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Ark Nova

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App ID 2438990
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Dire Wolf
Supported Systems Windows macOS
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 29895871
Last Record Update 4 July 2025 – 10:39:28 UTC ()
Release Date 20 June 2025 – 14:10:30 UTC ()
❓ 85.91%
420 reviews
125
In-Game

Plan and build a modern, scientifically managed zoo to support conservation projects in an acclaimed strategy board game.

Additional Information

Developer Dire Wolf
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Dire Wolf
eulas
0 ↴
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nameArk Nova EULA
urlhttps://store.steampowered.com//eula/2438990_eula_0
version1
Store Release Date 20 June 2025 – 14:11:04 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
3rd-Party Account Dire Wolf account required for online play.
Social Media https://bsky.app/profile/direwolfdigital.bsky.social
https://discord.gg/direwolfdigital
https://www.facebook.com/direwolfdigital
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 20 June 2025 – 14:10:30 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 20 June 2025 – 15:24:59 UTC () (1750433099)
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review_score 8
review_percentage 92
Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, Game_Development_Kit SDK, UnityBurst SDK, UnityIL2CPP SDK, cURL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 9 April 2025 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 16661575
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    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
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controllertagwizard Yes
Early Access Release Date 5 December 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC ()
First seen on SteamDB 16 May 2023 – 18:14:26 UTC (), in changelist #18819437

Supported Languages

10 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes
French Yes
Italian Yes
German Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes
Japanese Yes
Korean Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes
Spanish - Latin America Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes

Tags

💡 Strategy 🎲 Board Game 🥊 PvP 🌲 PvE 📊 Resource Management 🃏 Tabletop 🕹️ Multiplayer 🎓 Tutorial 👤 Singleplayer 🕒 Asynchronous Multiplayer

Categories

Single-player Online PvP Steam Achievements Steam Turn Notifications Family Sharing Multi-player PvP

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support DualShock Controllers (USB Only) DualShock Controllers DualSense Controllers (USB Only) DualSense Controllers

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timestamp20 June 2025 – 15:25:07 UTC
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Steam charts

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  • 125 players right now
  • 227 24-hour peak
  • 258 all-time peak 22 June 2025
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Store data

  • 2,628 followers
  • #4076 in top sellers
  • 390 positive reviews
  • 30 negative reviews
  • 92.86% positive reviews

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  • 0 viewers right now
  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 52 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • ❓ Very Positive
  • 85.91% SteamDB Rating
  • 390 92.9% positive reviews
  • 30 7.1% negative reviews

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Markers

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20 June 2025 – 14:10 Steam Release -
9 June 2025 – 16:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Tabletop and Deckbuilder Bundle -

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Steam player counter indicates there are currently 125 players live playing Ark Nova on Steam.

Ark Nova had an all-time peak of 258 concurrent players on 22 June 2025.

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