Game guide
ARK: Survival Ascended
Game overview
What is ARK: Survival Ascended?
A dinosaur survival sandbox about taming creatures, building fortified bases and progressing through dangerous worlds.
What you actually do
The core loop
Taming, base building, crafting, resource gathering and boss fights shape the main loop.
How progress works
Progress through leveling, technology unlocks and creature breeding.
Action and interaction
Expect survival combat, ranged and melee.
How the game is structured
Explore an open world.
WhatToGame Verdict
Best for
Who this works for.
Couples
Strong for couples
Friend groups
Strong for friend groups
Your setup
Can your group play it?
The essentials first, with platform-specific detail available below.
Player and mode details1 setup
Selected platforms
- 2-8 players online
Finder party ceiling is 8; dedicated-server or ambient-world capacity is intentionally not substituted for a normal group size.
In play
See how it plays.
Availability
Platform differences.
Important edition and storefront differences remain available without taking over the page.
Check platform and storefront details1 group
Steam
PC
- PC availability and input support from publisher-submitted Steam data; cross-platform matrix left unknown here.
PC hardware
Will it run?
A stronger gaming PC is recommended.
View minimum PC requirementsExact specs
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, Intel Core i7-6800K
- GPU
- AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT, NVIDIA GeForce 1080
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 180 GB
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
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