Ark: Survival Evolved

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Linux
• Android

Genres

• survival game

• action-adventure game

• action game^*

• adventure game^*

• construction and management simulation^*

• life simulation game^*

• role-playing video game^*

Play modes

• co-op mode

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  120^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

Engines

• Unreal Engine 4

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• Adventure^*
• Indie^*
• Massively Multiplayer^*
• RPG^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Multi-player^*
• MMO^*
• Co-op^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Full controller support^*
• Steam Workshop^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Valve Anti-Cheat enabled^*
• Includes level editor^*
• Remote Play on Tablet^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Italian^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• German^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Spanish - Spain^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Russian^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Portuguese - Brazil^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Simplified Chinese^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Czech^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Danish^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Dutch^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Hungarian^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Polish^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Swedish^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Thai^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Traditional Chinese^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Turkish^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Ukrainian^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Finnish^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Japanese^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Korean^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• French^*
• Italian^*
• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Russian^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*
• Simplified Chinese^*
• Czech^*
• Danish^*
• Dutch^*
• Hungarian^*
• Polish^*
• Swedish^*
• Thai^*
• Traditional Chinese^*
• Turkish^*
• Ukrainian^*
• Finnish^*
• Japanese^*
• Korean^*

Community tags · historical

• Open World Survival Craft^*

  Votes · historical

  12,961^*

• Survival^*

  Votes · historical

  12,273^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  9,699^*

• Open World^*

  Votes · historical

  9,550^*

• Dinosaurs^*

  Votes · historical

  9,172^*

• Crafting^*

  Votes · historical

  7,822^*

• Building^*

  Votes · historical

  7,492^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  6,602^*

• Base-Building^*

  Votes · historical

  5,996^*

• Co-op^*

  Votes · historical

  5,532^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  4,901^*

• Sandbox^*

  Votes · historical

  4,490^*

• First-Person^*

  Votes · historical

  4,488^*

• Massively Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  4,291^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  4,081^*

• Early Access^*

  Votes · historical

  3,458^*

• RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  3,271^*

• Dragons^*

  Votes · historical

  3,262^*

• Sci-fi^*

  Votes · historical

  2,659^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  2,144^*

System requirements

• macOS · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  OSX 10.9 or Higher^*

  Processor alternatives

  2 GHz Equivalent CPU^*

  Memory

  4000 MB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  OpenGL 3 Compatible GPU with 1GB Video RAM^*

  Storage

  20000 MB available space^*

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit versions)^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core i5-2400/AMD FX-8320 or better^*

  Memory

  8 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  NVIDIA GTX 670 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB or better^*

  Graphics API

  Version 10^*

  Storage

  60 GB available space^*

  Conditions

  Requires broadband internet connection for multiplayer^*

• Linux · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Ubuntu Equivalent Distro^*

  Processor alternatives

  2 GHz 64-bit CPU^*

  Memory

  4000 MB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  OpenGL 3 Compatible GPU with 1GB Video RAM^*

  Storage

  20000 MB available space^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  295^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Full^*

Developers

• Studio Wildcard

• Virtual Basement LLC
• Instinct Games^*
• Efecto Studios^*

Publishers

• Studio Wildcard

• Snail Games USA^*

• 2017-08-29

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2015-06-02 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2015-06-02^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Aug 27, 2017^*

Detailed specifications