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ARK: Survival Evolved

By Studio Wildcard, Instinct Games, Efecto Studios, Virtual Basement LLC · Windows · macOS

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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!

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FIND YOUR KIND OF PLAY

Before you play.

Game style
Action · Adventure · Indie · Massively Multiplayer · RPG
Platforms
Windows · macOS

A glimpse of the gameplay

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!

Excerpt from the developer’s description.

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FIND YOUR FIT

Is this your kind of game?

  • A solo option on PC
  • Full controller support on Steam

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Before your first session

  • Choose the supported co-op mode for your edition. Online co-op does not by itself mean cross-platform play.
  • For the Steam edition, check the Windows, macOS requirements below before installing.
PC EDITION · STEAM

Choose how you play.

Platforms
Windows · macOS
Play modes
Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op
Controller support
Full
Languages
English*, French*, Italian*, German*, Spanish - Spain*, Russian*, Portuguese - Brazil*, Simplified Chinese*, Czech*, Danish*, Dutch*, Hungarian*, Polish*, Swedish*, Thai*, Traditional Chinese*, Turkish*, Ukrainian*, Finnish*, Japanese*, Korean* *languages with full audio support
Release date / window
Aug 27, 2017
Full game price · US
9.89 USD

The full game and its demo may have different availability. Prices are a US storefront snapshot. DLC and in-game purchases may cost extra.

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Windows minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit versions) Processor: Intel Core i5-2400/AMD FX-8320 or better Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 670 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB or better DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 60 GB available space Additional Notes: Requires broadband internet connection for multiplayer

macOS minimum requirements

Minimum: OS: OSX 10.9 or Higher Processor: 2 GHz Equivalent CPU Memory: 4000 MB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 3 Compatible GPU with 1GB Video RAM Storage: 20000 MB available space

Linux minimum requirements

Minimum: OS: Ubuntu Equivalent Distro Processor: 2 GHz 64-bit CPU Memory: 4000 MB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 3 Compatible GPU with 1GB Video RAM Storage: 20000 MB available space

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