GamesARK: Survival Ascended
ARK: Survival Ascended poster
Released Oct 25, 2023

ARK: Survival Ascended

2023 · T · Shooter, Role-playing (RPG)
Studio Wildcard · PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S

Ark: Survival Ascended is a next-generation remaster of our beloved ARK: Survival Evolved, harnessing the power of Unreal Engine 5. The base game will include SOTF and all the Ark: Survival Evolved DLC maps (which will be added to ASA over time).

Real Score
50
Divisive
from 5,655 reactions
very high confidence
44% positive12% mixed44% negative
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What people are saying

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The Real Review

Studio Wildcard's Unreal Engine 5 remaster still has the dino survival loop people like, and that gameplay is what keeps people interested. The reaction is split: performance, value, and multiplayer are the big complaints, and the studio's handling of the remaster is also a sore point. Graphics and the remaster's look get some praise, while official servers, mods, and difficulty come up as rougher edges. On PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, it's easiest to recommend to people who want the dinosaurs and the grind, not a smooth, complete experience.

Synthesized from 5,655 real reactions · very high confidenceGameplayGraphicsStoryPerformanceValueMultiplayerDifficulty

Sentiment split

Every qualifying reaction, weighted.

44%positive
  • Positive44%
  • Mixed12%
  • Negative44%

By aspect

What people scored, piece by piece.

gameplay76
graphics61
story51
difficulty28
multiplayer23
value18
performance8

How opinion moved

The Real Score, night by night.

485052Oct 3579115050

Buzz

373 reactions over two weeks, counted by the day they were posted.

02040Sep 28: 21 reactionsSep 28Sep 29: 19 reactionsSep 30: 20 reactions30Oct 1: 38 reactionsOct 2: 39 reactions2Oct 3: 40 reactionsOct 4: 33 reactions4Oct 5: 22 reactionsOct 6: 26 reactions6Oct 7: 34 reactionsOct 8: 23 reactions8Oct 9: 31 reactionsOct 10: 25 reactions10Oct 11: 2 reactions11

Where the signal came from

Volume and platform mix only.

Steam4,458
Social Media1,197

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Names and topics that came up

Mentions across all reactions, with the share that were positive. Anything mentioned fewer than twice never shapes the review.

Studio Wildcarddeveloper1,366×18%+
PCplatform229×25%+
Steamplatform122×20%+
Wildcarddeveloper114×9%+
Snail Gamesdeveloper97×1%+
Unreal Engine 5feature88×38%+
dinosaursfeature87×82%+
ARK: Survival Evolvedfeature59×69%+
modsfeature59×58%+
Twitchplatform52×17%+
Xboxplatform42×40%+
Xbox Series X|Splatform41×32%+
official serversfeature41×15%+
devsdeveloper40×13%+
YouTubeplatform40×18%+

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