Place 2 – ARK: Survival Evolved
Genre: Survival | Developer: Studio Wildcard | Platform: PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | Release Date: August 27, 2017 | Model: Buy2Play
What is ARK? The survival MMO ARK: Survival Evolved revolves around prehistoric creatures. During your adventures, you encounter various beings and gigantic dinosaurs.
While there is plenty of food and water, carnivores like the T-Rex can quickly put an end to you. Thus, surviving in ARK is not easy.
ARK offers many highlights, including:
- Taming gigantic dinosaurs
- Building your own shelters
- Beautiful and detailed biomes
- Extremely challenging missions in the Genesis expansion
In February, the first part of the Genesis DLC was released. It introduced many new creatures and also features a truly crazy story. Part 2 will follow in March 2021.
How many players does ARK have on Steam: ARK had 61,398 players in the last 30 days. At peak, 89,428 users played simultaneously. In March 2020, ARK was still the king of MMOs on Steam. The game benefited from the expansion and the restrictions imposed by Corona.
What do players say? While ARK set a significant record in player numbers, it faced criticism early on on Steam. So far, the MMO received 8,186 reviews in the last 30 days, with 90 % of them being positive:
- Animal: “It’s hard to put into words how much joy this game brings me. It’s glitchy as hell and there are many cheaters, but it still provides me with the most fun I’ve ever had in a game. If I could just go back and relive it all…”
- twitch.tv/commandertaggert: “Actually, it would be a really good game if it weren’t for these ongoing bugs and glitches. Like, you die offline or things just randomly disappear.”
For whom is ARK suitable? If you are a fan of movies like Jurassic Park and have always wanted to interact with dinosaurs, you should definitely check out ARK: Survival Evolved.
A love for survival and a certain resilience to bugs is a prerequisite for truly enjoying ARK.
ARK has also likely benefited from the hype surrounding the upcoming ARK 2, announced in late 2020.
