ARK: Survival Evolved

Terrible, works first time around then crashes on startup for literally no reason, waste of pc storage space and my time

well i have 4 hours on the game and actually havent played the game yet w game i love modding

I like the game play farming goods to build or to grow plants for food the maps are large and has lots to explore and find

Do you like slavery, animal abuse, and grinding for an outrageous amount of materials ? Well boy do I have the game for you.....

NEW PC PLAYERS READ

It says 3 hours. That would be incorrect.
I have thousands of hours on PC as well as Console.

This is directed towards players who's journey started on console, but are unsure about the transition to PC.

I suggest buying the game, but i do not think ascended is worth it.

I bought a high powered pc back in 2008, years later I switched to console because it was cheaper, (you get it) and now have transitioned back because i have money to spend.

Hey my name's ryan and my life is pretty crazy.

I could have spent my money on oblivion remastered, but i bought the old version like three weeks ago and im way too angry about it.

Ill invest in whatever the team from skyblivion is doing just to spite bethesda.

Anyway, i suggest just buying this, its worth it, trust me.

First of all, I know it says I only have 24 hours on this game. But that is only on STEAM I have over 1000 hours on Xbox. I think this is the best game ever. No other game could get as perfect as this game. It combines survival with dinosaurs and tech. It is awesome.

for some reason saves just completely delete them self sometimes even if you have logged off multiple times and it will save. It says you have a saved game but when you go into it, it forces you to make a new character and you lose everything

so I've always loved ark and i wanted to try it on steam and so i spent like 4 hours on this world and when i loaded ark back up the world was gone it said i already had a save on it but when i looked i saw nothing so although the game is good it will make you mad too

Garbage development team cant even fix bugs from many years ago hey definitely don't deserve more money for a newer game with all the same bugs!

Honestly, ARK is such a vibe when you're playing with friends. The world is gorgeous, the dinos are adorable (even the scary ones ngl 😅), and there's always something fun to do together — whether it's building your cute little base or running from a T-Rex in your undies 😂

But heads up: the game doesn’t explain much at first, so watching a few YouTube guides helps a lot. Also, MODS. Omg the mods take the game to a whole new level — better UI, more dinos, even some ✨aesthetic✨ stuff for your base. Highly recommend!

Just be ready to invest some time and maybe scream a little when a raptor jumps you outta nowhere 🫠

Rating: 9/10
(with mods: 11/10 💅)

I'm a 63 year old retired grandmother who is totally submersed in this game! I've been playing since September 2024 and have 1286 hours total...so far lol.
This is my stress relief from the everyday mundane day to day where most just go about their merry way "existing" yet don't bother to actually take time for just themselves even if it was to just play a game or 2, or even just read a book.
I chose Ark Survival Evolved for the multiplayer PVE aspect to play with friendos who also had the game, now we're a Tribe of our own & have a blast. Dont get me wrong in this game you are going to DIE..TRUST me, at some point it will happen, but I've also learned how to do so many things such as crafting People food & drinks, dino taming kibble,clothes & structures.
I give this game a %100 thumbs up!!

like 8 years later and it STILL is listed as EARLY ACCESS....still had lots of glitches! If you are looking for a completed game...this ain't it

It has its issues, but it's genuinely an addicting and good game in spite of them. The creativeness of the community when it comes to the workshop is also one of its strongest points.

it's a good game, most fun with friends. has a "small" learning curve, a lot of frustration blood and tears aside, it's one of my favorite games. highly recommend it

ARK: Survival Evolved – Where the Strongest Predator is the Server Lag

Let me just start by saying: DINOSAURS.
You can ride dinosaurs. That alone should sell the game. But thankfully, ARK brings a lot more to the table than just prehistoric Uber rides.

There’s legit fun to be had here—especially with friends. Base building is satisfying, the world is beautiful (still holds up years later), and the crafting/resource gathering system actually has depth. Using specific dinos to farm certain materials instead of just your tools makes progression feel clever, not just grindy. Each map brings a new vibe, new challenges, and some terrifying world bosses that make you feel both hyped and deeply unprepared.

But oh man… the grind.

You will lose everything. Frequently. Sometimes to other players, sometimes to server crashes, and sometimes to an angry pack of raptors that decided today was the day you die screaming. The PvP community? Rough. Like “rage-quit and uninstall” levels of toxic, especially if you're on official servers. And while the jank has been cleaned up a bit over the years, the ghost of ARK bugs past still haunts the game from time to time.

The learning curve? Imagine getting slapped by a T-Rex, thrown into lava, and then being told to read a wiki to figure out why it happened. The game tells you almost nothing—especially when it comes to the late-game boss fights. You’ll 100% be Googling strategies while trying not to get eaten by a giga.

Final Thoughts:
ARK is chaotic, punishing, and sometimes infuriating. But it’s also epic, unique, and incredibly fun—if you have the patience, or a group of friends to suffer with.

Thumbs up. 8.5/10. Would die to a raptor ambush again.

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☐ Good
☑ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☑ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☑ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☐ Decent
☑ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☐ Old Fashioned
☐ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☑ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☑ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☑ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☐ Average
☑ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☑ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

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ARK: Survival Evolved – A Love-Hate Relationship

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🦖 My Experience After 53 Hours

ARK: Survival Evolved is one of those games that can give you some of the best gaming moments—and some of the most frustrating ones. I’ve spent over 50 hours in this world, and I still have mixed feelings. It’s an ambitious, immersive survival game, but it’s also riddled with issues that can make it a headache to play.

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🌎 The World and Exploration

🏝 Stunning Environments – The world of ARK is gorgeous. Whether you’re exploring lush jungles, snowy mountains, or deep caves, the sense of discovery is amazing. The game does a great job of making you feel like a true survivor.

🦖 Taming Dinosaurs – The ability to tame, breed, and ride dinosaurs is hands down the best part of the game. Nothing beats the feeling of finally taming a T-Rex after hours of effort, only to have it get killed by an alpha raptor five minutes later.

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⚒ Survival and Gameplay

🥩 Harsh Survival Mechanics – If you enjoy grinding for resources, managing hunger/thirst, and crafting everything from spears to full-on bases, you’ll have a great time. However, the grind can be excessive, especially solo.

🛠 Base Building – The building system is solid but can be frustrating. Snapping pieces together doesn’t always work as intended, and a poorly placed foundation can throw off an entire build.

⚔ Combat – Combat is clunky. Melee fights feel awkward, and hit registration can be unreliable. Gunplay improves things, but let’s be honest—most fights are just you getting mauled by a raptor when you least expect it.

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🔁 Replayability and Frustrations

🌍 Tons of Content – ARK has a ton to do. From exploring caves and fighting bosses to breeding an army of dinos, the game offers hundreds of hours of potential gameplay.

🤬 Bugs, Performance, and Grind – Here’s where things fall apart. The game is notoriously buggy, with frequent crashes, lag, and weird physics glitches. If you don’t tweak settings or play on a good server, performance can be a nightmare. Also, the grind for resources, especially on official servers, can be ridiculous.

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✅ Final Verdict

ARK: Survival Evolved is a game that demands patience. When it works, it’s an incredible experience full of adventure, danger, and unforgettable moments. But the bugs, clunky mechanics, and brutal grind can turn it into a frustrating slog. If you have friends to play with, it’s much more enjoyable. If you’re playing solo, be prepared for a tough ride.

⭐ Score: 7/10 – Fun but flawed.

Ya it is a great game and will consume many many hours of your life. Even with the official servers gone it is still a blast to play single player.

very poorly optimized waste of space on your computer. game is far too difficult even on easier settings. some mechanics feel out of place and just straight up annoying. good luck trying to build any kind of base without being encumbered every 3 seconds. game is also extremely buggy for an almost decade old lifetime. would not pay more than $5 for this game, save your money and pirate this lolzzzz

Would I recommend this game? Hell, you bet I do! Unfortunately I'm enjoying its successor right now, so you'll get the extended review on ASA. But some of many arguments would be: gigomantic sized world on many maps, rich and vast gameplay content, sandbox galore and peak survival mechanics, dated but still fantastic graphics, singleplayer and multiplayer, as well as first person and third person gameplay, and the most important part, it doesn't end there. You get to pull even more fun out of it with the help of high quantity and quality mods.

The concept of the ARKs alone opens so many possibilities for content creation, it's basically like a lot of games I've played in the past have been embedded into those many ARKs(maps). Technically the lore doesn't end with simply "hunting and taming Dinos"-for win. There are mods, and in return ARKs, that don't even feature Dinos. Technically the DevKit would allow for a complete recreation of Skyrim, Fallout 4, or Starfield on a dedicated ARK, with most, if not all the original gameplay included and potentially even outperforming Bethesda in that regard.

If that community would just be a tiny bit bigger for both games, we might be able to never need to go the stars at all, we'd just bring them to Earth, on one of the ARKs.

game too easy without primal fear. primal fear too hard. change settings to be easier. too easy. add godzilla mod

Imagine using AI to market a buggy mess of a game that needed optimization a decade ago.

It kinda sucks. Keybinds are fixable (though terrible), and every moment feels like 10 steps forwards and 9 steps back. Don't waste your time if it's free. It's cool to play with your friends, but play something else.

Underlying good game/idea, terrible, terrible, terrible devs and publishers.

Also ai slop for a trailer is just hilarious.

[Insert Game Title Here] exists. The gameplay is there, the story happens, and the graphics sure do look like something. Bugs add to the experience in ways the developers probably didn’t intend. Overall, it’s a game. Technically. An AI review to match the AI trailer

REVIEW GENERATED BY A.I:
Ark: Survival Evolved feels increasingly like a game that’s relying too much on AI-driven decisions, and it’s starting to show. The developers seem more focused on automating content creation rather than offering meaningful updates or refining the gameplay experience. As a result, the world often feels static and repetitive, with AI-generated creatures and environments lacking the depth and polish that a human touch could provide. This reliance on AI has led to numerous bugs and inconsistent behavior, leaving the game feeling unfinished and lacking the attention it needs to truly shine.

this game is basically unplayable without mods, but with mods installed.. i can aruge that its the best survival game i have ever played.

Full AI Trailer for next DLC with AI Voiceover= Cashgrab, no care consumer or product, no care to pay the people who work and care about the game.

Disgusting practice and a complete turnoff. DO NOT BUY ARK: AQAUTICA! LET THE LESSON BE LEARNED HERE! KEEP YOUR AI DOG SHIT OUT OF MY GAME!

Haven't played this game in a long time, but I saw their recent "trailer" created using generative AI. So I'm just gonna assume that this game is just as shitty now as the company that would "create" useless AI drivel instead of making something with actual effort and talent.

Sad to see how low this company goes:

- closing official servers
- selling server rights to one company only to have a monopoly
- making a new version and making it p2w Microtransactions cashcow
- keeping new one ea over an year while making more and more paid DLC rather than finishing the main game

I can't even keep up all the bad things they've done and now they are using AI to earn more money. Haven't touched these games over 6 months and not gonna do that until snail games is gone for good. This and all the other games are a lost cause and everyone who are buying them are just gonna lose money.

Played this game since early 2015, although it has had ALOT of ups and downs throughout the years, it's been mostly enjoyable but, after their efforts into ASA and all it's various cash grab attempts. I just found out that snail games is now attempting to make a cash grab at any remaining ASE players by releasing a dlc that includes many ripped off concepts and works from existing mods for the game. I'm sure that my review won't be recognized or will be buried under upvotes by bots but, i can no longer support this publisher after so many failed cash grab games and now this new ASE dlc. Pathetic!

Trade offer:

--You make an entire trailer with AI generated video.
--I make a negative review for you game.

Trade accepted

They gave up on this game to work on a remake along side a sequel and then decided to make a dlc for the original before finishing the remake or posting anything on new game.. Confused? me too..

Game company is using AI slop to market new awful dlc, save your money devs clearly do not gaf about the players and just want to line their pockets

Welp Snail Games. You used generative AI in a commercial for Ark. Loved this game on PlayStation, received it for free on here a while back.

But sadly the publisher used AI in their commerical. So from this point forward how are we to trust any new content will have quality control when they've made it clear they'll take the cheap lazy route over human effort. I'd recommend Ark in the past but now I honestly can't, because any sales for this game means their AI generated crap worked and they'll do it again in the future. Want games to keep being good and not low effort slop? Then don't give them an inch. Not one.

So heres how to block a publisher on steam so ALL games under their name are automatically blocked for you that way they never get a cent from you again.

1. Go to the page of any game they were involved in, such as this one.

2. Tap on their name in the publisher section of the store description (in this example Snail Games USA)

3. It should now load you into a publisher page showing everything they've been involved in. On this page there is a gear icon click on it and tap IGNORE THIS CREATOR. This will hide EVERY game they are involved in.

Was playing the microsoft edition. Pissed me off enough to leave a negative review on here. How i love nothing but glitches, and facing OP dinosaurs in a EASY SPAWN area. Lost my last good dino to a fucking level 56 troodon because i was unconscious and my fucking dino just sat there because it was stuck on a rock. Great game.

After stagnating prior to the pandemic, this project was eventually abandoned under the guise of a final release after eternal early access so that the developer could proceed with re releasing it under a new title with an updated engine as a cash grab, which itself is a buggy mess with endless premium content and no fixes. So in effect the whole project became an endless cash grab in 2023, with no additional meritful development/content release since 2018.

This older version is a very interesting, if aging, survival builder. But the developer's business practice is a cancer on steam that should not be enabled by Valve; and failing that, it should not be supported by consumers.

This game is AMAZING! I would 100% recommend ARK Survival Evolved. The base game alone is amazing. The mods though. WHY WOULD YOU NOT WANT TO PLAY THIS GAME? Some mods that i would definitely use if i were you are Primal Fear,Dino Storage v2,Awesome Teleporters and many others

This game is a HUGE mixed bag. Bought it the day after its release in 2015 and had an absolute blast playing it with my dad. This game was an absolute masterpiece at the time, and it was all I wanted as a kid. That being said, this game went down a very slippery slope and is now the biggest unoptimized pile of dogshit I have ever had the opportunity of playing. Now you may think "oh they can just fix these problems" but instead of doing this, the fucking troglodytes at Studio Wildcard releases a duplicate of this game later that has better graphics (Ascended) which is literally just a cheap way of milking people for more money, AND SOMEHOW MAKE THE OPTIMISATION EVEN WORSE. The game would have been so great if the idiots at Studio Wildcard were not the worst motherfucking game devs the world has ever birthed. Don't buy either of the games until they fix the various problems with the game, unless you have a goddamn NASA PC.

this game makes me want to die. i have been playing on different devices for years now. somehow i lost my dinosaurs in an open field, they didn't die or anything there just gone. i genuinely think ive never been this mad at a game or anything in my ENTIRE life. and why does a griffin run away and dissapper when i have 5 arrows left to knock it out, WHY. and another thing why can things that stay on the ground attack me 50 meters in the gosh darn air keep them on the ground not up in the air. i used to love this game but why do i run out of food and pass out in the air and almost die. why does 50 things attack me at once when there not even near by. this game is horse crap. why the heck is there a massive glare that takes up my whole screen im going blind over this why can metal reflect the power of the sun this is a fictional game. it makes me feel like Hellan Keller the way i cant see anything. DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON THE NIGHT TIME i get its supposed to be dark but i cant even see 2 feet in front of me then i run into a GIGA because i cant see

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☑ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☑ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☑ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☐ Old Fashioned
☐ Workable
☐ Big
☑ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☑ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☑ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☐ Average
☑ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☑ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

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☐ 2
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☐ 9
☐ 10

---{ Author }---
☑ https://vojtastruhar.github.io/steam-review-template

greatest game of all time no debate at all played through the first three story maps with my dudes and we've never had this much fun with something since 2023. On extinction rn so wish us luck

This is a very fun game. 10/10 Very glitchy. Lots of mods. Lots of servers.

This is an amazing game for people who want to play Minecraft with the graphics of Spider Man 2!

W game. Takes a second to get working with mods, but if you are patient, it is a great game. Just don't blame me when you rage quit.

Extremely fun game with surprisingly good graphics for a game 10 decades old. Holds up well and for only $20AUD! Difficult, but was the spiritual predecessor to Palworld so it gets bonus points.

its very good and fun loudest menu music ever made anyway lets change topic to the The F-22 Raptor: A Flying Masterpiece
The F-22 Raptor is not just a fighter jet; it's a technological marvel, a symbol of American airpower, and a testament to human ingenuity. This sleek, powerful aircraft has dominated the skies since its introduction, leaving its mark on the world of military aviation.

Born from the Ashes of the Cold War:

The F-22's story begins in the late 1980s, as the Cold War was winding down. The United States Air Force recognized the need for a next-generation air superiority fighter, one that could outmaneuver and outgun any potential adversary. The result was the Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) program, a fierce competition between Lockheed and Northrop. Lockheed emerged victorious, and their design, the Y-22, evolved into the F-22 Raptor.

A Symphony of Innovation:

The F-22 is a masterpiece of engineering. It boasts a unique "supercruise" capability, allowing it to fly faster than Mach 1 without using afterburners, significantly extending its range and endurance. Its advanced stealth technology makes it incredibly difficult to detect by radar, while its powerful twin turbofan engines provide unmatched acceleration and maneuverability.

The Raptor's Arsenal:

The F-22 is armed with a formidable array of weapons, including:

Air-to-air missiles: The AIM-9 Sidewinder and AIM-120 AMRAAM, designed for close-in and long-range engagements respectively.
A 20mm cannon: For close-range combat and ground attack.
Beyond the Battlefield:

The F-22 is not just a weapon; it's a symbol of American technological prowess. Its development and deployment have pushed the boundaries of aerospace engineering, leading to advancements in areas like materials science, avionics, and stealth technology.

A Legacy of Excellence:

The F-22 Raptor has a proven track record of success. It has been deployed in numerous operations, including the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, where it has demonstrated its superior capabilities. The F-22 remains the world's most advanced air superiority fighter, a testament to its exceptional design and engineering.

But what about the future? The F-22 is a remarkable aircraft, but it's not immune to the relentless march of technological progress. What challenges and opportunities lie ahead for this iconic fighter?

Love this game!!

Great survival game:
- building epic buildings
- tame dinos and other "animals"
- solo and multiplayer game
- upgrading gear, weapon and other things

and so much more!

I've played the game on and off for several years now on multiple consoles. On paper, it has absolutely everything you could want out of it. A sandbox survival with extremely interesting biomes, creatures, structures, and mechanics. If you want to sink hours into exploring a fun and rich world with fun animal companions, ARK should be a perfect game. In practice though, it's a complete nightmare. The gameplay is hours of dull grinding with annoying limitations, and only small highlights to reward you. Everything you could want to do in this game is a complete chore unless you tweak the settings to make it more bearable. Taming Dinos, for example, can take hours without including prep time and actually hunting for the dino itself. All this could be forgiven though, if it wasn't for the gamebreaking glitches that seem commonplace. I've lost countless hours of progress to glitches, including an entire single player save being deleted. If you insist on getting the game anyways, I highly reccomend waiting for a sale to avoid paying full price.

i love this game very much,its a lot of adventure and is my copilary game.I recommend it to anybody and it worth