ARK: Survival Evolved

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  1. IrongamerX
    Sep 21, 2020
    9
    Such a beautiful game, if you want to have 3x fun, just play with your friends! It's a bit laggy, you should have a good PC to run at Low/Medium settings, and it have a lot of bugs, but the amount of content you have on this game, is unbelievable, 8+ maps to play (half is DLC, but worth the money) and, if that's not enough, you can also play on servers, which are a bit stressful for someSuch a beautiful game, if you want to have 3x fun, just play with your friends! It's a bit laggy, you should have a good PC to run at Low/Medium settings, and it have a lot of bugs, but the amount of content you have on this game, is unbelievable, 8+ maps to play (half is DLC, but worth the money) and, if that's not enough, you can also play on servers, which are a bit stressful for some people, if you don't like the servers, there's mods too, hundreds of mods and some extra maps made from the community. Its a fantastic game, with good graphics, a lot of content and things to do, and some bugs.… Expand
  2. theirrelephants
    Oct 24, 2017
    10
    While it has its problems, I can't justify giving this game anything less than a 10. I have over a thousand hours in it. A THOUSAND HOURS. That's ~41 days of nothing but playing this game.

    It's fun, but incredibly un-optimized. Even if you have a good card, be prepared to turn those settings down to medium or low to get playable fps. A lot of the bugs people have mentioned have    While it has its problems, I can't justify giving this game anything less than a 10. I have over a thousand hours in it. A THOUSAND HOURS. That's ~41 days of nothing but playing this game.

    It's fun, but incredibly un-optimized. Even if you have a good card, be prepared to turn those settings down to medium or low to get playable fps.

    A lot of the bugs people have mentioned have been fixed since well before EA, I'm not sure what they're going on about. Yeah the game's support is genuinely terrible, but I only had to use it twice, once when I got a dinosaur stuck underneath the terrain (back in early access - and this only happened once) and second when I messed up with tranferring tribe ownership. Couldn't get any help with the first one because I couldn't remember the dino's name and it had been a few days (it was dead, jim), but the second one got resolved speedily.    … Expand
  3. stanislaw
    Sep 7, 2017
    8
    I enjoy this game a lot. Been playing it since early access, so it's countless hours already. Yeah it demands quite a high spec PC/laptop (esp VGA and RAM), but it all pays off with the excitement I have every single day: building stuffs (THE SIMS), exploring the world (FAR CRY), taming dinos (POKEMON) etc. Nothing's perfect, but the devs always give game updates. Bring your friends alongI enjoy this game a lot. Been playing it since early access, so it's countless hours already. Yeah it demands quite a high spec PC/laptop (esp VGA and RAM), but it all pays off with the excitement I have every single day: building stuffs (THE SIMS), exploring the world (FAR CRY), taming dinos (POKEMON) etc. Nothing's perfect, but the devs always give game updates. Bring your friends along to conquer this game, or if you play single, there's always cheat codes to help you get through things.… Expand
  4. Nueshak
    Jun 3, 2015
    9
    GIVE THIS GAME A SHOT! Great "next/current" gen survival game! Has a lot of great promise but a rather steep learning curve if playing alone (similar to Don't Starve), but has a ton of potential for being the next great survival game. Lots of solo and community driven gameplay elements and a pretty immersive world to be in. Not the most "realistic" survival game in existence but it doesGIVE THIS GAME A SHOT! Great "next/current" gen survival game! Has a lot of great promise but a rather steep learning curve if playing alone (similar to Don't Starve), but has a ton of potential for being the next great survival game. Lots of solo and community driven gameplay elements and a pretty immersive world to be in. Not the most "realistic" survival game in existence but it does take a more grounded approach to movement and fatigue (i.e. If you are swimming to long and you run out of stamina you may actually drown just like in real life).

    Biggest issues are that it does take a pretty meaty rig to take full advantage of the graphics (seems like a modified Crytek engine) on the highest settings. This game is JUST in early access so I expect to see some of the animations, bugs, and slight clipping issues get resolved over time. I only have about 8ish hours with this game so my review is based on initial impression and overall potential the game has.    … Expand
  5. Wrong_Wizzli
    Nov 18, 2019
    8
    If you have unlimited time and you are prepared for the possible bugs, then this game will definitely absorb you. If Wildcard manage to fix the bugs instead of making a lot of DLCs, ARK will be one of the best games of its genre.
  6. p0s
    Dec 17, 2020
    7
    Note: This review covers single-player only and is based on the version in the Epic Games Store.

    I love the idea and sandbox style that this game employs but absolutely HATE the bugs and design flaws that greatly impact the potential this game has. This game plays good when you are exploring on the surface; I really hate when a dinosaur ambushes and kills you, especially if they stun    Note: This review covers single-player only and is based on the version in the Epic Games Store.

    I love the idea and sandbox style that this game employs but absolutely HATE the bugs and design flaws that greatly impact the potential this game has. This game plays good when you are exploring on the surface; I really hate when a dinosaur ambushes and kills you, especially if they stun you for more than a second or tranquilize you so they can eat you. In addition, the cold environments require you to acquire a ridiculous amount of materials that are seldom found in the warm or temperate side in order to craft warm gear, or greatly restrict your movement by crafting a line of torches so you can keep yourself cold instead of freezing. However, these problems can be worked around not just by getting good, but also using the settings provided before starting a game to make a challenge more reasonable.

    Where I lose my mind are the caves: All too often, you will enter a cave, only to have a TON of monsters/bugs spawn and kill you without warning. There are way too many monsters in the games, and in the hard caves, they are insanely powerful to the point of god-like status. In addition, they will respawn very quickly the moment you leave the cave, so if you go into the cave, you better do everything you intend to do before you leave or you might as well have never entered. The one thing I REALLY hate about the caves is that monsters can show up out of nowhere through the walls; apparently the developers thought it would be a clever idea to have them spawn behind the walls, but that backfires as both a bad game design and a bug as a few (but not enough) monsters can get stuck behind the walls. It gets even worse as if there is water in the caves, and you jump in, monsters will quickly spawn in front of you and eat you alive by the time you see them and attempt to swim away from them. With the exception of at least one cave, the caves also get ridiculously cold, even if you are in the middle of the jungle; I expect them to be a bit chilly as you go deeper but I find it absurd that you can go from being 80-90 degrees in the jungle to 20 degrees the moment you step into the cave. If you have not adjusted the gameplay settings before the game, you absolutely will need to as the base settings are not playable.

    The bosses are absolutely undefeatable on base settings. I will explain later, but if you adjusted the base settings to try and provide some kind of reasonable challenge you will need to adjust them further. The main problem is the bosses not only have insanely high HP, but they also have a hidden timer, and if the timer runs out, its death for everyone against the boss. You may think that's no big deal, but if you die, you lose EVERYTHING and cannot retrieve a single thing. Even the artifacts you used to open the portal are gone and cannot be reused on defeat. There is a feature in-game that allows you to 'save' your character and items by uploading it to the arc, but I cannot get it to work in Single-Player. It would be nice if it worked as it would save me from having to quit the game, make a backup of my character data, then start the game again and hope I don't get killed by the boss. I really wish I could retrieve my items or that the save feature worked properly. For what its worth though, the bosses are definitely more enjoyable than the caves, though not perhaps as much as exploring.

    When the duct tape (AKA sandbox settings and console commands) holds, this game is somewhat enjoyable, and is probably way I have so many hours playing it. When it falls apart, its when I hate this game because its such a mess. I think I would enjoy this game a LOT more if I could utilize mods, but for some reason, Epic Games does not have mod support enabled for this game. If you can get this game for $10 or less on steam when it goes on sale, DO IT. Unless you can acquire it cheaper and with mod support from another digital distribution service, I would recommend buying it from Steam for no more than $10. If it is free on another digital distribution service, you can try it without mod support, but it will leave quite a bit to be desired.    … Expand
  7. Daredev
    Aug 5, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A fun experience with beautiful visuals though a painfully hard one aswell ESPECIALLY when playing PVP with players higher levels constantly raiding you. But if you play single player with a friend then the game is great!… Expand
  8. Taylord99
    Aug 12, 2018
    6
    I would be lying if I told you I don't have an absolute blast while playing Ark. The game's mechanics and progression system are very well done and almost everything you do gives you a great sense of accomplishment. However, at times, it feels like there is little to do in Ark. At times I ask myself, "what now?" After getting far in the game, there isn't nearly as much to do as there is inI would be lying if I told you I don't have an absolute blast while playing Ark. The game's mechanics and progression system are very well done and almost everything you do gives you a great sense of accomplishment. However, at times, it feels like there is little to do in Ark. At times I ask myself, "what now?" After getting far in the game, there isn't nearly as much to do as there is in the beginning and at times I feel quite bored. Plus, the game is very poorly optimized on PC and even with a GTX 1070, I need to play on medium settings at 4K to even hope to get a stable 60 FPS. To add insult to injury, the game crashes at random, sometimes at the most inopportune times possible, often resulting in death. Overall, this game is incredibly fun at short bursts with incredibly diverse and gigantic worlds with interesting dinosaurs, but it is also a buggy and poorly optimized mess that can also be boring at times.… Expand
  9. MehmetAkif
    Jun 4, 2022
    10
    Such a beautiful game, if you want to have 3x fun, just play with your friends! It's a bit laggy, you should have a good PC to run at Low/Medium settings, and it have a lot of bugs, but the amount of content you have on this game, is unbelievable, 8+ maps to play (half is DLC, but worth the money) and, if that's not enough, you can also play on servers, which are a bit stressful for some
  10. VendonJura
    Dec 7, 2018
    10
    Ark Survival is a huge game. It has its issues with bugs ans stuff but it is also the best Survival/Building/Crafting game I ever played. With so many mods this game feels like a whole new experience everytime you play it. I've been playing over 2.000 hour and it still did not stop me enjoying it. The only thing which bothers me is the fact that you have to rent a server to fully enjoyArk Survival is a huge game. It has its issues with bugs ans stuff but it is also the best Survival/Building/Crafting game I ever played. With so many mods this game feels like a whole new experience everytime you play it. I've been playing over 2.000 hour and it still did not stop me enjoying it. The only thing which bothers me is the fact that you have to rent a server to fully enjoy playing it with your friends. Renting a server is redicolously expensive but still this game makes more fun then every other survival game I ever played.… Expand
  11. DanielvdP
    Mar 8, 2019
    10
    A true survival game, stranded on an empty island full of deadly dino's. Build your safe heaven, learn and discover the many ways to finally become a master.

    If you have time, are looking for a game with easy a 100+ hours, this is the way to go. Without patience, and grit, don't even try
  12. toto1511
    Dec 5, 2018
    10
    ARK is a pure masterpiece! While it is not comparable to the AAA classics that we have today but we must not forget that ARK is an independent game developed by a small studio!

    Let's not start the positives: The content of the game is just huge! There are more than a hundred dinosaurs and creatures of all kinds, and it is possible that I am wrong and there are even more! The graphics    ARK is a pure masterpiece! While it is not comparable to the AAA classics that we have today but we must not forget that ARK is an independent game developed by a small studio!

    Let's not start the positives: The content of the game is just huge! There are more than a hundred dinosaurs and creatures of all kinds, and it is possible that I am wrong and there are even more! The graphics and art direction of this game are just sublime, immersive environments and especially life is present everywhere, you can watch the dinosaurs move and attack others or attack them yourself or tame them! The music (soundtrack) of this game is just fantastic and absolutely fabulous, Gareth Coker did a monster job! It is, I think, one of the games with the best OST in the independent domain! Not to mention the DLC which are certainly paying, but still add tens or hundreds of hours of games to the basic game that is already very long! And do not say that the game is flat and contains no story, just see the number of notes arranged throughout the map and especially the cinematic end to understand that the game hides a big story behind.

    But, as in all excellent games, there are negative points: Unfortunately the game is not very very well optimized, although there is still a huge difference between the advance access version and the final version, the game in Ultra is almost unplayable for those who do not have a GTX 1070 or 1080 and again ... But hey, I personally play high with a GTX 1080 and the game runs very well! Unofficial servers (which are purchased on hosting sites such as Nitroserv or OMGSERV) are not stable at all! There are many lags, automatic disconnections and crashes.

    But luckily the game remains fun to play for those who want to have fun with friends! For those interested in history, there are many secrets to discover and mysteries to solve! And the support of mod via the workshop extends enormously the game! Whether mods that add maps, creatures, gameplay, armor / weapons / tools and etc! In short, ARK is one of the best independent games in history!    … Expand
  13. ElementGamez14
    Jun 13, 2019
    10
    This game is by far one of the most beautiful games i have ever played. the game is really recommended for people who like to fight, breed and build up armies, and especially if you love dinosaurs.

    the game is really well put together and has a wide range of maps to play on. if you were into PvP there are servers for that, if your into PvE there are servers for that as well. but if you    This game is by far one of the most beautiful games i have ever played. the game is really recommended for people who like to fight, breed and build up armies, and especially if you love dinosaurs.

    the game is really well put together and has a wide range of maps to play on. if you were into PvP there are servers for that, if your into PvE there are servers for that as well. but if you like the quiet life farming, grinding taming and breeding then there is single player that you can play by yourself or with a friend.

    This game has amazing graphics and i really enjoy the game although there is a couple flaws. i think the game is a tad bit expensive but is still really great. there is a section were your just grinding for materials.

    my overall review for the game is definitely a 9-10 as the game play is great until you get to late game play such as tek tier when the game becomes a bit repetitive

    my review is 10/10    … Expand
  14. chiwire
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    el juego es demasiado buenocomo para tener que ser tratado con los demas, aquellos que le han dado votos bajos seguro se metieron en pvps y basaron su mala reseƱa en la mala experiencia, sin darle una mejor oportunidad al juego de demostrar que es el mejor jamas creado y que NUNCA habra uno mejor
  15. Dinoslasher
    Jul 1, 2020
    8
    Ɠtimo jogo mais a sua evoluĆ§Ć£o e difĆ­cil e demorado e isso pode nĆ£o agradar a todos
  16. Amoskane
    Dec 12, 2018
    8
    This game in a totally awesome game, for real. Its pros totally overflow its cons.
    This games will provides you an enormous amount of hours to be fulfill, even without DLC.
    ARK literally makes you going through every imaginable emotions. You will get an unimaginable satisfaction when you will take down the first alphas or bosses. And then, you will be stressed as **** when you will meet    This game in a totally awesome game, for real. Its pros totally overflow its cons.
    This games will provides you an enormous amount of hours to be fulfill, even without DLC.
    ARK literally makes you going through every imaginable emotions. You will get an unimaginable satisfaction when you will take down the first alphas or bosses. And then, you will be stressed as **** when you will meet your first gigas etc...

    Still, this game have its cons. It requires a good computers to be runnable correctly, you will really feel a gigantic frustration many time in the game, and mostly, you will feel totally powerless really often. Also, this game can't be play through alone. Or it is really really hard and long.

    Still, if you want an hardcore survival experience, buy it, really.    … Expand
  17. poks
    Jun 22, 2020
    9
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  18. WillVert
    Jan 31, 2020
    9
    Muito bom o Jogo, o Ć© excelente para quem gosta do estilo Survival, vocĆŖ comeƧa pelado, aprende a fabricar ferramentas para vocĆŖ poder evoluir e sobreviver em arca cheia de Dinossauros e animais mĆ­sticos, e vocĆŖ pode domesticar para te ajudar a sobreviver
  19. YuriRys
    Jan 3, 2021
    10
    Š›ŠµŠ³ŠµŠ½Š“Š°Ń€Š½Š°Ń Šø Š½Šµ ŠæŠ¾Š±Š¾ŃŽŃŃŒ этŠ¾Š³Š¾ сŠ»Š¾Š²Š° Š»ŃƒŃ‡ŃˆŠ°Ń Š²Ń‹Š¶ŠøŠ²Š°Š»ŠŗŠ°, ŠŗŠ¾Ń‚Š¾Ń€ŃƒŃŽ ŠæрŠµŠ²Š·Š¾Š¹Ń‚Šø сŠ¼Š¾Š¶ŠµŃ‚ Š»Šøшь ARK 2)
  20. javierelcritica
    Jun 6, 2021
    8
    It is a good game from the entertainment point of view, but if the screen sticks when you close it and waiting even more than half an hour takes away points but what matters is having fun and one of its bad points is that it is very boring to play no friends and the mode is just boring period but if you play it with friends it is the best adventure game
  21. Johnfiskari
    Oct 3, 2017
    7
    Nice survival game. It is little hard and it will take a lot of time to achive something i really mean a lot of time. There is lot's of opportunies what to do. If you like games what takes a lot of time this is good game to you. But you must have a good computer to run ARK. Ark is also really big game it will take a lot of memory. Sometimes it is too realistic. The gameplay is amazing andNice survival game. It is little hard and it will take a lot of time to achive something i really mean a lot of time. There is lot's of opportunies what to do. If you like games what takes a lot of time this is good game to you. But you must have a good computer to run ARK. Ark is also really big game it will take a lot of memory. Sometimes it is too realistic. The gameplay is amazing and i just love that reaserch panel where you reaserch new items. And of course there is a lot of dinos. :)… Expand
  22. hugozilla
    Jun 23, 2018
    9
    Intense [walking in the dark and hearing 20 ton footstep approaching - run!], satisfaction [the home you created the way you wanted to make it]. There are many different ways to play the game [PVP, PVE or grades in between; solo or public servers]. There is a variety of 'official' servers for different game styles as well as unofficial servers set up by other gamers. I would adviseIntense [walking in the dark and hearing 20 ton footstep approaching - run!], satisfaction [the home you created the way you wanted to make it]. There are many different ways to play the game [PVP, PVE or grades in between; solo or public servers]. There is a variety of 'official' servers for different game styles as well as unofficial servers set up by other gamers. I would advise trying different types [the official game has some optional task which require excessive time dedication]. Generally not for a casual gamer unless playing a solo saved game. It can be a hobby in itself. Some of the most beautiful environments of any game. Looking a activity to get invested into, this could be it. My favorite game of all time.… Expand
  23. EmeraldKnight
    Jul 23, 2020
    7
    It is not a great game but it is a good game. Very enjoyable if frustrating at times.
  24. snickers190704
    Mar 14, 2020
    10
    Itā€™s the definition of a game. Youā€™ll have hours of fun if you play with friends. It has free dlc maps which only get better
  25. MokaAkay
    Nov 7, 2017
    10
    This game is great and most people who give it a bad score are people who have gotten their money's worth out of it ie playing like 600 hours and then something happens to them and they rage quit and come and write a negative review on the game.
  26. WellWellWell45
    Dec 15, 2017
    10
    A truly immersive and amazing game. I have often spent what i thought was a couple hours but turned out to be a full day on this game. There are always updates and new dlc coming, and there is plenty of content and loads of things for you to do. The community on pve servers is also one of the best communities out there, and when you have lots of high tech resources you can transfer to aA truly immersive and amazing game. I have often spent what i thought was a couple hours but turned out to be a full day on this game. There are always updates and new dlc coming, and there is plenty of content and loads of things for you to do. The community on pve servers is also one of the best communities out there, and when you have lots of high tech resources you can transfer to a pvp world to give yourself an extra edge.

    I played the game from Alpha release and back then there was a number of bugs and not a lot of content. I remember how exited i was when they introduced Argentinians into the game, and then T-Rex. Since then the game has significantly improved since a couple of years ago, and i would definitely recommend this game to others.

    The graphics are extremely good in my opinion and it runs very well on a good gaming pc.

    Wildcard also has a very good attention to detail, like for instance if you look at the dinos in the eye they blink and look around. It works very well on dinos like the Kracken.

    On the side of dinos there is plenty of dinos to make the game interesting (over 200) and they are adding more and more.    … Expand
  27. erdogfu96
    Feb 9, 2020
    7
    I am playing this game from beta. Where to start. I won't speak about my experiences on beta. It is much more optimised now. You can give this game a chance. But there is problems and pros of the game.

    First of all the games graphics are very good. Atmosphere and textures are well on ultra settings and better than all games in the steam store. It is not only realistic, but it is also    I am playing this game from beta. Where to start. I won't speak about my experiences on beta. It is much more optimised now. You can give this game a chance. But there is problems and pros of the game.

    First of all the games graphics are very good. Atmosphere and textures are well on ultra settings and better than all games in the steam store. It is not only realistic, but it is also beautiful. It is very different type of game and gameplay is very good for that.

    Problems are about server system. There is servers with PVP or PVE settings. PVP servers are unplayable. You can transfer your character to another server easily but server need to be played for 30 days and it makes pvp servers unplayable for new players. Old players ruining every server by going there and dominating with robotic guns in everywhere. And you can challange with them. Also there is trolls and it is ruining the topic. The forgotten topic is "survival game".

    PVE is well and enjoying but becoming pointless after playing for 50 hours. It is turning into building simulator but not survival game.

    There is hardcore servers that makes it survival game and if your character dies in there you lost all. It is good for survival game but also boring in this game. Because ark is so buggy and servers are tresh so you cannot play in hardcore servers without free deaths.

    You can create server by money and play with your friends in there with LAG

    You can create server in your own computer. But it is... burning your own computer also.

    Another problem is character skeleton, it is unrealistic.

    Another problem is character types. You can't customise it so it makes this worse than stereotypes of this game like "Conan"

    Graphics 8/10
    Sounds 9/10
    Gameplay: 6/10
    Stability: 3/10    … Expand
  28. quietgrave
    Aug 20, 2021
    5
    An amazing game overseen by narcissistic nihilists that want nothing to do with it. Good gameplay when everything works right, although there are a LOT of concessions made in terms of its stability. The best way this game can be described is that it's sardines: An acquired taste you either love or hate, if you haven't fallen in love by the 2-hour mark, refund it. The support for the gameAn amazing game overseen by narcissistic nihilists that want nothing to do with it. Good gameplay when everything works right, although there are a LOT of concessions made in terms of its stability. The best way this game can be described is that it's sardines: An acquired taste you either love or hate, if you haven't fallen in love by the 2-hour mark, refund it. The support for the game is circling the drain, soon its only official servers will be basic PvE. The developers will abandon it like they've done with literally every other game they've ever made.… Expand
  29. Brodmaar
    Dec 17, 2020
    7
    Gamers: You should optimize your game!
    Ark Devs: xd
    Gamers: Or fix physics and collisions?
    Ark Devs: lol, nope

    But I had fun ;)
  30. gelbiii
    Jan 30, 2021
    7
    ark ist ein gutes game aber mit den bugs mashes machts einfach kein bock ich war auf eu.crossark aberation alpha tribe aber es war unspiel bar weil die commnity so wie die mashes alles kaput macht ich war fast alpha in smalltribe und da wars genau so aber 2016 hatte es nicht so viele bugs.
  31. Santixcross
    Mar 26, 2021
    10
    Creo que voy a ser el Ćŗnico comentario en espaƱol XD, considero que ark es el mejor juego que eh jugado y arreglaron muchos errores y mejoraron la optimizaciĆ³n y tiene una gran variedad de dinosaurios y posibilidades.
  32. MadRhex
    Mar 31, 2018
    10
    One of the best games i have ever played. Of course it has its problems here and there but what game doesn't? I mostly play singleplayer and have fun with console commands and world settings, so i don't know much about multiplayer. But if you want a game that you can have fun with for quite a long time (And you have "very decent" pc) and you don't care much about multiplayer, then thisOne of the best games i have ever played. Of course it has its problems here and there but what game doesn't? I mostly play singleplayer and have fun with console commands and world settings, so i don't know much about multiplayer. But if you want a game that you can have fun with for quite a long time (And you have "very decent" pc) and you don't care much about multiplayer, then this game is for you!… Expand
  33. WD_Hyden
    Jul 23, 2019
    10
    Bonjour a ceux qui diront que ce jeu ne leur plait pas (trop simple , trop dure , pas assez de contenue) penseront-ils mais ce jeu a une bonne qualitĆ© visuel et une trĆØs grande communautĆ© capable de rĆ©pondre a n'importe quel de vos besoins vous pouvez tout changer : les paramĆØtres , les mods ect...
    ceux qui diront que le jeu ne leurs plait pas n'ont pas eu le temps de jouer , ils ont    Bonjour a ceux qui diront que ce jeu ne leur plait pas (trop simple , trop dure , pas assez de contenue) penseront-ils mais ce jeu a une bonne qualitĆ© visuel et une trĆØs grande communautĆ© capable de rĆ©pondre a n'importe quel de vos besoins vous pouvez tout changer : les paramĆØtres , les mods ect...
    ceux qui diront que le jeu ne leurs plait pas n'ont pas eu le temps de jouer , ils ont juste commencer une partie sans prendre le temps d'adapter les paramĆØtres a leurs besoins donc je demande a tout les personnes qui ont mit une mauvaise critique de tester le jeu avec objectivitĆ© et adapter le jeu comme ils le veulent . ce messages est adressĆ© aux personne aux personne qui font des critique subjective , arrĆŖtez de pourrir ce que vous appelez "jeu a moitiĆ© cuit" qu'est ARK si ce jeu n'est pas finie c'est tout simplement a la communautĆ© de choisir la suite de ce jeu modulable . Bref ce jeu est pour tout les joueur : fort , nul juste rĆ©glez le jeu a votre sauce    … Expand
  34. Zedben
    Jul 7, 2018
    10
    Great game - just avoid official servers. Set up your own server with ASM and invite friends.
  35. Darkmath
    Jan 2, 2019
    10
    I'm playing ARK since 2015, at start it was very hard to play without a furious computer configuration.
    During the 3 years, the game has evolved a lot, and performance improving.
    Know, it's my favourite game, very complete and addictive.
  36. thedesertwolf
    Aug 29, 2017
    6
    The good: There is a lot going on for ark survival evolved, ranging from desperate early game attempts to avoid the worst of the small game such as raptors and trodons to the gradual progression towards building massive bases made of high tech materials at end game. There is a ton to do, from the survival notes hidden throughout the islands giving a glimpse at a much larger story to a tonThe good: There is a lot going on for ark survival evolved, ranging from desperate early game attempts to avoid the worst of the small game such as raptors and trodons to the gradual progression towards building massive bases made of high tech materials at end game. There is a ton to do, from the survival notes hidden throughout the islands giving a glimpse at a much larger story to a ton of interesting and neat dinosaur specific features. Wall climbers, gliders, and gryphon's oh my!

    The bad: That said, those that know the grind, and it is exactly that, a grind, get a massive advantage over others. With the full release, a slew of unfinished or unoptimized performance issues still remain from it's open development such as horrid hitbox detection, under the map exploits, and many of the dinosaurs do not serve a long term purpose in the game. It's a race to 4-5 dinosaurs for the pvp end with there being significant overlap into the pve side.

    The Ugly: Studio Wildcard has left in numerous unfinished or outright broken features. There are still clipping issues with structures that were not addressed in the beta, the incorporation of cluster servers means that every server will either be a fiefdom of a mega-tribe or will be merrily wiped for amusements sake whenever boredom strikes, the grind and timesink factor is still Korean MMO level of bad, and opening the servers for free access to the Asian marketplace is going to go over as it always does, poorly, as the cultural differences between what is acceptable gaming behavior between west and east is not compatible.

    It has potential, but Ark survival evolved shoots itself in the foot over and over again in favor of grind over engaging gameplay and puts a heavy prioritization on shoot first, ask questions never on their official servers.    … Expand
  37. Myon-Neutrino
    Apr 16, 2021
    7
    I bought ARK+Scorched Earth Expansion for a bargain (10ā‚¬ each) during EA, the current final release price is ridiculous. I had a lot of fun with the game so far - BUT thatĀ“s because I decided early to host and administer my own private server, playing with a bunch of people I know and trust. There are some technical problems with this game, such as disappearing items and dinos, resettingI bought ARK+Scorched Earth Expansion for a bargain (10ā‚¬ each) during EA, the current final release price is ridiculous. I had a lot of fun with the game so far - BUT thatĀ“s because I decided early to host and administer my own private server, playing with a bunch of people I know and trust. There are some technical problems with this game, such as disappearing items and dinos, resetting characters, missing skills and stuff. If I played on an official server, I had to live with that, but since I was my own boss with my own server I could always execute some console commands to let dinos and items reappear or level up some character again which was mysteriously lost in oblivion before. I fully understand all those negative reviewers here, according to the official servers and the developerĀ“s ignorance. If you want to play this game: Basically itĀ“s worth it, but donĀ“t even consider playing on official servers and start your own one, alternatively find some good unofficial server hosted by a good private community.

    ItĀ“s a solid game, buy when itĀ“s on sale.    … Expand
  38. Wishmaster87
    Sep 5, 2019
    9
    I downloaded this game during a sale. Played for 30 minutes and got bored fast. About a year later I was bored and played again. Gave it one hour. Eh. Got bored again. A few months after I decided to give it another chance knowing what I knew after 1.5 hours of gameplay. Decided to at least make it as far as building a home in solo.
    This is either a mistake or the best decision Iā€™ve ever    I downloaded this game during a sale. Played for 30 minutes and got bored fast. About a year later I was bored and played again. Gave it one hour. Eh. Got bored again. A few months after I decided to give it another chance knowing what I knew after 1.5 hours of gameplay. Decided to at least make it as far as building a home in solo.
    This is either a mistake or the best decision Iā€™ve ever made. This is hands down the most incredible game Iā€™ve ever played in my life. What have I got myself into?
    The mystery. The journey. The excitement. The building. The crafting. I canā€™t even describe.    … Expand
  39. Sezo8Gamer
    Jul 11, 2020
    10
    Its amazing.
    Me and my friend play this all the time, although we are not quite there yet.
    120+ Creatures to tame or kill
    Definitely Recommend Buying
    Many DLCs too
  40. Mehrad9
    Aug 3, 2020
    10
    truly a must have experience! any1 should feel the moments that you are naked on a beach , running away from a dino :)
  41. asme
    Jun 21, 2021
    10
    Hands down the best Survival Game I have ever played in my life! Raptors are my spirit animal or dino lol.
  42. Alzz
    Nov 13, 2017
    6
    Let me start with this: This game really is great. It's definitely worth giving a shot. But of course it's not perfect. I can't describe what it is, but something feels clunky. When you first join, you really have to learn for yourself, which is sometimes good, but most of the time can be annoying. The community is better than a lot of survival games, but still isn't perfect. But of courseLet me start with this: This game really is great. It's definitely worth giving a shot. But of course it's not perfect. I can't describe what it is, but something feels clunky. When you first join, you really have to learn for yourself, which is sometimes good, but most of the time can be annoying. The community is better than a lot of survival games, but still isn't perfect. But of course no community can be perfect. ARK has a wide variety of things to craft, and so many things to discover. There's so much fun to be had with all the unique types of dinosaurs scattered across the large world. One big flaw I have with this game is what the devs have done to it. So many changes have been made, and causes it to be unbalanced at times. If the devs could go back to the older style of the game, I think this game would be a much bigger success than it is right now. Again, this game isn't perfect, but is definitely worth a shot.… Expand
  43. user1231
    Feb 14, 2021
    10
    Recommended game and whoever says that the game is not worth it means that the player has not passed the Ark 100 percent if you like adventure games and dinosaurs this is your game do not trust the opinion of others if you play it and you like it you have discovered a game that you like without anyone telling you otherwise
  44. Frankeyowski
    Feb 22, 2021
    9
    Piękna gra a zwłaszcza do gry z przyjaciĆ³Å‚mi. Lepsze od minecrafta pod względem realizmu (jest go mało ale na pewno więcej niż w minecrafcie) nie mĆ³wię że minecraft powinien być realistyczny ale mĆ³wię tu o np. krwawieniu lub złamanej kości. Polecam gorąco
  45. Ohwy
    Jun 19, 2021
    8
    A wonderful Video Game, great graphics, cool dinosaurs, nice soundtrack it's what every game should have! The fact that this has a 5.9 just blows me away the game deserves at least an 8/10.
  46. waitw
    Jul 23, 2021
    7
    Good game, it just needs a little bit more fixing, which is why I rated it a 7.0/10...
  47. Mateus1999
    Sep 8, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. melhor jogo que existe nao tem micro transaƧao tra otima experiencia diferente do jogos da EA que manipula jogadores a gastar ninheioro em micro transaƧoes.MELHOR JOGO QUE JA JOGUEI.
    ta bem otimizado otimo suporte.aconteceu um crash no meu jogo uma ves na mesma hora conversei com o suporte e enviaram um pedido de amizade na steam e ajudou a concertar.
    ta otimizado nao precisa se um pece bom para jogar.um pc +- ja serve............APROVADO    … Expand
  48. SuperkenGaming
    Aug 31, 2017
    6
    ARK Survival Evolved
    Theres something here, but its half baked
    ARK Survival Evolved is out of BETA, but unfortunately it doesnā€™t quite feel like it.. Fair Warning im awful at survival games and they donā€™t keep my attention for longā€¦so if youre looking for an in depth review on all the survival stuff, youre not going to get it here, As a casual survival game fan, Ark survival is    ARK Survival Evolved
    Theres something here, but its half baked
    ARK Survival Evolved is out of BETA, but unfortunately it doesnā€™t quite feel like it..
    Fair Warning im awful at survival games and they donā€™t keep my attention for longā€¦so if youre looking for an in depth review on all the survival stuff, youre not going to get it here,
    As a casual survival game fan, Ark survival is probably the most half baked one ive played..
    The hardest part of this game is actually getting into a serverā€¦
    the server numbers donā€™t make sense as there are some with numbers way over the limit and others that say they are under the limit until you try to join it..
    but once you do find a server, this server is basically your home unless you want a fresh start..
    There are 2 modes you can play inā€¦ one having modern technology and one focusing on just primitive technology, but you choose an area to spawn in at ..all with different difficulties with your fresh character and you get to survivingā€¦
    |Knowing how to survive is one thing..
    knowing how the game works is another because this post beta game has no proper tutorial to teach you the game. I had to go to youtube to learn how to pick up stones, im not even jokingā€¦
    I found myself doing this a lot when I ran into questions like how to tame a dinosaur..
    oh did I forget to mention dinosaurs..
    theres dinosaursā€¦
    This game is full of them but theyre not as cool as I thought they would be..
    Theyre essentially jerks that try to kill you while you collect sticks rocks and berriesā€¦ .
    the game is a pretty steady evolution of equipment which is cool..
    youll level up as you craft, collect, and hunt.. and you can dump skill points into stats but you can also learn how to craft new items like fires to cook raw meat.. btw another youtube trip.. how do you start a fireā€¦
    the higher level you are the better items you can craft and the better dinosaurs you can tame, ill save you the trip.;. you beat them until theyre unconscious and throw a saddle on them,...
    But as a survival game you have to manage your health, hydration, hunger, and body temperatureā€¦
    This is done by collecting berries, building shelter, hunting animals with the weapons you craft, or going for a swim..
    this was the coolest part is how easy not dying of thirst is hereā€¦
    finaly a survival game gets it.. let me just drown myself until im not thirsty anymore..
    it works in this game as it shouldā€¦
    but there are pvp and pve servers.. there are other people running around, theyl lbuild huts and fires too, these items cant be destroyed as youre able to lock them, but you can squad up and join tribes.. or be a lone wolf like me cause youre awesome at surviving and you donā€™t need a tribeā€¦
    theres no real task hereā€¦ its just dumb fun of running around a map and try to build the coolest stuff you can, sort of like minecraft with none of the fun stuff but with dinosaursā€¦
    which again are here to kill youā€¦
    when you die you have all of your blueprints and levelsā€¦ and youre able to rush to your dead body fr your gear if you can remember where you died at.. but other players can pick your gear too so good luckā€¦
    I see the good in this game, I can understand why people love it and how they can have fun within its worldā€¦
    of creating your own survival goals and setting out to accomplish them..
    but itā€™s a half baked game that still feels as though its in betaā€¦
    I cant argue that this game isnā€™t fun.. but I can argue that there are plenty of better more polished survival games out there on console
    I give ARK Survival Evolved
    a 6/10    … Expand
  49. pettywee
    May 1, 2020
    10
    The bugs metioned here by some guys giving 0/10 are mostly fixed in 2020. The game is awesome and probably the guys who gave 0/10 can't play it as well. The game has many things that have to be done in stages to defeat bosses or find artifacts. It has many different maps that can be found in Steam workshop (PC version), and additional items that also can be added from this workshop. JustThe bugs metioned here by some guys giving 0/10 are mostly fixed in 2020. The game is awesome and probably the guys who gave 0/10 can't play it as well. The game has many things that have to be done in stages to defeat bosses or find artifacts. It has many different maps that can be found in Steam workshop (PC version), and additional items that also can be added from this workshop. Just be careful as some of the workshop addons are outdated and cause the bugs (as they do not match the current game version)!. I played on hosted server once and have not experience any violence from players however it is possible that some of the servers have a lot of rude people and you can get easily attacked or offended. Therefore try to find friendly servers! Like everywhere in multiplayer community you have idiots playing games that want only to destroy other people fun (and or do not want to cooperate). For me graphic is on the highest level, music is great but quite repetitive and I can play this game for hours and not get easily bored (otherwise I have to feed all of my 200 dinos!). I recommend it for people in age between 10-50 years old. The game is fun and you can have even more of that playing with friends. With variety of maps (that each is completely different from another) you must know what to build first or where to go to complete the stage or simply finish the game map. For me this game is 9,5 on 10 (but i am giving 10 to close the mouth of those who gave 0/10 - you don't have a clue or your console / PC is too weak to play it and therefore you attack this game. If you don't like it play some stupid shooters or platform games to satissfy yourself!… Expand
  50. aguselgamer14
    Feb 22, 2018
    9
    lo Ćŗnico malo es el precio de sus dlc y la optimizacion .
    en resumen un muy buen juego de survival con dinosaurios
  51. SebaRand
    Jan 15, 2021
    7
    Very good game, the only thing would be the optimization issue, but that does not mean that the game is fun in its entirety and more with friends
  52. Jpaused
    Jun 20, 2021
    10
    The best Video Game I have ever played! The graphics are superb, and taming and breeding dinosaurs is a very fun concept!
  53. KevLooney
    May 12, 2021
    7
    The game is inaccessible. One doesn't know up from down. What else is there to say?
  54. zeckgelander
    Sep 29, 2020
    9
    Currently no games can make the same play-mode of ARK. Even this game was released at 2017, but this still is my favourite game in 2020. You can build, craft, raid and it support so many mods that allows you create mother-ship or even npc human.
  55. GReviews
    May 2, 2018
    8
    I would definitely recommend ARK to anyone and I personally think Studio Wildcard has done a fantastic job over the years. Itā€™s got everything you need to keep you gaming for a long time and mainly it has dinosaurs for you to tame and ride about on. Whatā€™s not to love about that? Nothing.
  56. OOa007
    Mar 3, 2021
    8
    WARNING this game can be fun surviving & building and taming, BUT!!!!! its like why would you want to spend so much time building up your char, your base, your tames and then either someone comes and destroys everything you worked hard for. OR better YET!!! how about your flying around on your favorite tame and CRASH. Ahh the ark past time CRASH CRASH CRASH this game was designed by theWARNING this game can be fun surviving & building and taming, BUT!!!!! its like why would you want to spend so much time building up your char, your base, your tames and then either someone comes and destroys everything you worked hard for. OR better YET!!! how about your flying around on your favorite tame and CRASH. Ahh the ark past time CRASH CRASH CRASH this game was designed by the devil to build your hopes & dreams up ONLY to CRASH them down. Even after you try hurry and log back on to see if you and your favorite tame are still alive. It wont let you log on for min. 6 mins. Hey what about when your stuff just disappears for no reason. Ya this game could be good but after OVER 2 YEARS in beta it got release & is still broken & every update can break it MORE!!!!!!… Expand
  57. Drakman
    Aug 12, 2020
    8
    I love this game, and have put a LOT of hours into it. The devs have some frustrating ideas of what makes the game fun, but with proper mods it's bloody fantastic.

    The modding community made this game really shine, without them it wouldn't be half the game it is.
  58. ahmed_malder
    May 1, 2021
    10
    this game is way better than monster hunter world its have just 1or 2 bugs and interesting graphic I wish every one play it
  59. Bump4
    Jul 24, 2021
    8
    Great video game! An underrated gem hat deserves more loved, the graphics and soundtrack are top-notch and the designs are cool looking.
  60. Upl
    Sep 10, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very good survival game... sure it does have its issues but the premise and overall concept of the game is so creative and imaginative that I can't bring myself to hate it. The soundtrack sounds very pleasant to the ears and is one of best features in the game. It costs $30.00 on Steam, I definitely recommend this game.… Expand
  61. Robobob
    Jun 18, 2022
    4
    It's a game. It exists. And that's how I feel when I'm playing it. I'm just kind of existing in the world populated by dinosaurs. There's the foundations of something decent here: lots of species of prehistoric animals with different pros and cons, an in-depth survival system. But, did anyone ever playtest this game? Did they think it was fun to poke a dinosaur 20x until it dies? OrIt's a game. It exists. And that's how I feel when I'm playing it. I'm just kind of existing in the world populated by dinosaurs. There's the foundations of something decent here: lots of species of prehistoric animals with different pros and cons, an in-depth survival system. But, did anyone ever playtest this game? Did they think it was fun to poke a dinosaur 20x until it dies? Or shoot 20 arrows at a charging animal while running from it? Even dinosaurs well below your level will take 5-10 hits and there's really no variety to the action.
    The mining system is designed so that you are constantly acquiring stuff you don't need to mine for one thing you DO need. Like "metal." One generic metal in the game that you acquire through RNG through mining other rock. But you seem to have a better chance if you use a pick, so you will get hundreds and hundreds of extra flint while looking for metal that I ended up throwing away. Who thought this was a good idea? Why no designated "metal" veins in the world? When flint it onyl useful for a couple crafting recipes why not make it a much rarer pick up?
    Taming dinosaurs might have been fun but if you tame anything below level 25 it is useless. As a mount it can't even carry you without it's movement speed dropping to a crawl.
    I played only the single player campaign and my character wakes up on the beach... and that's it. No story, no NPCs to tell you what to do.
    After building an expensive small house and training some slow mounts, I think I've done everything of interest in this game. And if there is something more interesting to do., the game wasn't good enough to steer me in the right direction. Glad I got it for free on Steam and didn't pay a cent.    … Expand
  62. Misterman83
    Oct 22, 2021
    8
    Deserves a MUCH better of reviews! This game was great when I played it, I just bought the game last month played it and loved it! If you play on servers with other people it's better however, but still great regardless! Thanks Studio Wildcard for making this underrated gem!
  63. Altairwolf
    Sep 27, 2017
    9
    Looking over the reviews and they look a lot like the Steam reviews. People who are hurt they don't get their way on things.
    Is the game perfect, in no way is it perfect. You'll see one person on here gave it a 0 rating but has 8000 HOURS of play time. Weigh that amount of play time with the rating. I'm sorry, if I hate a game that much... I would not spend 10 hours on it... much    Looking over the reviews and they look a lot like the Steam reviews. People who are hurt they don't get their way on things.
    Is the game perfect, in no way is it perfect. You'll see one person on here gave it a 0 rating but has 8000 HOURS of play time. Weigh that amount of play time with the rating. I'm sorry, if I hate a game that much... I would not spend 10 hours on it... much less thousands.

    You have Official Servers and Unofficial servers. Official servers seem to have a lot of toxic players on them. But those exist on unofficial also.
    There are thousands of mods available for your local play or to have on an unofficial server. The game has been in the top 10 most played games on Steam for TWO YEARS. Typically has 60,000+ people playing in the US prime time and on weekends.

    The PVP... claims are that PVP isn't balanced. I don't play PVP, but most of the complaints are about other PLAYERS. The people who make the game can't fix players being mean. Yet the developers are the ones that get blamed.

    I've got over 2500 in the game, still enjoy it.

    The game does require a good machine, but the way it plays on machines varies greatly.
    The game is LARGE, with all the DLC maps downloaded it can go over 100 GIGS of space.    … Expand
  64. Updoc
    Jun 24, 2021
    10
    Excellent!! The main reason why people tend to hate the game is because the lazy devs that control it. In reality the game is great in terms if graphics, design, soundtrack, and even spawned good DLC.
  65. Yuo
    Jul 8, 2021
    10
    Amazing open world video game! Cool mechanics and very amazing looking dinosaurs!
  66. Fwekk
    Jul 13, 2021
    10
    Why the score so low? This game is great! The toxic hillbillies reviewing this game obviously haven't played it. Don't listen to the 6.0 score this game at least deserves a 9 or even 10 in my opinion.
  67. Ferhat010
    Jul 16, 2021
    10
    Itā€™s the definition of a game. Youā€™ll have hours of fun if you play with friends. It has free dlc maps which only get better
  68. AlexJ5
    Jul 18, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love this game it's so cool there is nothing bad in this game it's so fun but ihope if there is an eany glitch or eany bad thing fix it… Expand
  69. Wecan
    Jul 27, 2021
    10
    If you are a huge fan of dinosaurs then ARK is totally the game for You! I already have +1,000 hours under my belt on Steam it gets better and better everytime I play it! Totally worth it.
  70. Crause
    Aug 4, 2021
    10
    Respect the grind! Best sandbox game PvP and PvE my favourite game on steam.
  71. Jellycu
    Aug 25, 2021
    10
    Amazing Video Game!! I've been playing this game since 2015 and every time I play it gets better and better! With the release of ARK 2 also approaching I hope it's good!!!
  72. Fote
    Aug 30, 2021
    10
    This game is overall beautiful, the visuals are very stunning, and the gameplay is really great. It's basically Minecraft, but instead of zombies it is Dinosaurs!
  73. Craking
    Sep 25, 2021
    10
    A great MMO survival game! don't listen to the annoying 0/10 reviews, those are from people who probably just spent 30 minutes on the game and decided to write a review on it. The game is great, end of story.
  74. VoltronGuy
    Apr 10, 2020
    5
    ARK: Survival Evolved is not something to say it's good. It starts off like it's going to be a fun game, but as you progress, it gets quite boring. 50/50 game that is not worth paying for.
  75. Vahl
    Aug 23, 2021
    4
    How do you program a game so poorly that the goddamn console commands don't work?

    Welcome to Ark! The game that dare ask, what if Bethesda made a Pokemon game? The game that proves that you really need to hire more than one programmer to make your game actually function properly. The game that taught it's player base, don't expect that bug to get fixed. Cause nothing will ever be    How do you program a game so poorly that the goddamn console commands don't work?

    Welcome to Ark! The game that dare ask, what if Bethesda made a Pokemon game? The game that proves that you really need to hire more than one programmer to make your game actually function properly. The game that taught it's player base, don't expect that bug to get fixed. Cause nothing will ever be fixed... ever.

    In summary f*ck Wildcard Studios. I'm gonna buy Ark II because I have stockholm syndrome, pls help!    … Expand
  76. CapedBat
    May 16, 2019
    5
    Not recommending on grounds of strange business practices and awful balance. If you love survival games you'll enjoy it, but there are better, more optimized games out there.
  77. KepasaAmigo
    Jul 16, 2021
    6
    A bit laggy. and its survival game that i dont really like so lets give it 6/10. got like 2hours in that and wont ever come back
  78. Drinkseltzer
    Sep 6, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A very good game... I play on official PVP servers and I very much enjoy raiding the absolute crap out of people lol. Not only that but the graphics are splendid and a pleasure to the eyes. I recommend checking this game out.… Expand
  79. Scaredim
    Sep 14, 2021
    10
    Taming dinosaurs, a fine premise, and good textures are in my opinion all what a game needs...
  80. Jarabm
    Oct 19, 2021
    10
    A game to try at least once. It has its rough edges, but it's gotten so much better than back when it was first rated. Really fun to play with friends or in single-player. Super challenging pvp servers for those who are into that. Grindy pve for those who are into that. And, a surplus of other options in the unofficial servers. Awesome game!
  81. Noinvite3
    Oct 25, 2021
    10
    A classic! The game is just a harsh environment that you are placed in to in order to survive and tame dinosaurs! Sounds like a very fun premise for a game!!!
  82. Warming338
    Sep 30, 2021
    10
    This game changed my life... If you disregard the bugs and optimization problems the game is fantastic! I don't blame some of the people for not liking it due to some of it's current issues, but for me the game is fantastic and is totally worth the $30.00 on Steam.
  83. Himmyjohn33
    Oct 13, 2021
    7
    It's a pretty good game despite it's technical problems. It's premise is simple and the creatures look cool. I suggest buying this game.
  84. Noshar
    Sep 3, 2017
    3
    What can i say about Ark? I was a day 1 EA purchaser of this game. The game was beautiful, with a amazing concept and an ambitious dev behind it. For the first 6 months or so, this was the game to play. It was amazing. Very frequent updates, great communication from the developers, lots of community interaction.

    So what happened after that? Well, it's hard to say why, but at the start    What can i say about Ark? I was a day 1 EA purchaser of this game. The game was beautiful, with a amazing concept and an ambitious dev behind it. For the first 6 months or so, this was the game to play. It was amazing. Very frequent updates, great communication from the developers, lots of community interaction.

    So what happened after that? Well, it's hard to say why, but at the start of 2016, the Developers attitude changed for the worst. Updates drew to a month or more a part, often days or even weeks late, and nearly always with the "meat" of that update missing. It was disappointing, but, issues only got worse. Communication stopped almost completely, community interactions stopped at best and at worst became negative. A number of times, a lead member of the development staff posted on reddit calling people liars, and being a complete jerk off. As time went on, things got worse and worse, the customer support got worse, major problems with the game were outright ignored, and in fact intentionally made even worse, the developers began to lie to the community, and they even released DLC while still in EA.

    The devs still to this day refuse to even acknowledge that their game has problems which leaves very little hope for the people on Official Servers. If you say the game is too grindy, the devs will laugh at you and tell you you're wrong. If you want to re spec your stats more than once at max level, the devs will tell you to buy the game again and level an entirely new character on a entirely different copy of the game (and in fact, TheRightHand (one of the lead developers) did say this and received quite a bit of backlash for it). They do nothing but deflect criticism and dodge the issues.

    So, why did i give this game a 3? Well, it's because of the developers. They keep compounding the problems the game has, and making already bad problems flat out worse. They treat the community like dirt, they lie, they could care less about anyone's actual experience playing the game. There is a good game here, but it's so bogged down with all the **** the devs keep piling on it that it's completely buried. Dig this gem out of the pile of **** it's buried in clean it up a little and it will shine, but the devs seem to have no interest in doing that.

    In conclusion, i will say that this game is incredibly grindy, repetitive, unbalanced, and unrefined, not worthy of it's $60 asking price, and the developers, Studio Wildcard, are not worthy of your trust. Because of what Studio Wildcard has done I can not and will not recommend this game or any game they produce in the future.    … Expand
  85. Kayla45
    Sep 8, 2017
    2
    Ark Survival Evolved:
    I have finally decided to review this game after 8400+ hours of gameplay in early access mode.
    Positives: The game is a great idea. The way the game begins is toughā€¦ I mean really tough. It is a challenge to get started and anyone without any patience is going to struggle but I do have patience and to me the hard difficulty of this game was a real refreshing eye    Ark Survival Evolved:
    I have finally decided to review this game after 8400+ hours of gameplay in early access mode.

    Positives:
    The game is a great idea. The way the game begins is toughā€¦ I mean really tough. It is a challenge to get started and anyone without any patience is going to struggle but I do have patience and to me the hard difficulty of this game was a real refreshing eye openerā€¦ but be warned it is not for the feint hearted. The best part of the game is the idea that you can breed your dinosaurs. This has been implemented in a really interesting way, where you can pool your breeding into achievable goals and breed out your favourite dinosaurs to have the stats that you have always wantedā€¦ but all this comes after you have set up a kibble base, and tamed great level versions of your favourite dinosaurs. I personally play on PVE and as you can see, for over 8K hours I have had a great deal of fun and I have met some fantastic friends in the communityā€¦ This ought to be a great game, but there is another side to it that I have to addressā€¦

    Negatives:
    I am so sad to say this, because I have put so much effort into playing this game legitimately and have done my best to help create a wonderful community and support network on a great PVE serverā€¦ however, the developers of the game have treated us long serving players with utter contempt. We have been completely mistreated, taken for granted, unrewarded, lied to, mis-sold toā€¦ under a cloak of awful communication and absolutely brutal and dire decisions that have kicked the games player base in the teeth. The scenario now is that the devs were going to cull the lowest 10% of ghost serversā€¦ and instead have decided to wipe over 33% of servers with medium traffic to consolidate their server lists and re-use these to plonk new servers on that do not have the same issues that the old servers had, and then to cap it all, any support for the old servers and the long serving players who play on those servers is to be canned so that we are on our own if we lose a character or experience any technical issuesā€¦ This is a huge let down of the Ark gaming community, and sadly it is pretty irrelevant, because any support I have needed in my 8K+ hours has been utterly non-existent anyway. I reported a serious harassment case and followed every single instruction to the letter, and no action was taken against the wrong-doers. This was a shameful let down and completely spoiled my enjoyment of the gameā€¦ The devs carried on doing little tiny favours for a select few gamers whilst most tickets were left completely unattended. I have colleagues who lost their level 100 character in transit and not a single effort to answer the ticket was made, that was over 2 months ago now. The sad truth is, that this team of developers and community managers, is sadly the most useless and incompetent and uncaring team that I have ever experienced in a gameā€¦ so if you have any issues playing this gameā€¦ do not even bother to report itā€¦ nothing will be doneā€¦ this Dev team do not care. They care that they receive your moneyā€¦ they will go on to look after the new servers and make things look as though they are prepared to provide support thereā€¦ but it is as many things are in arkā€¦ it is lies and false promises.

    Conclusion:
    This game had SO much going for itā€¦ it was a fantastic idea but the execution of the game and the choices made by the developers has left a bruised gaming community feeling ripped off and mistreated, un-respected and un-supportedā€¦ and sadly their actions and incompetence in how they run their business has led to this review being a vote of no confidence. The way the legacy servers are setup now means that over-time the old servers will lose players and get wiped, so either old players stick around on current servers and wait for the server to die, or we start afresh on a new server and wait to be lied to and sit having no confidence that one day these new servers wont be wiped themselvesā€¦ and that is the finding of this reviewā€¦ that ultimately, there is no point in playing this game, because it provides 10% fun, 80% grief and trolling and a final 10% of crying into your coffee as you hope your dino baby survives over the next ridiculously badly timed update that takes away something else that used to be a good idea.

    Do not buy this gameā€¦ do not play this gameā€¦ go and play something similar where the developers actually deserve your money.    … Expand
  86. Reeeee
    Nov 22, 2017
    5
    No no. This is not how to develop a good game. The gameplay is slow and boring. Sure there are dinosaurs but i dont like them. I dont even know why i bought this game. Lol
  87. abacup
    Sep 20, 2021
    0
    Totally poorly optimized game rubbish and cockroaches kill you without giving you a chance to move around the map
  88. storygamer
    Sep 15, 2020
    6
    Ark: Survival Evolved has tons of great ideas. The graphics are beautiful and the gameplay is real fun if you like survival games. But you need a lot of time for crafting and dinosaur education. And if youĀ“re willing to spend this time, it will satisfy you in many moments. The only problem is, that it always stays repetitive. Also, Ark has some serious technical problems. I got it free onArk: Survival Evolved has tons of great ideas. The graphics are beautiful and the gameplay is real fun if you like survival games. But you need a lot of time for crafting and dinosaur education. And if youĀ“re willing to spend this time, it will satisfy you in many moments. The only problem is, that it always stays repetitive. Also, Ark has some serious technical problems. I got it free on Epic, but as a full prized title itĀ“s too mediocre.… Expand
  89. S3XU4LH34L1NG
    Nov 20, 2021
    4
    This game gave me janky "trashy" feel from the first time in the main menu to the first time spawning in. I gave it a reasonably fair shot (5hrs or so) but it didnt work for me despite me liking the survival genre. I know whats to come in late game (i watched some youtubers) but i guess there are other games that fare better with the technological progression thing. Optimazation is a messThis game gave me janky "trashy" feel from the first time in the main menu to the first time spawning in. I gave it a reasonably fair shot (5hrs or so) but it didnt work for me despite me liking the survival genre. I know whats to come in late game (i watched some youtubers) but i guess there are other games that fare better with the technological progression thing. Optimazation is a mess for such an old game and these kinda meh graphics.… Expand
  90. Dinoh
    Mar 20, 2020
    6
    Well it is not the most polished game, or the most accurate scientifically...but Ark, does something that no other can: make survive in a island more fun than anybody can spect, than anybody can, due to that i cannot wait to play again...one of the most interesting games i have played, and i have played games since the 2000...there is a great amount of **** survivals outside, and at leastWell it is not the most polished game, or the most accurate scientifically...but Ark, does something that no other can: make survive in a island more fun than anybody can spect, than anybody can, due to that i cannot wait to play again...one of the most interesting games i have played, and i have played games since the 2000...there is a great amount of **** survivals outside, and at least this covers some of the main fails those have. Of course it cannot fight with Subnautica or others, but remember they are different knid of survival.

    BUT if you have serious doubts to play it i want to tell that despite my first positive opinion, it has really a big amount of bugs, and it is not friendly with the optimization, for that, i reccomend to you to see you specs and test different gameplays online (Beware, there are a lot biased!!) after go for it. Sadly it also has a lot of tier-bully clans, that would abuse you online, making competitive PVE a pain in the ass.

    Is Bad? No Is Good? Decent. I can reccommend it 100%? No. What i reccomend is to serach for the late updates & work of the Devs on the game, also the lattest non Biased opinions of the community.

    The last thing towarn about it that the Devs are really retarded for a lot of things, but specially customers treathment, so ignore their **** I understand people that left the game due to them.    … Expand
  91. js17
    Sep 3, 2017
    2
    the worse support ever. Bunch of players can't connect to the game for a day, and no single word from support.
    lots of bugs.
    toxic community.
    at release - just a queue simulator.
  92. Tuco_Ramires
    Sep 4, 2017
    0
    The constant threatening on legacy servers has end up sickening ppl.
    Many have lost everything at release in the servers cut and the rest don't trust WC anymore.
    Also announced end of support for these servers,what ppl are supposed to think?
  93. DobbleU
    Jun 15, 2020
    2
    I played the game because it was free in Epic Store.
    I am totally stunned that this game is sold for real money over the rest of the year.
    It is full of Bugs and the biggest problem is the server performance. Laggs out of hell. On top of that it is full of people who kill you with a one shot for no reason. I played it for a few hours on different servers and it was just disgusting    I played the game because it was free in Epic Store.
    I am totally stunned that this game is sold for real money over the rest of the year.
    It is full of Bugs and the biggest problem is the server performance. Laggs out of hell.
    On top of that it is full of people who kill you with a one shot for no reason.

    I played it for a few hours on different servers and it was just disgusting

    The idea of the game seems great because of that it gets 2 points.
    But the technical Status of the Game is dreadful.
    I am angry that there are people who earn their money with this Alpha Version of a Game.

    Btw, i own a High End Gaming PC, because of that i am sure that my PC is not the problem.

    I really would like to give it a bad review on Epic Store but they don't give us the chance....    … Expand
  94. Dr4590
    Oct 22, 2021
    0
    decided to play on the weekend, blocked the account
    10 ban out of 10! burn in hell
  95. Sark2006
    Nov 3, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Un juego mundo abierto, animales prehistoricos, crear tu propio imperio, jugar con personas y hacer tribus, todo es posible en ARK, el juego resulta algo estresante perk mientras mas lo juegas, mas entretenido se vuelve, de los mejore RPG, no le doy mas puntuaciĆ³n por que puedes morir constantemente si no eres de un nivel elevado pero sin duda merece estar de los mejores juegos survival con dinosaurios… Expand
  96. Isis911
    Nov 17, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A game that is worth trying at least once, I play it everyday when I get off of work, my only problem is there is some technical issues with the game itself and the devs are terrible, but a good video game aside from these problems. I think its worth putting some time into.… Expand
  97. Manc7
    Jan 1, 2022
    10
    Played a lot of hours of it on Epic Game for free of price! Has great graphics and physics I totally recommend foe a video game!
  98. Themighty
    Sep 2, 2017
    0
    - worse performance
    - clipping issues
    - grind
    - no support
    - worse graphic
    - good music
    - good setting
    - impressive amount of content
    - frequent updates
    - toxic playerbase
    - worse network performance
  99. tuy235
    Aug 5, 2021
    0
    players on official servers use GM accounts and ban players for no reason, wrote to support, did not even answer
    Report # 1787278 # 1790372
  100. girin87
    Sep 13, 2021
    0
    on official servers they block for no reason
    wrote REQUEST # 2039266 in support, closed without an answer, why do they take money?
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. PC PowerPlay
    Nov 12, 2017
    70
    Specialises in trick shots before mastering the fundamentals. Deeply flawed, but hard to ignore. [Issue#267, p.58]
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  2. DarkStation
    Oct 9, 2017
    70
    Like so many survival/crafting games, from Minecraft to Subnautica, ARK presupposes a player with a lot of time to dedicate to the experience, a high tolerance for repetition, and a fondness for chaos and the unexpected. With its sci-fi inflected single player campaign, ARK at least offers a solo player the chance to get the gist of the game without the threat of anti-social humans ruining whatever progress has been made. For the past two years, ARK has been helping to shape the genre and now that it's finished, it feels like the genre is due for the next stage of evolution.
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  3. Games Master UK
    Oct 6, 2017
    85
    It'll delight you, it'll make you despair, but ultimately Ark will leave you with a real sense of satisfaction. [Nov 2017, p.76]
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