ARK: Survival Evolved

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  1. Excali2
    Aug 25, 2023
    10
    Even with its initial lack of performance (which improved with the passing of updates), I think it is one of the best Survivals ever created.
    You can play PVP, PVE and even change the whole experience with the use of Mods.
    Unlimited hours of fun (That it is in the Top 1 of my most played games on Steam proves it).
  2. 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.
  3. Emilio200
    Aug 15, 2023
    9
    jugabilidad-muy buena
    graficos- muy mejorable pero buenos (mejoren la optimización)
    -mejor juego de supervivencia de los ultimos años
    - mods increibles
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  4. PinkKitten
    Aug 4, 2023
    0
    I use to love this game, then recently I heard about the cheaters of snail games, most of this is done on the official conquest servers, where you get wiped by the big bad publisher tribe " Tea Tribe" or get banned if you start to win, don't believe me ask 90+ of the Island Boys Tribe that got banned by simply raiding tea tribe fairly. well congratulations snail games and wild card playI use to love this game, then recently I heard about the cheaters of snail games, most of this is done on the official conquest servers, where you get wiped by the big bad publisher tribe " Tea Tribe" or get banned if you start to win, don't believe me ask 90+ of the Island Boys Tribe that got banned by simply raiding tea tribe fairly. well congratulations snail games and wild card play stupid games and win stupid prizes I'm putting this review everywhere I can even make a video of the same topic… Expand
  5. The__Doctor11
    Jul 21, 2023
    10
    Ark: Survival Evolved is an action-adventure survival game that is both thrilling and engaging. With its unique features, dynamic world, and abundant customization options, it stands out among other games in the genre. The multiplayer functionality adds even more excitement. Overall, it provides a truly enjoyable experience that keeps players coming back for more.

    Gameplay mechanics    Ark: Survival Evolved is an action-adventure survival game that is both thrilling and engaging. With its unique features, dynamic world, and abundant customization options, it stands out among other games in the genre. The multiplayer functionality adds even more excitement. Overall, it provides a truly enjoyable experience that keeps players coming back for more.

    Gameplay mechanics

    Ark utilizes a unique combination of first-person combat, survival mechanics and open world exploration to provide an immersive and compelling experience. The game rewards the player with level progression by completing certain actions, which unlocks new skills and customizable options. The more one plays the game, the more they learn and the more they will enjoy playing.

    The Unique Features

    Dinosaurs, Ark has an impressive variety of prehistoric beasts that can be tamed and ridden across the game's islands. When coupled with the environment, they create an unforgettable world.

    Crafting, Ark features a robust crafting system that allows the player to create an endless amount of equipment, weapons, and resources to survive the wild. This feature adds depth and meaning to even the most mundane tasks.

    Exploration, Ark's world is full of hidden wonders that encourage exploration. Along the way, players will encounter mythical creatures and puzzles that add to the excitement of the game.

    Dynamic World

    Ark's world is ever-changing and responding to the player's actions. Players are always adapting to the new challenges the environment constantly presents. Whether it's a natural disaster or a creature invasion, everything affects the world the player is living in. Every decision and action has a lasting impact, making each player's game unique and unforgettable.    … Expand
  6. captainzwane
    Jul 18, 2023
    10
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  7. 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.
  8. SouperKoopa
    Jun 26, 2023
    4
    In the beginning it's fun, but it's way too grindy. Even with adjusting the settings. Also there are more bugs in ark than on earth and not to mention the optimization (which was totally forgotten). Also the graphics are meh. It's so pixely and just does not look right. Also, story aspect is neglectable.

    pros: - fun in the beginning - dinos - progression system cons: - dinos    In the beginning it's fun, but it's way too grindy. Even with adjusting the settings. Also there are more bugs in ark than on earth and not to mention the optimization (which was totally forgotten). Also the graphics are meh. It's so pixely and just does not look right. Also, story aspect is neglectable.

    pros:
    - fun in the beginning
    - dinos
    - progression system

    cons:
    - dinos always aggressive
    - contless bugs (yes, game breaking ones)
    - very punishing gamplay
    - sooooo grindy
    - horrible performance
    - Dino AI is less intelligent than a minecraft zombie
    - Dinos are most of the time just pain

    Only reason why I have so many hours is just because I was a noob and its grind factor (adjusted the settings, still items too expensive)    … Expand
  9. Azurgan
    Jun 18, 2023
    0
    If you play this game and for some reason your on a server with the Guild TEA, your going to get Ban from the game if you and your guild member manage to overpower them.
    TEA is the Snail Games devs (some of them) Guild, the publisher of Ark and if you google it/youtube it you will find multiple cases of this happening and prove that this guild TEA should be disbanded and the devs helping    If you play this game and for some reason your on a server with the Guild TEA, your going to get Ban from the game if you and your guild member manage to overpower them.
    TEA is the Snail Games devs (some of them) Guild, the publisher of Ark and if you google it/youtube it you will find multiple cases of this happening and prove that this guild TEA should be disbanded and the devs helping them fired.    … Expand
  10. 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
  11. RockHobbit
    Jun 7, 2023
    0
    This is a great game ruined by awful developers/ publisher and a crap ton of bugs with no support. You will lose dinos, you will lose your character, you will get "Arked" and support will NOT help you. There are bugs in this game, and lots of them. The game is janky, but it's fun. But the developers are scandalous. Faking steam reviews, lying to customers, playing on the servers andThis is a great game ruined by awful developers/ publisher and a crap ton of bugs with no support. You will lose dinos, you will lose your character, you will get "Arked" and support will NOT help you. There are bugs in this game, and lots of them. The game is janky, but it's fun. But the developers are scandalous. Faking steam reviews, lying to customers, playing on the servers and banning tribes that attack them (see h.o.d). They're closing the servers in August 2023 and forcing everyone to start over and pay full price (after being advertised as a free upgrade) for their remaster if they want to continue playing and supporting this awful company. I truly loved this game but with all the times this developer has pooped on it's supporters I cannot imagine this game succeeding after servers go down. And be aware of you buy this game, only single player will be available as of August.… Expand
  12. tensioly
    Jun 6, 2023
    8
    El ARK Survival Evolved es uno de los juegos más divertidos de supervivencia. Teniendo en cuenta las numerosas carencias que posee el juego, como son principalmente el apartado visual, la interfaz, la optimización (aunque con el tiempo la han ido mejorando bastante) y sus mediocres físicas; el juego sabe emular perfectamente la sensación de supervivencia y el ambiente prehistórico, a laEl ARK Survival Evolved es uno de los juegos más divertidos de supervivencia. Teniendo en cuenta las numerosas carencias que posee el juego, como son principalmente el apartado visual, la interfaz, la optimización (aunque con el tiempo la han ido mejorando bastante) y sus mediocres físicas; el juego sabe emular perfectamente la sensación de supervivencia y el ambiente prehistórico, a la vez que en cuanto a mecánicas y a cantidad de criaturas (cada una de ellas con un nivel de detalle excepcional) es de lo mejor que podemos encontrar en el género. Cabe destacar que la música es bastante buena y adecuada en cada contexto y situación en la que suena, y el lore que tiene es interesante. Por último debo recomendar, habiendo jugado los modos offline y online del juego, que este juego se juegue mejor online y a ser posible con amigos, ya que hace del ARK una experiencia realmente alucinante. 7,9/10
    (10/2019)    … Expand
  13. Dragamigh
    Jun 2, 2023
    9
    Ark is a fantastic game. Yes it has many bugs and glitches, but everything else makes it so much better, and makes handling the bugs worth it. From the extremely active community that are constantly pumping out amazing mods, to the sheer amount of content, and the surprising amount of story and lore, I recommend trying Ark: Survival Evolved out!
  14. Farthas
    Jun 1, 2023
    0
    I've been playing this game for about 4 years, its only getting worse and worse with their own company tribe that is playing the game called TEA , they are using every kind of cheat there is and not getting banned, while getting the best blueprints ect spawned in by their pocket dev.....
    This was the last season of conquest before ark 1,5 release, and its been the worst one in all the    I've been playing this game for about 4 years, its only getting worse and worse with their own company tribe that is playing the game called TEA , they are using every kind of cheat there is and not getting banned, while getting the best blueprints ect spawned in by their pocket dev.....
    This was the last season of conquest before ark 1,5 release, and its been the worst one in all the time i have been playing this game , this time everyone from 1x came to play on conquest servers and SO MUCH CHEATING is ruining this game so hard, and the admins that is soposed to protect the community and keep it a fair game dont really care at all about all the cheats, because NOTHING has changed in the 4 years ive been playing it only getting worse and worse every year..

    This game is a total waste of time , you spend weeks or months building a base only to loose it to hackers and cheaters within days or even hours depending on the hack they are using......
    100% unfair fight and there is really no hope of even winning the game in any way vs these mega tribes and TEA (Snail games tribe) because of all the cheat they are using.    … Expand
  15. Triblue
    May 21, 2023
    9
    Un jeu magnifique, original, fun, avec un gameplay cool. Le jeu devient juste vite répétitif si on joue pas en multi
  16. BoneSaw
    May 17, 2023
    1
    Its an exploitative mess.
    The game is barely functional, takes up 400GB+ of space. To top it all off they are requiring long time players to pay an exorbitant amount ($40) of what is essentially a graphics upgrade, whilst also closing down its Official servers. Those who have paid for the legacy iteration, had to pay for this iteration of the game, and now will be required to shill    Its an exploitative mess.
    The game is barely functional, takes up 400GB+ of space. To top it all off they are requiring long time players to pay an exorbitant amount ($40) of what is essentially a graphics upgrade, whilst also closing down its Official servers. Those who have paid for the legacy iteration, had to pay for this iteration of the game, and now will be required to shill another $40 for this coming iteration.

    If you are an addict of the game, just play offline... play on non-dedicated servers... don't be a patsy for the evil company that is Snail Games. Your money will be the only thing they will listen to as its clear they don't give a single care about the players who have been there to support them from the start. Fan boy and girls will be angry, and you should be, but not at me. Be mad at the people in charge who are going out of their way to strangle you for every $ they can.    … Expand
  17. realWhiteMan
    Apr 9, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My rating is based on my impressions of the game. This is not an objective review. I play quite a big number of titles per year and decided to review them as a peace of art and not as a product.… Expand
  18. 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
  19. rezo_21
    Mar 12, 2023
    8
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  20. LT_Gruber
    Feb 15, 2023
    4
    Boring, repetitive and pointless in my opinion.

    Ark: Survival Evolved is one of those sandbox games like The Forest, Atlas and Conan Exiles. While the concept of these games are fine and the survival element is surely present, it gets boring and repetitive really fast in my opinion. In Ark: Survival Evolved, you start as an empty character without any skills. You collect stuff, build    Boring, repetitive and pointless in my opinion.

    Ark: Survival Evolved is one of those sandbox games like The Forest, Atlas and Conan Exiles. While the concept of these games are fine and the survival element is surely present, it gets boring and repetitive really fast in my opinion.

    In Ark: Survival Evolved, you start as an empty character without any skills. You collect stuff, build stuff and kill stuff to gather XP, level up, unlock perks and new skills and overall, just to be granted the right to do more advanced things in the game like tame a certain dinosaur or build a specific plank or wooden corner. Just go out into the wild and grind your way up.

    The graphics are fair, although a little rough in my opinion. The lighting effects from the sun are great though. The animations of characters are stiff and lifeless, especially when doing things like sleeping or mounting your dinosaur pet. The music and sounds are blend and nothing special. They work and that is what matters.

    But then, you got the controls and menu’s. My God, the overlay, GUI and skill tree system is so unbelievable confusing, it drove me mad sometimes. I constantly pressed the wrong keys to open or close menu’s, did not know where to find stuff, inventory management became a real chore sometimes, and I had the feeling that I was playing some sort of SQL database many times over. I sincerely did not like anything related to the controls or GUI.

    The servers and matchmaking system in Ark: Survival Evolved are terrible. Many times, servers did not show up, games with friends were not visible and many times, the game got stuck in loading. I needed to search the deepest pits of the internet for all kinds of tweaks, fixes, startup parameters and more to finally get it working. And even then, one day it works fine, the day after one of my friends experienced the same issues out of the blue. I reinstalled the game three times over the course of a few weeks back then, because that was the only way that I could play with my friends.

    The worlds are massive, which is normal for sandbox games like this. There are many forests, flowers, wildlife and rivers, which makes the game less hollow than Atlas, but it still feels blend and empty. You walk miles and miles through empty plains and forests before something of interest happens. Sure there are many dinosaurs in the vicinity, but most of the times, they one hit kill you so you avoid them like the plague. And although this is not necessarily bad, it was just tedious to walk and walk to a certain spot, knowing that every step could be your last. Sometimes, I got attacked by something that I did not even saw coming. One step was fine, the next I was dead. It was later revealed that this were some sort of very fast, tiny dinosaurs that ram and jump you when you get close. Maybe I am blind, but I still haven’t seen any of those motherf…. anywhere in the world.

    The main reason I don’t like this game is because it is just one of the many games that follows the exact same play style and mechanics that become repetitive and boring so quickly. Make a character, collect plant fibers, build a tiny shack, level up, get more stuff, kill some dinosaurs (if they don’t kill you first), tame them, ride them and done. Although there is some kind of endgame by defeating or taming some almighty dinosaur, the game never really ends.

    You can grind away until you become max level and tame all the dinosaurs in the world, but with this game, the purpose of doing this dies after taming your first dinosaur. Things feel pointless and I had the constant feeling that I can never “complete” this game. The same goes for games like Minecraft and Atlas.

    Ark: Survival evolved can be tweaked in any way you like with mods or “legit” by server admin options, but that makes the game unstable sometimes and more importantly, it defeats even more purpose to play it. Don’t want to walk back to your corpse after dying? Just configure/tweak the game to keep all your stuff. Don’t want to walk? No problem, just activate flying. Your beloved dinosaur just died? No problem, bro; here I revived him for you. There are no clear rules, and everything can be avoided or made easier. Even when you play fair or vanilla, you constantly get the feeling that everything can be fixed or made easier later on when you encounter a difficult or tedious situation. There is no penalty and no consequence.

    It is weird, but for me, only 7 Days to Die gets this survival sandbox genre right and keeps the game interesting for long periods of time. With Ark: Survival Evolved, I got three hours of fun before being bored out of my mind and I could not force myself to play it any longer.

    Of course, this is still my own experience and opinion with the game, but personally I cannot recommend Ark: Survival Evolved.    … Expand
  21. ivofacha
    Feb 13, 2023
    10
    muy buen juego excelente historia y muy buenas actualizaciones la verdad un juego de calidad, lo único malo es que si se juegan muchas horas en solitario puede llegar a aburrir luego de un par de semanas o meses, pero es un juego bastante bueno pero con su cierta dificultad
  22. DinduNuffinLV
    Jan 7, 2023
    2
    Tamed pets have dumb, zero intelligence with following you around, them constantly getting stuck behind trees or on spiky rocks etc, and darting around in utter chaos on follow command, is what ruins this game sucking the fun out of more chillaxing playstyle. And forcing you to get endgame flying mounts with triple walls building around your base if you dont want to get your base blown upTamed pets have dumb, zero intelligence with following you around, them constantly getting stuck behind trees or on spiky rocks etc, and darting around in utter chaos on follow command, is what ruins this game sucking the fun out of more chillaxing playstyle. And forcing you to get endgame flying mounts with triple walls building around your base if you dont want to get your base blown up on pvp servers, cuz every big level player just loves to blow up newbie bases for toxic fun. Not worth for 1h a day play on pvp, and too buggy pets to be even enjoyed on pve. Waste of purchase.… Expand
  23. AlexMakesToast
    Jan 1, 2023
    3
    Ark = 3/10
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  24. Soullex
    Nov 30, 2022
    7
    500 GB olabilir ama forest gibi oyunların hepsinin toplamından daha iyi....
  25. turanyrtsvr
    Nov 23, 2022
    1
    this game is sucks, waste of time, it would be better if you spend your free time going and masturbating
  26. 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
  27. Ya12907
    Oct 11, 2022
    8
    Optimizasyon sorunları cok teklisi güzel arkadaslarla gider am online oyncaksanız önerim en az 20 kişi olun grafikleri sona vurun herkes öyle oynuyor cünkü eski ark yok eskiden haritalar arası geçis yoktu yani o mapte olmayan canlılar getirildi gecirele bilir oldu ve büyük klanlar kuruldu ffa gibi mes bobin gibi bu klanlar eğitikleri canıları mutasyonladılar ve onlarıda klonlayıp tekrarOptimizasyon sorunları cok teklisi güzel arkadaslarla gider am online oyncaksanız önerim en az 20 kişi olun grafikleri sona vurun herkes öyle oynuyor cünkü eski ark yok eskiden haritalar arası geçis yoktu yani o mapte olmayan canlılar getirildi gecirele bilir oldu ve büyük klanlar kuruldu ffa gibi mes bobin gibi bu klanlar eğitikleri canıları mutasyonladılar ve onlarıda klonlayıp tekrar klonlarla ciflestirdiler yenilmez dinolar etiler mutasyonlarını katladılar sunuculara dağıldılar
    Ve siziden alacakları dinolar değil atarlar onları metalinizi lootunuz pesindenler
    Yani size önerim yerel oymayan harita gecisi olmayan mapler olur ama sunucu sahibi parayı vermeze kapanır emeğiniz cöp olur    … Expand
  28. Dangusse
    Sep 23, 2022
    1
    this is one of those games where it's just insulting to the userbase to release DLC, because the base game simply does not function. im convinced that upwards of 90% of people playing this game are unable to make any progress and are convinced it's due to their own failure, when in fact it's just a terrible and imbalanced title.

    this game would run at 4fps on the world's most powerful    this is one of those games where it's just insulting to the userbase to release DLC, because the base game simply does not function. im convinced that upwards of 90% of people playing this game are unable to make any progress and are convinced it's due to their own failure, when in fact it's just a terrible and imbalanced title.

    this game would run at 4fps on the world's most powerful supercomputer. this is a steaming pile of bantha poodoo where nothing works as intended and there are 10 times as many game breaking bugs as there are unit models. there are a LOT of different plants and animals, which is probably the only good part about this title, but there is simply no reason to invest your time or money in this title, since it will probably crash or kill you unexpectedly and cause you to lose all of your progress. i have received this game for free TWICE and i still won't play it.    … Expand
  29. Zepwsuidan
    Aug 11, 2022
    10
    150,000 hours on record, best survival game in existence. Very fun to play with friends, not laggy at all, no glitches. Adam anderson is the best dino in the game, if you disagree i will throw you in the ocean.
  30. AquaTheGuy
    Jul 6, 2022
    8
    This game is so average. It has a good variations of dinosaurs and other stuff but the animations are complete trash. (I am really
    unbiased, even I criticize the game I still have 1.800 hours of it. And a huge collection of mods.) It wants money for many DLC's but not all of them, still if you want even more epic maps and dinosaurs, go buy the game from steam and check out the workshop.    This game is so average. It has a good variations of dinosaurs and other stuff but the animations are complete trash. (I am really
    unbiased, even I criticize the game I still have 1.800 hours of it. And a huge collection of mods.) It wants money for many DLC's but not all of them, still if you want even more epic maps and dinosaurs, go buy the game from steam and check out the workshop. There is more mods than you think. With DLC's that require a bit of money the story of ARK:SE. Now I'm waiting for the second game which i think will be perfect. Thank you for reading.    … Expand
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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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Metascore
70

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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