ARK: Survival Evolved

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App ID	346110
App Type	Game
Developer	Studio Wildcard, Instinct Games, Efecto Studios, Virtual Basement LLC
Publisher	Studio Wildcard, Snail Games USA
Franchise	Snail Games USA
Supported Systems	Windows macOS
Technologies	BattlEye AntiCheat, Unreal Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK
Last Changenumber	31531132
Last Record Update	7 October 2025 – 16:11:58 UTC ()
Release Date	29 August 2017 – 15:08:00 UTC ()

😎 82.81%

748k reviews

13,288

In-Game

Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive. Use your cunning to kill or tame the primeval creatures roaming the land, and encounter other players to survive, dominate... and escape!

Additional Information

Developer

Studio Wildcard

gamedir

ark_survival_evolved

metacritic_name

ARK: Survival Evolved

controller_support

full

metacritic_score

metacritic_fullurl

https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/ark-survival-evolved?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f

serverbrowsername

ARK: Survival Evolved

community_visible_stats

Yes

workshop_visible

Yes

DLCAvailableOnStore

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Studio Wildcard

Store Release Date

27 August 2017 – 18:00:00 UTC ()

osarch

empty string

community_hub_visible

Yes

ControllerVr

xinput	1
kbm	1

PlayAreaVr

seated

Primary Genre

Action (1)

Store Genres

Action (1), Adventure (25), Indie (23), Massively Multiplayer (29), RPG (3)

Steam Release Date

29 August 2017 – 15:08:00 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

16 July 2025 – 22:13:41 UTC () (1752704021)

library_assets

library_capsule	en
library_hero	en
library_logo	en
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	BottomLeft
width_pct	44
height_pct	100

osextended

empty string

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

BattlEye AntiCheat, Unreal Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK, NVIDIA_APEX SDK, NVIDIA_Ansel SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK, Ogg SDK, OpenSSL SDK, Protocol_Buffers SDK, Qt SDK, Vivox SDK, Vorbis SDK, trueSKY SDK

additional_dependencies

0 ↴
src_os	windows
dest_os	linux
appid	1161040
comment	project D

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
category: Verified
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 16 February 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 8189133

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	1
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-7.0-1
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

controllertagwizard

Yes

First seen on SteamDB

23 January 2015 – 02:14:07 UTC (), in changelist #859517

Content Descriptors (Including DLC)

Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

21 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Achievements
English	Yes	Yes	Yes
French	Yes	Yes	Yes
Italian	Yes	Yes	Yes
German	Yes	Yes	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes	Yes	Yes
Russian	Yes	Yes	Yes
Portuguese - Brazil	Yes	Yes	Yes
Simplified Chinese	Yes	Yes
Czech	Yes	Yes	Yes
Danish	Yes	Yes
Dutch	Yes	Yes
Hungarian	Yes	Yes	Yes
Polish	Yes	Yes	Yes
Swedish	Yes	Yes
Thai	Yes	Yes
Traditional Chinese	Yes	Yes
Turkish	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ukrainian	Yes	Yes	Yes
Finnish	Yes	Yes	Yes
Japanese	Yes	Yes
Korean	Yes	Yes	Yes

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Native Steam Controller

Assets

Load all asset images

clienticon

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icon

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english

capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
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library_hero ↴
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library_logo ↴
logo_position/pinned_position	BottomLeft
logo_position/width_pct	44
logo_position/height_pct	100
image/english	logo.png

Assets

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header	header.jpg
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library_hero	library_hero.jpg
community_icon	fef1799533131c10f538d2dd697bbbd89e663265.jpg
page_background_path	app/346110
timestamp	16 July 2025 – 22:14:11 UTC

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43836 ↴
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Depots

ID	Configuration	Size	DL.
228983	Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2010 Redist	No size
228984	Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2012 Redist	No size
228985	Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2013 Redist	No size
228990	Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980DirectX Jun 2010 Redist	No size
346111	Windows 64-bitARK: Survival Evolved Content	165.61 GiB	57.37 GiB
346113	macOS ARK: Survival Evolved Content Mac OS X	91.14 GiB	39.13 GiB
473850	Windows UnusedDLC 473850The Center - ARK Expansion Map (473850) Depot	No size
346114	Windows DLC 473850TheCenter ARK Expansion Windows	11.23 GiB	2.16 GiB
346115	macOS DLC 473850The Center ARK Expansion Mac	2.62 GiB	782.63 MiB
508150	UnusedDLC 508150Primitive+ - ARK Total Conversion (508150) Depot	No size
346117	Windows DLC 508150Primitive+ Windows	1.77 GiB	805.67 MiB
346118	macOS DLC 508150Primitive+ Mac	1.59 GiB	782.63 MiB
512540	UnusedDLC 512540Content Test (512540)	No size
375351	Windows DLC 512540Scorched Earth Expansion Pack - Windows	9.16 GiB	1.78 GiB
375352	macOS DLC 512540Scorched Earth Expansion Pack - Mac	1.10 GiB	354.66 MiB
642250	Windows UnusedDLC 642250Ragnarok - ARK Expansion Map (642250) Depot	No size
375354	Windows DLC 642250Content Depot Windows	25.17 GiB	3.73 GiB
375355	macOS DLC 642250Content Depot Mac	2.75 GiB	862.02 MiB
708770	UnusedDLC 708770ARK: Aberration - Expansion Pack (708770) Depot	No size
375357	Windows DLC 708770New Content Windows	16.65 GiB	2.40 GiB
375358	macOS DLC 708770New Content Mac	1.05 GiB	399.33 MiB
887380	UnusedDLC 887380ARK: Extinction - Expansion Pack (887380) Depot	No size
473851	Windows DLC 887380Newest Content Windows	19.34 GiB	3.04 GiB
473852	macOS DLC 887380Newest Content Mac	1.35 GiB	525.90 MiB
1100810	UnusedDLC 1100810Digiorno (1100810) Depot	No size
473854	Windows DLC 1100810Digiorno Windows	20.61 GiB	3.53 GiB
473855	macOS DLC 1100810Digiorno Mac	2.40 GiB	1.00 GiB
1113410	UnusedDLC 1113410ARK: Genesis Season Pass (1113410) Depot	No size
473858	macOS DLC 11134109035768 Mac	5.91 GiB	1.92 GiB
473857	Windows DLC 11134109035768 Windows	58.47 GiB	10.41 GiB
1270830	UnusedDLC 1270830HotPockets Windows	No size
1318685	Windows DLC 1270830HotPocketz Windows	46.23 GiB	6.58 GiB
1318686	macOS DLC 1270830HotPocketz Mac	4.86 GiB	1.97 GiB
1691800	UnusedDLC 1691800Lost Island - ARK Expansion Map (1691800) Depot	No size
1691801	Windows DLC 1691800PizzaRollz Windows	61.50 GiB	13.53 GiB
1691802	macOS DLC 1691800PizzaRollz Mac	8.45 GiB	3.79 GiB
1887560	UnusedDLC 1887560Fjordur - ARK Expansion Map (1887560) Depot	No size
1887561	Windows DLC 1887560Lemonbar Windows	32.53 GiB	7.13 GiB
1887562	macOS DLC 1887560Lemonbar Mac	6.20 GiB	2.66 GiB
1318680	Linux ARK: Survival Evolved Linux	No size
508152	Linux UnusedDLC 508150ARK: Survival Evolved Prim+ Linux	No size
512541	Linux DLC 512540ARK: Survival Evolved Scorched Earth Linux	No size
642251	Linux DLC 642250ARK: Survival Evolved Ragnarok Linux	No size
708771	Linux DLC 708770ARK: Survival Evolved Aberration Linux	No size
887381	Linux DLC 887380ARK: Survival Evolved Extinction Linux	No size
1100811	Linux DLC 1100810ARK: Survival Evolved Valguero Linux	No size
1113411	Linux DLC 1113410ARK: Survival Evolved Genesis Linux	No size
1270831	Linux DLC 1270830ARK: Survival Evolved Crystal Isles Linux	No size
1691805	Linux DLC 1691800ARK: Survival Evolved Lost Island Linux	No size
1887565	Linux DLC 1887560ARK: Survival Evolved Fjordur Linux	No size
3537070	Windows DLC 3537070Aquatica - ARK Expansion Map	30.57 GiB	4.91 GiB

Inner depots from DLC

ID	Configuration	Size	DL.
473851	Windows DLC 473850The Center - ARK Expansion Map	21 B	128 B
1270830	Windows UnusedDLC 1270830Crystal Isles - ARK Expansion Map	No size

Total size on disk is 628.26 GiB and total download size is 171.43 GiB.

Total size on disk is 165.61 GiB and total download size is 57.37 GiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name	Description	Build ID	Time Updated
public		20018551	18 September 2025 – 21:01:03 UTC
linuxnative	Public Native Linux Branch	12322256	30 September 2023 – 00:26:55 UTC
timecapsule		5131249	7 June 2020 – 02:31:44 UTC
preaquatica	ASE : Pre-Aquatica	19239750	16 July 2025 – 04:49:43 UTC

Other

Name	Value
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workshopdepot	ARK: Survival Evolved (346110)
baselanguages	English, German, French, Italian, Korean, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Thai, Japanese, Polish, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Swedish, Hungarian, Czech, Turkish, Portuguese - Brazil, Ukrainian
hasdepotsindlc	1
privatebranches	1

ARK: Survival Evolved

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