ARK is one of the hottest survival games on PC and consoles of all time. The release date of the latest version - ARK: Survival Ascended - was delayed. Check out when it will come out here.

ARK: Survival Ascended Delayed

The survival game series ARK took inspiration from the Jurassic-era world. It's been one of the most favorite survival games in the world since its release in 2015. The developer team of Studio Wildcard is developing ARK 2 and scheduling it for next year.

Ark Survival Ascended
Wildcard delayed ARK: Survival Ascended till October.

But ARK2 is not the only edition under development by this game studio. In early 2023, Wildcard announced that ARK: Survival Ascended edition - the remade edition of Ark: Survival Evolved would be released this August.

However, the game studio has announced to delay its release for a couple of months. The ascended edition is developed in Unreal Engine 5. This game edition may come out this October as the game studio encountered some difficulties when working with the game Unreal Engine 5.2.

Ark Survival Evolved
This is the remade version of Ark: Survival Evolved.

Plans For Ascended Edition

Wildcard delayed the release date of the Ascended edition to October. Besides, they also divided The Island and Scorched Earth maps in ARK: Survival Evolved into pieces to release remastered maps.

According to the previous schedule, the game studio planned to unleash two remastered maps together. However, they have to delay Scorched Earth Remaster and add it to ARK: Survival Ascended version in December.

Wildcard Is Remaking Maps
Wildcard is remaking The Island and Scorched Earth maps for the current Edition of ARK.

This delay of ARK: Survival Ascended indicates that the Survival Evolved edition will be closed later than scheduled. Wildcard is developing the ascended version for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. Whereas, ARK 2 will come out on Xbox Series X/S and PC at the end of 2024.

How To Download ARK

ARK: Survival Evolved is available to purchase and download on Steam. It costs you only $19.99 at the moment. You must have a Steam account to buy it for yourself or receive it from others. Then, you should have a good PC to install the game.

The game was developed by Studio Wildcard with high graphics quality and a large map with tons of amazing content. Therefore, your PC should meet the following system requirements.

  • Operating System: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit versions);
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM;
  • Graphics card: NVIDIA GTX 670 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB or above;
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-2400/AMD FX-8320 or above.
Arksurvival Evolved
Enter Jurassic World in ARK Survival Evolved and experience prehistoric life as a Dino hunter. 

It cannot run on low-end PC or you cannot experience spectacular designs of the game. ARK: Survival Evolved is one of the most worth-playing survival games in the world now. A lot of streamers and gamers are expecting the release of ARK: Survival Ascended Edition. While waiting for it, you can join an ARK: Survival Evolved server to learn basic actions and rules of the game.

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