Mobile platforms now also have large games that can compete with many AAA titles. A new free survival game in the ARK universe has now attracted numerous players. After just 24 hours, the game celebrated a huge success.
Which game is it about? Ark fans can rejoice, although there is still no real information about Ark 2, now you can also enter the dino world on mobile. ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition was released in Apple’s App Store and the Google Play Store. The game aims to offer the following features:
- Original map
- Five expansion packs:
- Scorched Earth
- Aberration
- Extinction
- Genesis Part 1
- Genesis Part 2
- In general, the mobile version is supposed to provide a similar experience to the large PC version.
However, you’ll need a lot of storage space. The game takes up 3.6 GB in the App Store, and you need to download another 2 GB when you start the game. The game seems to be met with a lot of interest, as it reached a major milestone in the first 24 hours. The mobile version is also set to be released in the Epic Store in 2025.
One of the expansion packs is Extinction:
Over 1 Million Players in 24 Hours
How successful did the game launch? According to PCGamesN, the game achieved over 1 million downloads in just 24 hours. In the Google Play Store, it can also be seen that over 1 million downloads are displayed. Such a display is missing in Apple’s App Store.
In the Google Play Store, there are also significantly more reviews. With 40,500 reviews, the game only has a rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars. Some praise the game as a port of the PC version, but bugs, issues, and controls have been criticized by many users.
In the Apple App Store, the overall opinion looks better. With 2,100 reviews, the game has a rating of 3.8 out of 5. However, some users have also pointed out performance issues here.
What is actually happening with ARK 2? ARK 2 was originally announced for 2024, but the release has not happened. A specific other date has not been confirmed yet. According to PCGamesN, the upcoming DLC Lost Colony
is supposed to connect story-wise to the second part, but what that specifically means is unknown.
Fans have been waiting a long time for the new part of ARK, which was presented with actor Vin Diesel. However, it has been quite quiet about the game since the last information. The game was even supposed to be released in the same year as the reveal in 2022. There has been no gameplay shown so far. For more information about ARK 2, you can find it here: ARK 2: Release, Trailer, Gameplay – What we know so far
