ARK: Survival Evolved

 PlayStation 4
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5.3

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  3. Negative: 158 out of 365
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  1. AkumiDany
    Aug 26, 2023
    10
    This game is truly incredible, the beginning of the game can be a little complicated for some, but with all the possible parameters that allow you to modify a lot of things, the difficulty can be adjusted as you wish. The gameplay is exciting and addictive, and as time goes by, you'll be able to tame bigger and bigger creatures, and then go on to fight bosses, or simply sit back and relaxThis game is truly incredible, the beginning of the game can be a little complicated for some, but with all the possible parameters that allow you to modify a lot of things, the difficulty can be adjusted as you wish. The gameplay is exciting and addictive, and as time goes by, you'll be able to tame bigger and bigger creatures, and then go on to fight bosses, or simply sit back and relax on the island. The game doesn't have a tutorial, but this doesn't hinder progress in the slightest, especially given the sheer number of websites that allow you to understand almost everything about the game. I highly recommend it, especially if you've got someone who does. Playing with others is a lot of fun and makes the game a little simpler. There are a few bugs, like dinos getting stuck between 2 rocks, but there are plenty of ways to unblock them. The graphics are satisfying even for 2023.… Expand
  2. atyoukha
    Jun 21, 2023
    9
    Outstanding game that blends survival, exploration, base building, and dinosaur taming into an unforgettable experience.
  3. balofiz_
    Jun 20, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. great survival game that really diverses from all, taming creatures and progress really feels rewarding once you see how far you have come, pvp not so great, but pve is a must play especially with buddys… Expand
  4. samorsalmon
    Apr 16, 2023
    10
    I LOVE ARK and dinosaurs in genarol even though its extremly inacurate its still fun. the lore is way to hard to understand so i just watched a yt video on it i hate that i have to pay so much for the story worlds though
  5. Stilton09
    Feb 15, 2023
    8
    It is a good game, but the graphics are lintel low. But the truth is that the game is a lot of fun
  6. Bigdjimmy
    Dec 31, 2022
    10
    This game fking sucks but i still
    I recommend to anyone willing to play this game
  7. Simosonic
    Feb 23, 2022
    8
    Wonderful game, i really love this type of games, ark is perfect for who loves survival games.
  8. ege24tan
    Jul 24, 2022
    10
    Spent almost 900 hours in this game. Building base, getting raided and building again, taming dinos with your friends, fighting enemies with your tribe and most of things that i can't explain was amazing. I have been a fan of this game for almost 6 years and the game is amazing for me especially when you play it with your friends. I don't get the hate. The graphics and details could be badSpent almost 900 hours in this game. Building base, getting raided and building again, taming dinos with your friends, fighting enemies with your tribe and most of things that i can't explain was amazing. I have been a fan of this game for almost 6 years and the game is amazing for me especially when you play it with your friends. I don't get the hate. The graphics and details could be bad sometime, but that doesn't make a game bad. Play it and try it out.… Expand
  9. BpickleMan
    Jan 25, 2022
    10
    Great game just have to get through the first couple of hours then it’s endless fun.
  10. FetusGangBang
    Nov 7, 2021
    10
    This is literally my favorite game ever, it might be a bit grindy, expensive, and hard to run but trust me it's worth it. This game is amazing. The dinosaurs are all unique and have different reasons to be tamed. The maps are visually stunning and have unique challenges, biomes, and dinosaurs in all of them and the backstory is super unique and detailed. I am also super excited for ark 2This is literally my favorite game ever, it might be a bit grindy, expensive, and hard to run but trust me it's worth it. This game is amazing. The dinosaurs are all unique and have different reasons to be tamed. The maps are visually stunning and have unique challenges, biomes, and dinosaurs in all of them and the backstory is super unique and detailed. I am also super excited for ark 2 which is coming out in 2022 hopefully in June. Overall this game is just amazing in every single way.… Expand
  11. Warming338
    Sep 30, 2021
    10
    The Ps4 version is in my honest opinion just like the PC port, except you are playing with a controller. Some of the optimization problems have been fixed for those people who only spent 23 minutes on the game and decide to call it "garbage".
  12. Turnip444
    Sep 26, 2021
    8
    Good game on all platforms (excluding Nintendo). I play mainly on Ps4 though, so I decided to leave my review for this port in particular.
  13. Talkto
    Aug 4, 2021
    10
    Best game on Ps4 currently!! Don't listen to the toxic haters giving this game a low score! This game is amazing!!
  14. pettywee
    Jul 23, 2021
    9
    One of the best games I have ever played. The critics here giving 2 or 3 are stupid and have no clue about what they are doing - just because a game has a few little bugs (or rather you cannot play it) it does not mean that it deserves 2 only. You also giving 2 because the food spoils while you are not on server?? But first of all - this is survival game, and second of all - BUILD AOne of the best games I have ever played. The critics here giving 2 or 3 are stupid and have no clue about what they are doing - just because a game has a few little bugs (or rather you cannot play it) it does not mean that it deserves 2 only. You also giving 2 because the food spoils while you are not on server?? But first of all - this is survival game, and second of all - BUILD A REFRIGERATOR! Food spoiling is not happening while you are playing when you play single player mode as well so maybe servers are not for you? But let's go to the point rather than focusing on %4$%$$ kids. The game is constantly developed. This year we had new part - Genesis 2 and added some new dinosaurs. I love the mechanics, the way it requires you to think - how to beat the boss, and surivive... I can start it like 20 times and it's always different. It also have very good mods - for example for collecting items from your dinosaur when you arrive to the base from a long journey around the map or simply mods that allow you to enter new map, new violent world (like for example Primal Fear mod that is awesome), or build a house looking like a modern house (Eco mods). The steam workshop is just huge for this game. The graphic is getting a bit old however remember this game is almost 5 years old (not including alpha and beta version). Soon we will have new Ark - 2nd part. I love the community (players and developers), and the game on servers is mostly really nice with people (especially on PVE). You can play even PVP where everyone is hostile to each other (or you can create clan) however be careful hence this is for advanced players that are expeirenced in a game. The game has obviously a few bugs - you can lose dinosaur as it stucks on stones, you can have issues travelling between maps on cluster however I do not think these bugs are bigger than any game has (check other games if they are bug free complainers!). This game is for everyone - my children that are at school play it and love it. I am adult person and also love to have a few hours in Ark. I spent in this game like 2000 hours and still want to play it (currently mods like Pugnacia or PF). 4.9 is a misjudgment! This game is 9.5/10. Great game. Waiting for Ark 2!… Expand
  15. 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.
  16. lock07
    Jun 12, 2021
    10
    Buen juego que dará muchas horas de juego aunque lleva un tiempo aprender las mecánicas que se actualizan con cada DLC...
  17. Ali792_-99
    May 23, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game so match fun and I like it I play with my friends pvp server and we do a tribe fight the author tribe and we can teming a dinis and ride kill human stell they house destroy they house exploring the map 1 by 1 wxplor the desert ocean cave and mountain and ather but the game you can player with 24 fps to 32 bad fps but the graphics is so nice if you play game on ps5 or Xbox series x or pc the graphics well be better… Expand
  18. CaptainKalle
    Apr 15, 2021
    9
    Das Spielt ist ohne große Diskussion großartig. Der Einstieg ist etwas schwer und gewöhnungsbedürftig aber das Spiel macht eine Menge Spaß. Es ist mein Favorit unter den Survival Games, nur die Performance auf der Konsole lässt teilweise etwas zu wünschen übrig. Aber im großen und ganzen ein tolles Spiel in dem man wenn man möchte sich im Online Modus mit anderen Spielern bekämpfen kannDas Spielt ist ohne große Diskussion großartig. Der Einstieg ist etwas schwer und gewöhnungsbedürftig aber das Spiel macht eine Menge Spaß. Es ist mein Favorit unter den Survival Games, nur die Performance auf der Konsole lässt teilweise etwas zu wünschen übrig. Aber im großen und ganzen ein tolles Spiel in dem man wenn man möchte sich im Online Modus mit anderen Spielern bekämpfen kann oder man kann entspannt im Solomodus bzw. mit Freunden auf einem Privaten Server die Story über die Explorer Notes aufdecken und heftige Bosse bekämpfen.… Expand
  19. johandresdavid2
    Oct 20, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es un juego con mucho potencial el cual pareciera que no lo van a mejorar pero junto al anuncio del tlc 3 dijeron en el community crunch de Ark anunciaron que Iván a pulir un poco más el juego y después de la salida de génesis 2 aparte de nuevos mapas(dlcs) gratis lo más probable es que mejoren más el juego por el lado rendimiento y en cuanto a historia el juego tiene una historia oculta bellísima e espléndida los que se tomaron la molestia de leer todas las notas de explorador lo sabrán en fin es una obra de arte… Expand
  20. Exterminent-17
    Sep 26, 2020
    9
    Le doy un 9/10 porque entiendo la frustracion de los nuevos jugadores ya que todos la hemos sufrido,pero es empezar a comprender el funcionamiento de las mecanicas,el uso de las criaturas etc,que no quieres dejar de jugar y puede llegar a ser muy adictivo.Tampoco le puedo dar un 10 porque a veces te encuentras bugs o zonas bugueadas que pueden ser injustas.Sinceramente recomiendo el juegoLe doy un 9/10 porque entiendo la frustracion de los nuevos jugadores ya que todos la hemos sufrido,pero es empezar a comprender el funcionamiento de las mecanicas,el uso de las criaturas etc,que no quieres dejar de jugar y puede llegar a ser muy adictivo.Tampoco le puedo dar un 10 porque a veces te encuentras bugs o zonas bugueadas que pueden ser injustas.Sinceramente recomiendo el juego muchisimo y conforme vayas jugando te vayas empapando de conocimientos del videojuego… Expand
  21. bluebubbles1008
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    Hands down best game I have ever played. So much to do, plus offers free dlc’s to play with as well, The game has a purpose, however you are free to do whatever you want. The paid dlc’s are also amazing, they are whole new maps with new creatures and bosses, for a low price. Best game ever!
  22. Landblaster
    Dec 6, 2019
    10
    Ark: Survival Evolved is a diverse, challenging survival game based around dinosaurs. This game has given me hours upon hours of play, and ive barely scratched the surface of what you can do in the game. The best thing about this game is the taming dinosaurs mechanic. taming dinosaurs is tough, and takes time and resources, but is the most rewarding thing in the game, as there areArk: Survival Evolved is a diverse, challenging survival game based around dinosaurs. This game has given me hours upon hours of play, and ive barely scratched the surface of what you can do in the game. The best thing about this game is the taming dinosaurs mechanic. taming dinosaurs is tough, and takes time and resources, but is the most rewarding thing in the game, as there are dinosaurs you can ride on that can fly, swim, or stomp across the map obliterating everything in their path. The worst thing about this game is the online pvp, which is very unbalanced, but single player is amazing, and in my opinion, the best way to play. please consider looking into ark if you love challenging survival games, and of course, dinosaurs.… Expand
  23. Joker_14_pt
    Jun 18, 2019
    10
    Jogo muito bom grande diversidade mapa fábulastico diversão garantida comprem vale a pena
  24. Ratt36
    May 22, 2019
    8
    Ark has a lot to offer if you live survival games. It's fun alone or with groups.

    I had played on official servers only off and on since ark was released. I did quit for a year after a gigantasaurus destroyed everything I had. when I came back after that, I could never find a decent place to build due to the pillar spammers. this led to a huge amount of frustration and I was going to quit    Ark has a lot to offer if you live survival games. It's fun alone or with groups.

    I had played on official servers only off and on since ark was released. I did quit for a year after a gigantasaurus destroyed everything I had. when I came back after that, I could never find a decent place to build due to the pillar spammers. this led to a huge amount of frustration and I was going to quit the game entirely. But, I decided to give an unofficial server a try and here I am, still playing. I play on the real557 island server. All of the admins have made playing fun again. they have been very helpful with everything from building, to aquiring Dino's and everything in between, including just playing and having a blast together. I would highly recommend any of the 557 servers to anyone interested in playing. They even have my wife playing on the center map.    … Expand
  25. 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 BO 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
  26. Rob1986
    Jul 16, 2018
    10
    I've been playing this game for a couple of months, so this is not a rush to judgement. I'm loving this thing. The only other game I've had this much fun with was Monster Hunter 3. Maybe it's because I love the grind, maybe it's the variety of challenges. When you have a hoard of dinos that allow you to roll through the tougher areas of the map you still have caves and otherI've been playing this game for a couple of months, so this is not a rush to judgement. I'm loving this thing. The only other game I've had this much fun with was Monster Hunter 3. Maybe it's because I love the grind, maybe it's the variety of challenges. When you have a hoard of dinos that allow you to roll through the tougher areas of the map you still have caves and other environments that require re-thinking your strategy. The # of creatures and their varied talents and abilities make the # possible strategies and approaches seemingly endless. I've logged well over 200 hours on this game, and will surely do 400 more. I've hardly touched online multiplayer Arks, and hardly have built anything interesting in terms of dwellings. It feels like I'm just getting started.

    The criticisms are valid IMO, but the fun of the game way more than overcomes those annoyances. The bugginess is real, and forces me to shut the game down and go back to previous save points at times. Dinos get stuck in caves, getting them un-stuck is frustrating. The grinding is another common gripe, but for me I actually like that aspect. I guess if you don't have the patience for that then this is not the game for you.    … Expand
  27. Caldan58
    May 31, 2018
    9
    Great game, great graphics, not too great Ai or physics but whatever still amazing and I really do recommend!
  28. brunoziger
    Feb 23, 2018
    10
    This game is great. I really dont understand all the hate... all the other comments are from when this game was in early access, so that explains all the hate. It was expected to be glitchy. It's still not perfect, but it is a huuuge game so it is to be expected. One of the funnest and most time consuming games ive ever played. This should easily be game of the year. This is as open worldThis game is great. I really dont understand all the hate... all the other comments are from when this game was in early access, so that explains all the hate. It was expected to be glitchy. It's still not perfect, but it is a huuuge game so it is to be expected. One of the funnest and most time consuming games ive ever played. This should easily be game of the year. This is as open world as you can possibly imagine; everything is interactive.… Expand
  29. hallllloo
    Feb 6, 2018
    8
    Ark ist ein Spiel wo man merkt dass es sich mit der Zeit deutlich verbessert hat und nun viel stabiler läuft. Man kann sehr viele Stunden in Ark verbringen da es sehr viel Kontent mitbringt und auch die DLC´s sehr groß sind. Jedoch sollte man viel Zeit mitbringen wenn man auf den Standarteinstellungen spielt da so Dinge echt Lange dauern können, was aber wett gemacht wird von der großenArk ist ein Spiel wo man merkt dass es sich mit der Zeit deutlich verbessert hat und nun viel stabiler läuft. Man kann sehr viele Stunden in Ark verbringen da es sehr viel Kontent mitbringt und auch die DLC´s sehr groß sind. Jedoch sollte man viel Zeit mitbringen wenn man auf den Standarteinstellungen spielt da so Dinge echt Lange dauern können, was aber wett gemacht wird von der großen Moder-Community und den vielen nicht offiziellen Servern.… Expand
  30. Kilegendor228
    Feb 5, 2018
    8
    I really like this game, but in some cases developers are lazy. My rate is 8!
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 15
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  1. Digitally Downloaded
    Oct 25, 2017
    70
    Like a lot of of titles in this genre, Ark: Survival Evolved has a steep learning curve and requires quite the time - and possibly financial - investment. But once you get into the rhythm of it, the endless need to survive, set against the simple satisfaction of slowly building up your capacity to do so, makes this a game that could well turn into a hobby for you, all in itself.
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  2. Meristation
    Sep 27, 2017
    70
    ARK: Survival Evolved is a complete survival experience. It could be a little frustrating at the beginning, but once you learn the mechanics and get used to the gameplay, the player has multiple options to develop their characters and enjoy the beautiful but dangerous open world created by Studio Wildcard. However, the console interface isn't intuitive enough, and the performance isn't perfect, with some framerate issues. Even so, it´s very enjoyable to interact with the wild creatures living in this prehistoric island.
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  3. GamingTrend
    Sep 20, 2017
    70
    If you have friends, Ark: Survival Evolved is a fun survival game, with options such as PvP or PvE servers to make every player happy. If you primarily play alone, however, this game will require a heavy set of grinding and repetition, turning off any players hoping to just get a taste of some dinosaur action.
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