ARK: Survival Evolved

 Switch
User Score
2.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 75 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 75
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 75
  3. Negative: 55 out of 75
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  1. MayMoJo
    Feb 24, 2023
    7
    Frame drops and shade issues are a thing , besides that does it run smooth as silk on Switch. Glitches are long patched up. Multiplayermode is unstable on the other consoles too by times. What can I say? Me and my girl putted over 200 hours in out outlaw life , there is just no other game like ARK.

    7 brcause of graphics and the amount of fruszrationd

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#91 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2018

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Metascore
29

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 12
  3. Negative: 11 out of 12
  1. Gaming Age
    Feb 21, 2019
    0
    Even if this were the most balanced game ever, even if it made picking it up and playing a breeze — ARK: Survival Evolved would still be a strong contender for the worst game on the Switch. It looks like garbage and it plays even worse, and no matter how great the intentions behind it or what crazy ambition it shows, there’s no reason why anyone should willingly seek it out and play it.
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  2. Switch Player
    Feb 11, 2019
    20
    Set in a Utopian island inhabited by dinosaurs, ARK: Survival Evolved engages the player on a survival gameplay loop that could have been as engaging as it is punitive – if it wasn’t plagued by so many technical issues.
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  3. Cubed3
    Jan 18, 2019
    20
    Is this the worst game on the Switch? It is very close. Ark: Survival Evolved is easily the most poorly converted game on the system, which makes it feel like it could be the worst. If things worked and it didn't look like computer generated vomit, it might have been an average survival game at best. Nothing would distinguish itself. It is unfortunate that the one aspect it has that makes it stand out is just how much of a porting disaster it has proven to be.
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