,858 players2026-09-20 02:00 — 12,100 players2026-09-21 10:00 — 11,530 players2026-09-22 17:00 — 14,522 players2026-09-24 01:00 — 9,172 players2026-09-25 08:00 — 12,443 players2026-09-26 16:00 — 19,800 players2026-09-27 23:00 — 10,332 players2026-09-29 07:00 — 9,773 players2026-09-30 14:00 — 16,876 players2026-10-01 22:00 — 8,945 players2026-10-03 05:00 — 13,868 players2026-10-04 14:00 — 22,997 players2026-10-05 21:00 — 10,593 players2026-10-07 05:00 — 9,905 players2026-10-08 12:00 — 14,919 players2026-10-09 20:00 — 13,747 players2026-10-11 03:00 — 13,686 players2026-10-12 11:00 — 13,455 players2026-10-13 18:00 — 13,585 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 11,772 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
97k5May 2015Aug 2026May 2015 — avg 5 · peak 28Sep 2015 — avg 35,498 · peak 60,299Jan 2016 — avg 39,054 · peak 67,018May 2016 — avg 39,182 · peak 78,089Sep 2016 — avg 37,335 · peak 67,157Jan 2017 — avg 46,441 · peak 76,879May 2017 — avg 37,352 · peak 66,342Sep 2017 — avg 43,690 · peak 78,303Jan 2018 — avg 49,018 · peak 86,640May 2018 — avg 31,404 · peak 50,021Sep 2018 — avg 28,288 · peak 49,072Jan 2019 — avg 36,178 · peak 58,388May 2019 — avg 33,224 · peak 55,915Sep 2019 — avg 34,211 · peak 56,829Jan 2020 — avg 45,656 · peak 74,200May 2020 — avg 60,918 · peak 101,631Sep 2020 — avg 45,240 · peak 73,081Jan 2021 — avg 63,160 · peak 92,006May 2021 — avg 45,419 · peak 84,679Sep 2021 — avg 39,489 · peak 66,133Jan 2022 — avg 61,979 · peak 96,650May 2022 — avg 44,795 · peak 75,922Sep 2022 — avg 45,744 · peak 77,774Jan 2023 — avg 59,718 · peak 94,570May 2023 — avg 42,503 · peak 69,526Sep 2023 — avg 36,107 · peak 61,055Jan 2024 — avg 25,219 · peak 41,787May 2024 — avg 21,754 · peak 38,243Sep 2024 — avg 21,970 · peak 39,578Jan 2025 — avg 26,844 · peak 43,631May 2025 — avg 23,453 · peak 41,042Sep 2025 — avg 16,309 · peak 29,726Jan 2026 — avg 21,942 · peak 37,546May 2026 — avg 17,721 · peak 32,274Aug 2026 — avg 17,403 · peak 27,919
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

#85#852026-09-152026-09-172026-09-15 — #852026-09-16 — #852026-09-17 — #85
Best Steam most-played rank per day (census top-100 snapshots).
PositiveNegative
1151152026-09-162026-10-142026-09-16: 39 new positive2026-09-16: 4 new negative2026-09-17: 36 new positive2026-09-17: 12 new negative2026-09-19: 42 new positive2026-09-19: 15 new negative2026-09-20: 36 new positive2026-09-20: 4 new negative2026-09-21: 44 new positive2026-09-21: 4 new negative2026-09-22: 22 new positive2026-09-22: 6 new negative2026-09-23: 34 new positive2026-09-23: 3 new negative2026-09-25: 36 new positive2026-09-25: 4 new negative2026-09-26: 44 new positive2026-09-26: 7 new negative2026-09-28: 34 new positive2026-09-28: 15 new negative2026-09-29: 66 new positive2026-09-29: 14 new negative2026-09-30: 32 new positive2026-09-30: 8 new negative2026-10-01: 33 new positive2026-10-01: 2 new negative2026-10-02: 53 new positive2026-10-02: 12 new negative2026-10-03: 78 new positive2026-10-03: 12 new negative2026-10-04: 88 new positive2026-10-04: 1 new negative2026-10-05: 59 new positive2026-10-05: 15 new negative2026-10-06: 49 new positive2026-10-06: 15 new negative2026-10-07: 48 new positive2026-10-07: 18 new negative2026-10-08: 42 new positive2026-10-08: 10 new negative2026-10-09: 36 new positive2026-10-09: 6 new negative2026-10-10: 56 new positive2026-10-10: 10 new negative2026-10-11: 67 new positive2026-10-11: 9 new negative2026-10-12: 115 new positive2026-10-12: 25 new negative2026-10-13: 36 new positive2026-10-13: 3 new negative2026-10-14: 49 new positive2026-10-14: 9 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$59.99$0.002015-06-032026-10-082015-06-03 — best price $24.892015-10-06 — best price $20.092016-01-04 — best price $29.992016-06-23 — best price $16.492016-11-29 — best price $29.992017-06-05 — best price $29.992017-12-18 — best price $35.992018-02-15 — best price $19.792018-09-11 — best price $59.992018-10-29 — best price $49.992018-11-27 — best price $44.972018-12-21 — best price $19.992019-01-30 — best price $49.992019-03-02 — best price $19.802019-03-28 — best price $19.992019-04-24 — best price $44.992019-05-19 — best price $49.992019-07-01 — best price $17.502019-07-17 — best price $49.992019-08-10 — best price $44.992019-08-31 — best price $44.992019-11-11 — best price $44.992019-12-03 — best price $49.992019-12-16 — best price $44.992020-01-13 — best price $44.992020-01-27 — best price $49.992020-02-12 — best price $54.012020-02-25 — best price $9.992020-06-25 — best price $9.992020-11-02 — best price $49.992020-12-11 — best price $9.992021-04-01 — best price $9.992022-06-10 — best price $9.892023-04-06 — best price $18.292026-10-01 — best price $14.992026-10-08 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5962832026-05-30 — 494 pageviews2026-06-03 — 498 pageviews2026-06-07 — 480 pageviews2026-06-11 — 459 pageviews2026-06-15 — 451 pageviews2026-06-19 — 389 pageviews2026-06-23 — 457 pageviews2026-06-27 — 408 pageviews2026-07-01 — 420 pageviews2026-07-05 — 569 pageviews2026-07-09 — 553 pageviews2026-07-13 — 596 pageviews2026-07-17 — 473 pageviews2026-07-21 — 501 pageviews2026-07-25 — 457 pageviews2026-07-29 — 384 pageviews2026-08-02 — 409 pageviews2026-08-06 — 391 pageviews2026-08-10 — 421 pageviews2026-08-14 — 384 pageviews2026-08-18 — 414 pageviews2026-08-22 — 355 pageviews2026-08-26 — 414 pageviews2026-08-30 — 527 pageviews2026-09-03 — 423 pageviews2026-09-07 — 441 pageviews2026-09-11 — 436 pageviews2026-09-15 — 333 pageviews2026-09-19 — 331 pageviews2026-09-23 — 363 pageviews2026-09-27 — 380 pageviews2026-10-01 — 365 pageviews2026-10-05 — 368 pageviews2026-10-08 — 403 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

799202026-09-30 22:34 — 166 viewers2026-10-01 07:34 — 55 viewers2026-10-01 16:34 — 83 viewers2026-10-02 01:34 — 103 viewers2026-10-02 10:34 — 72 viewers2026-10-02 19:34 — 231 viewers2026-10-03 04:34 — 107 viewers2026-10-03 13:34 — 124 viewers2026-10-03 22:34 — 199 viewers2026-10-04 07:34 — 65 viewers2026-10-04 16:34 — 744 viewers2026-10-05 01:34 — 195 viewers2026-10-05 10:34 — 45 viewers2026-10-05 19:34 — 184 viewers2026-10-06 04:34 — 54 viewers2026-10-06 13:34 — 86 viewers2026-10-06 22:34 — 169 viewers2026-10-07 07:34 — 32 viewers2026-10-07 16:34 — 721 viewers2026-10-08 01:34 — 149 viewers2026-10-08 10:34 — 76 viewers2026-10-08 19:34 — 759 viewers2026-10-09 04:34 — 98 viewers2026-10-09 13:34 — 94 viewers2026-10-09 22:34 — 264 viewers2026-10-10 07:34 — 117 viewers2026-10-10 16:34 — 293 viewers2026-10-11 01:34 — 183 viewers2026-10-11 10:34 — 41 viewers2026-10-11 19:34 — 224 viewers2026-10-12 04:34 — 147 viewers2026-10-12 13:34 — 80 viewers2026-10-12 22:34 — 246 viewers2026-10-13 07:34 — 61 viewers2026-10-13 16:34 — 569 viewers2026-10-14 01:34 — 193 viewers2026-10-14 10:34 — 42 viewers2026-10-14 19:34 — 203 viewers2026-10-14 21:34 — 278 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

32
achievements tracked
57.2%
earned "Your first day..."
5.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerMMOCo-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam WorkshopSteam CloudValve Anti-Cheat enabledIncludes level editor18 DLC

20 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Hungarian…

Post-launch support: 18 DLC released, first 2016-05-17, latest 2025-07-15 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)252,6632%33
Steam (Steam)107,2837%32
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)83,4126%33
Switch (Nintendo)2810%0
Switch (Nintendo)20%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

Co-opActionSandboxBuildingCraftingSurvivalAdventureDinosaursOpen WorldMultiplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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