ARK: Survival Ascended

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Description A next-gen open-world survival where you craft, build, and form tribes to tame, train, and breed dinosaurs while exploring massive maps and fighting or cooperating with other players.
Genre Survival, Open World, Multiplayer, Dinosaurs, Base Building
Developer Studio Wildcard, Grove Street Games, Instinct Games
Publisher Studio Wildcard, Snail Games USA
Release Date Oct 26, 2023

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PatchBot BOT 1 week ago

Client v91.6 (Updated: 07/09/2026)

V91.8 - Major Version Of Servers And Clients (Steam V91.6 - 07/09/2026)

DLC: Dragontopia Day One Content Update

New Tameable Dragon

Lumina
The shadow meets its light. Lumina awakens in Dragontopia. Umbra / Dragontopia Fixes
Fixed several issues on Umbra’s Dragonhorn
Fixed cases where Umbra’s AI struggled to hit its target
Fixed an issue that caused Umbra to use abilities when using the Spyglass/Tek Binoculars while mounted
Fixed several Gamepad issues with Umbra ...

PatchBot BOT 2 weeks ago

Client v89.25 (Updated: 07/03/2026)

V89.24 - Major Version For Servers And Clients (Steam V89.25) - 07/03/2026

PatchBot BOT 1 month ago

Client v87.4 (Updated: 05/20/2026)

v87.11 - Major version for Servers and Clients (v87.4) - 05/20/2026

Fantastic Tames Season 1: Burrowbuck is now live!

Meet the Burrowbuck, a swift and evasive utility creature perfect for mastering map control, misdirection, and brilliant ambushes! Carve out hidden, bunker-like underground dens and open temporary gateway tunnels for rapid long-distance travel, giving prepared Survivors new ways to reposition, retreat, or spring a trap. When danger closes in, the Burrowbuck can kick up...

PatchBot BOT 2 months ago

Client v86.11 (Updated: 05/01/2026)

v86 - Major version for Servers and Clients - 05/01/2026 Gameplay Changes, Balance & QoL

On Lost Colony: Ruins of the Ascendant Cavern, Cavern of the Whispering Needle and Cavern of the Sapphire Cascades have had their entrances reduced in size
- Note: These entrances were very open and easily accessible, particularly for larger creatures, so this change is intended to improve PvP viability and make them more defensible
Equipment Traits can now be upgraded in the Megalab: ...

PatchBot BOT 3 months ago

Client v85.28 (Updated: 04/01/2026)

v85 - Major version for Servers and Clients - 04/01/2026 Eggcellent Event is now active!

New Eggcellent Adventure Content
- New Event Creature: Flovis
  - If you can catch them, they may drop Flovis Seeds… surely these grow something useful?
- New Emotes:
  - Sunbathing
  - Watering Can
    - Might come in handy when dealing with Flovis seeds…
- Weapon Cosmetics:
  - Trowel Skin (Axe)
  - Hand Rake Skin (Sickle)
  - Hand Hoe (Pickaxe)
  - Rake (Pike) ...

PatchBot BOT 3 months ago

Client v85 - Server: v85 (Updated: 04/01/2026)

v85 - Major version for Servers and Clients - 04/01/2026 Eggcellent Event is now active!

New Eggcellent Adventure Content
- New Event Creature: Flovis
  - If you can catch them, they may drop Flovis Seeds… surely these grow something useful?
- New Emotes:
  - Sunbathing
  - Watering Can
    - Might come in handy when dealing with Flovis seeds…
- Weapon Cosmetics:
  - Trowel Skin (Axe)
  - Hand Rake Skin (Sickle)
  - Hand Hoe (Pickaxe)
  - Rake (Pike) ...

PatchBot BOT 1 day ago

Community Crunch 515: Bouncing into Summer!

🌴 Summer Bash is back from July 17 through August 5! 🌴 Suit up for some fun in the sun with a fresh wave of summer cosmetics. Dive into the deep end, slip into something shark-shaped, add a touch of jelly to your beach-day look, and keep an eye out for returning favorites from summers past! Back at base, things are looking a lot bouncier. We’re dropping inflatable furnishings, dino balloons, and a bunch of new structure skins to turn any settlement into a proper summer paradise. Even your...

PatchBot BOT 1 week ago

Community Crunch 514: The Belly of the Beast

Welcome To Another Edition Of The Community Crunch

Don't let the sleepy eyes fool you. This hulking newcomer has an appetite that extends far beyond its next meal. Be careful when approaching it, as it has a habit of inhaling just about anything that stands in its path. From allies to trees, bushes, and resources, nothing is safe from its seemingly bottomless belly. ...

PatchBot BOT 3 weeks ago

Community Crunch 513: Dragon the Anchor

The simulation is stretching to its limits, and on July 2nd, the boundaries fracture completely. With the official arrival of Genesis Ascended Part 1 and ARK Tides of Fortune, the world transforms into a massive, uncharted nautical frontier. Survivors will soon trade solid ground for rolling waves and physics-driven waters, charting courses across vast oceans in search of buried fortunes, custom fleets built to clash in explosive naval warfare, and the kind of high-seas trouble that only Bob could...

PatchBot BOT 4 weeks ago

Community Crunch 512: Preparing to Set Sail

We're incredibly excited to get ARK: Genesis Ascended Part 1 and ARK Tides of Fortune into your hands, with all of the new features and gameplay systems that they add. To ensure the experience is where we want it to be across all platforms, we need a few extra days to complete final certification and apply the finishing touches ahead of launch. As a result, ARK: Genesis Ascended Part 1 and ARK Tides of Fortune will now release on July 2, 2026. ...

PatchBot BOT 1 month ago

Community Crunch 511: Tidepup Reveal

Arriving June 25 alongside Genesis Ascended Part 1 and ARK Tides of Fortune, the Tidepup might just become your most quietly clutch companion. As adorable as it is invaluable, this benevolent semi-aquatic salamander specializes in pure support. Keep it as a Juvenile shoulder pet to defend against incoming damage and dispel negative effects, or evolve it into a Mature, full-sized mount capable of creating a regenerative healing zone for your tribe. ...

PatchBot BOT 1 month ago

Community Crunch 510: Rise of the Tickle Chicken

The Araneo has spun its way into a new era, and now another community-selected creature is stepping up for its turn in the TLC spotlight. Thanks to your Extra Life vote, the Therizinosaurus is next in line. Few creatures in ARK have earned a reputation quite like the Therizinosaurus. Equal parts fiber-farming machine, frontline menace, and feathery nightmare, the beloved Tickle Chicken has been a staple of survivor life for years. With this TLC, weâ€™re looking to sharpen what already makes...

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