ARK: Survival Evolved

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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. EmeraldKnight
    Jul 23, 2020
    7
    It is not a great game but it is a good game. Very enjoyable if frustrating at times.
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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 ;)
  9. 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.
  10. 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
  11. Myon-Neutrino
    Apr 16, 2021
    7
    I bought ARK+Scorched Earth Expansion for a bargain (10€ each) during EA, the current final release price is ridiculous. I had a lot of fun with the game so far - BUT that´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 (10€ each) during EA, the current final release price is ridiculous. I had a lot of fun with the game so far - BUT that´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 developer´s ignorance. If you want to play this game: Basically it´s worth it, but don´t even consider playing on official servers and start your own one, alternatively find some good unofficial server hosted by a good private community.

    It´s a solid game, buy when it´s on sale.    … Expand
  12. 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
  13. 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...
  14. 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 doesn’t quite feel like it.. Fair Warning im awful at survival games and they don’t keep my attention for long…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 doesn’t quite feel like it..
    Fair Warning im awful at survival games and they don’t keep my attention for long…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 server…
    the server numbers don’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 in… 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 surviving…
    |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 joking…
    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 dinosaurs…
    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 berries… .
    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 fire…
    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 temperature…
    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 here…
    finaly a survival game gets it.. let me just drown myself until im not thirsty anymore..
    it works in this game as it should…
    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 don’t need a tribe…
    theres no real task here… 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 dinosaurs…
    which again are here to kill you…
    when you die you have all of your blueprints and levels… 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 luck…
    I see the good in this game, I can understand why people love it and how they can have fun within its world…
    of creating your own survival goals and setting out to accomplish them..
    but it’s a half baked game that still feels as though its in beta…
    I cant argue that this game isn’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
  15. 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
  16. KevLooney
    May 12, 2021
    7
    The game is inaccessible. One doesn't know up from down. What else is there to say?
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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
  20. 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.
  21. 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
  22. 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 you´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 you´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 it´s too mediocre.… Expand
  23. 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
  24. PrincessRose
    Jun 12, 2022
    6
    I love building, exploring, discovering, taming and breeding dinosaurs. The details and variety of dinosaurs is amazing and how each of them offers something to help you out. Such as brontosaurus is very good for berry gathering and is good to take with you as they can carry so much. I've only played single player.

    I like the primitive style game play and dislike tek and how you can    I love building, exploring, discovering, taming and breeding dinosaurs. The details and variety of dinosaurs is amazing and how each of them offers something to help you out. Such as brontosaurus is very good for berry gathering and is good to take with you as they can carry so much. I've only played single player.

    I like the primitive style game play and dislike tek and how you can eventually use electricity.

    Though this game is not suitable for those who expect a game to tell you what to do and where to go, the freedom it offers is good. It does get quite boring there ends up not much to do besides breeding dinosaurs to eventually fight bosses. There is no NPC's or quests and the only way to get the story is through the notes you find in the world. I just feel bored and don't feel there is enough variety in what you can do in single player.

    This game needs a good PC to be able to play, but even so it is poorly optimised and takes up a lot of space. I always make sure my drivers are up to date so wondered why I was all of a sudden getting a freeze with fatal error report. I verified files and it said 2 files were missing and they were being restored. I have no idea what would of caused that and after that the game is running fine again. This game is really annoying it occasionally has errors and ends up with missing files. You often have to spend time verifying files. And also have problem where the sound cuts out completely even though the sound still works when testing a you tube video and then have to verify files which then says 2 files are missing.
    I found the problem was that my power supply was dying and finally carked it.

    So far since playing Ark I've had to buy a new SSD and get and power supply.

    Since being poorly optimised it makes your PC work very hard it may make your PC components die quicker. So play at your own risk.
    Ark is now free which they could at least offer the DLC at 50% off for current owners. Genesis is still only 34% off.

    The game is fun but also frustrating with all the problems it seems to have.
    I have mixed feelings about the game I love it but also hate it and not sure it's worth recommending as a game should not be so problematic.    … Expand
  25. Soullex
    Nov 30, 2022
    7
    500 GB olabilir ama forest gibi oyunların hepsinin toplamından daha iyi....
  26. Weatherp
    Dec 4, 2021
    7
    A pretty solid experience overall... although it has its issues the graphics are very appealing with nice looking backgrounds, overall a mixed-to-positive review. 7/10.
  27. Kuzya_Zeleniy
    Nov 3, 2022
    6
    I had no interest in this game. But when Epic Games gave it away for free, I decided to play it.
    What how Ark differs from other survivors. Of course, the interaction of dinosaurs. I think this is the main feature of the game. We can hunt them, we can tame them, and we can even mate them. And these things are really interesting to do.
    But there are also disadvantages. The optimization    I had no interest in this game. But when Epic Games gave it away for free, I decided to play it.
    What how Ark differs from other survivors. Of course, the interaction of dinosaurs. I think this is the main feature of the game. We can hunt them, we can tame them, and we can even mate them. And these things are really interesting to do.
    But there are also disadvantages. The optimization here is not the best. The game can display 60 fps on an average computer. But there are setbacks that do not depend on anything. Also, the battles don't look the best.
    But the main disadvantage is its size. If you calculate it with all additions, it will be 400 GB. 400 GB!?
    But overall the game is not bad. Fans of survival games will like it very much. But be prepared that it will be difficult for you to understand all the mechanics of the game at the beginning.    … Expand
  28. Rhex98
    Jul 9, 2023
    7
    Buen videojuego, bastante divertido para jugar en cooperativo y lleno de bastantes cosas para interactuar, el mayor problema puede ser el bajo rendimiento, aun con un buen pc puede darte tirones, además de bugs constantes.
  29. ZackH25
    Mar 23, 2023
    7
    Great game that is very detailed. So much stuff to do on it and if you want to get far in this game it is gonna be a grind especially if you are playing by yourself. The furthest I got was taming a Carno and making a sniper in the game. When you finally accomplish something it is very rewarding and that is the best part about the game. It is also quite fun surviving against a bunch ofGreat game that is very detailed. So much stuff to do on it and if you want to get far in this game it is gonna be a grind especially if you are playing by yourself. The furthest I got was taming a Carno and making a sniper in the game. When you finally accomplish something it is very rewarding and that is the best part about the game. It is also quite fun surviving against a bunch of random dinosaurs and other creatures especially when some of them are really annoying to deal with especially the snakes and the bugs. This game is a bit effort to play by yourself and it can get very repetitive with the grind. Also quite laggy at times.… Expand
  30. wolfnet18
    Jun 12, 2023
    5
    I have to give ark a down the middle review.

    Graphics are nice The number of different dinosaurs is amazing. There are different maps to explore What hurts this game is the optimization. Single player is fine, but multiplayer, especially if you dont buy a server hurts a lot. Tether distance is something that should have never existed in the game, and all players getting pulled to    I have to give ark a down the middle review.

    Graphics are nice
    The number of different dinosaurs is amazing.
    There are different maps to explore

    What hurts this game is the optimization. Single player is fine, but multiplayer, especially if you dont buy a server hurts a lot. Tether distance is something that should have never existed in the game, and all players getting pulled to someone just because they flew over or entered a cave "forces" you to buy a server or play online with friends. Unfortunately that is where things go downhill because there is currently a lot of controversy against the devs closing down servers, and even banning a lot of players. The game also still suffers from bugs that have existed for years and havent been fixed either because they cant or just choose not to.

    If you love dinosaurs, and breeding and raising them, building bases and what not, and are looking to play solo, pick this up. If you're ok with playing this online, and logging in one day to potentially everything just not being there it still might work for you, otherwise i'd probably wait a few years, and see if Ark2 fixes anything.    … Expand
  31. aesirus96
    Aug 15, 2023
    6
    Indo direto ao ponto: o jogo é bugado, principalmente no coop, mas isso não faz ele não ser divertido. A comunidade é bacana, os servidores não oficiais são bons (exceto no quesito conexão, quero dizer na experiência no geral) e a gameplay, mesmo que seja repetitiva, não chega a ser maçante. Com amigos vale a pena, sozinho não sei dizer.

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#22 Most Discussed PC Game of 2017
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#72 Most Shared PC Game of 2017

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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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