ARK: Survival Evolved

1. hgoon

   Apr 8, 2018

   10

   The low score for this game was done when it was an early access title full of bugs. Its an exceptionally ambitious title and understandable aThe low score for this game was done when it was an early access title full of bugs. Its an exceptionally ambitious title and understandable a difficult one to get right, the sheer freedom in this game is unmatched from the building to the combat to pvp diplomacy and the interactions with the fauna it is all amazing. The warning I do have however is that it is an anarchy simulator! some people will be crushed and will not be able to handle it, but for those that can rise to alpha status they will have a blast with the freedom that Ark provides.… Expand

   • 5 of 8 users found this helpful
2. Spartanecho

   Jan 12, 2021

   10

   Improved over the years in performance and spectacle, this remains one of the best survival games of all time.

   • 1 of 1 users found this helpful
4. Caldan

   Nov 14, 2020

   9

   • 1 of 1 users found this helpful
5. westfam4190

   Apr 22, 2019

   7

   This game is fun but hard. I enjoy playing with friends on their servers, but single player is super hard because I keep dying. It might justThis game is fun but hard. I enjoy playing with friends on their servers, but single player is super hard because I keep dying. It might just be a me thing. Let me know.… Expand

   • 1 of 1 users found this helpful
6. Hornwalker

   Nov 28, 2017

   4

   This is the worst game that I've sunk hundreds of hours into. The only reason I've sunk hundreds of hours into is because I play with aThis is the worst game that I've sunk hundreds of hours into. The only reason I've sunk hundreds of hours into is because I play with a couple of friends. The game is a great concept, poorly executed. And rather than fix the problems that exist(broken networking being #1 up there), they would rather make paid DLC.
   
   My wife calls it the pooping game, which is pretty great. But there is nothing polished about this steaming pile of Large Animal Feces.
   
   However, if you have some friends with a sense of humor who enjoy sinking hundreds of hours into repetitive tasks that start to feel like a second job, this is the game for you!… Expand

   • 2 of 6 users found this helpful
7. BigBear94

   Sep 24, 2017

   1

   I tried really hard to enjoy this game, but after a week its ultimate fate is to go back to the retail shelf it came from. Why? Well unlikeI tried really hard to enjoy this game, but after a week its ultimate fate is to go back to the retail shelf it came from. Why? Well unlike most people, I don't care about the bugs. Logging in and being stuck in your floor for a few minutes? Okay, whatever, I can deal. Good dinos take literally 4+ hours to tame? Okay, whatever, I can deal. What ultimately made me give up on this potentially great game is the pure unoptimized performance. This is highlighted most when a small, fast dinosaur attacks. In more than one instance I was ambushed by raptors, and found myself unable to even fight back due to the serious framerate drops from the raptor attacks. Not only was this utterly pointless, but the lag inherent on all servers means you'll fire an arrow and get a sweet headshot on your screen and.... no hit marker, because the raptor is actually 12 feet away and you're attacking the air. To test this out, I managed to get more than 20 arrows stuck in a Dodo without it actually registering ANY damage.
   
   On top of all this, it feels entirely unfinished and NOT ready for retail audiences given the fact there is no intro whatsoever. Even the single player mode just drops you into the world without so much as a quick rundown of your UI, or how to do anything. Wanna tame a dino? Good luck figuring out what you're meant to do within the confines of the game. It doesn't tell you ANYWHERE! Sure, the game has been in early access for a considerable amount of time so many people know what they're doing. But this isn't the target audience of having your product on retail shelves.
   
   At the end of the day, this game is utterly unplayable in my opinion. Framerates drop the moment anything happens, the bugs will constantly bring down your experience, and you should probably expect to spend more time on Google and Youtube finding out what the hell you're doing than actually playing the game.
   
   Disclaimer: I know unofficial servers and player dedicated servers are out there. With that said, I paid the full retail price for this game, so I expect that the developers have their game complete enough and with enough tweaks that it's not utter crap on their servers. I was VERY wrong. Sadly, if you want to enjoy this game, you must abandon the official servers for unofficial, and that's not something I think should be expected of a game that is selling at full retail as a "complete game".
   
   And don't even get me started on all the tribes that treat this game like a job, and will literally turn it from a video game into a scheduled part time job. Sheesh guys.… Expand

   • 5 of 7 users found this helpful
8. umark15

   May 14, 2020

   0

   Visually is stunning but the mechanics are awful. I had this games since it was in the Preview stage and all I can say is that it should haveVisually is stunning but the mechanics are awful. I had this games since it was in the Preview stage and all I can say is that it should have never been released the way it is now. Button mechanics do not work, whistle literally does nothing and you have to spam for an action to work properly. The game lags every 5 seconds and can also freeze your game and you will still take damage and lose everything and won't be able to do anything. This game is not worth $40 the way it is now and should definitely be worked on. After 2 hours of playing this game you are going to wish you played something else.… Expand

   • 0 of 7 users found this helpful

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