ARK: Survival Evolved

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
69

Mixed or average reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
Buy Now
Buy on
  1. Hobby Consolas
    Sep 6, 2017
    75
    ARK: Survival Evolved is a videogame with tons of possibilities where we'll fall in love with its splendorous aesthetics, its content and its particularly attractive thematic. It's sad, though, that our most important enemy in a world plagued with dinosaurs may be its disastrous optimization.
  2. PlayStation LifeStyle
    Sep 4, 2017
    75
    Ark: Survival Evolved has a bunch of interesting ideas. But by attempting to be a jack-of-all-trades, it doesn’t really feel like it has mastered any particular element. This doesn’t mean there isn’t fun to be had in the ARK; if you enjoy the brutal survival mechanics on offer here, then you will likely spend many dozens, if not hundreds, of hours in the quite lengthy grind as you conquer the primitive world.
  3. 3DJuegos
    Sep 4, 2017
    75
    ARK is fun, for amazing moments, but it has plenty of bugs that often spoil the fun. In its best moments this survival game is a dream for every dinosaurs fan, but it can be very repetitive and boring due to grind-based game mechanics.
  5. LaPS4
    Dec 14, 2016
    75
    We were really eager to see such a successful game as Ark: Survival Evolved running on PS4 and it ended up being something really close to what we already saw on PC. Many possibilities and solid in technical aspects. However, we must not forget that we have something that is not really finished, that still has some instability and that PC vibe that might make many players to take a step back.

Awards & Rankings

36
#36 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2017
48
#48 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2017

User Reviews

All reviews »
User Score
5.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 365 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 138 out of 365
  2. Mixed: 69 out of 365
  3. Negative: 158 out of 365
  1. TheShak
    Dec 19, 2016
    2
    The game has soooo much potential but its essentially broken. To start off its incredibly glitchy and there is nothing worse than taming aThe game has soooo much potential but its essentially broken. To start off its incredibly glitchy and there is nothing worse than taming a Pteradon only for it to glitch into a wall or mountain and then lose it. The PvP is virtually unplayable once you reach a certain point as higher level players will constantly raid you and build huge heavily protected forts around major resource locations. This has lead to multiple servers with very few people as one tribe just patrols around and destroys any fresh bases and run people from the server. I moved to at least 5-6 servers and found the same issue. On one server we found the perfect base location (4 of us). Built a huge stone wall, Behemoth gate, defences and even a frabicator over time. We had tamed multiple dino's but in the end it meant nothing. A bunch of high levels brought there 200+ Pteradons, flew over the wall and destroyed literally everything. All the best base locations are always taken as the game has been out on PC for years so plenty of youtube videos out there. I mean I like a challenge and yes you die in PvP games but Arks PvP is essentially broken as one tribe can just take over a server and kill it dead if they root themselves in one of the better locations. Even on PvE you are not safe as people can get Carnivores to chase them to your location.

    This game has been in early access for nearly 7 years and it was released on ps4 as a full priced game.
    Sony you should be ashamed for putting a buggy, unbalanced game on the psn store and selling it at AAA price.    … Full Review »
  2. Isoburns
    Dec 28, 2016
    0
    Astonishingly poor! £40 price tag for a early release (alpha/beta build) is disgusting. Playstation have pulled another no mans sky debacleAstonishingly poor! £40 price tag for a early release (alpha/beta build) is disgusting. Playstation have pulled another no mans sky debacle without any pre warning that it is early access, they'll refuse to refund and the only way to get it is through playstation store so once you've downloaded it they'll throw terms and conditions in your face. Utter shame because the potential for this game is huge but should not have been released until it was refined and finished. AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE WASTE OF MONEY!!!!! DONT BUY UNTIL ITS FINSIHED!!!!

    ALSO ITS WORTH MENTIONING IF YOU ARE EPILECTIC DEFINITELY DONT BUY, NO WARNING OR HEALTH SAFETY AND WILL CAUSE SEIZURES UNTIL CERTAIN BUGS ARE FIXED    … Full Review »
  3. sclark13
    Dec 9, 2016
    2
    This game barely runs on a high-end computer let alone on the ps4. Ignoring the performance issues, the underlying gameplay is not very fun atThis game barely runs on a high-end computer let alone on the ps4. Ignoring the performance issues, the underlying gameplay is not very fun at all, and is just a grind. I would wait for it to actually release and professional reviews to come out before purchasing the game.… Full Review »
See all user reviews »