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ARK: Survival Ascended
ARK: Survival Ascended leverages the Unreal Engine 5 to deliver improved textures and functionalities, notably excelling in the realistic depiction of animals and landscapes. However, it contends with performance challenges that may affect the overall survival gameplay experience.
If you haven't played Ark before, I don't think you'll be disappointed when picking it up now. For fans of the original like myself, the biggest downside about Ark: Survival Ascended may be that buying this game is basically becoming a required investment if you want to keep enjoying Ark. Because as I understand it, Studio Wildcard is working actively to phase out the original game, having already shut down its official servers. This leaves players with no option but to upgrade. However, after overcoming the hurdle of paying again for a rework, there's not much holding you back from enjoying a prettier and better version of an already highly likeable game.
ARK: Survival Ascend is the feeling of the familiar, wrapped in improvements. The implementations added to the game significantly improve the gameplay experience, in addition to a wide range of content that has been added for the console version. It's the chance for old and new players to immerse themselves in a challenging, unique survival experience whose potential can be seen to be in constant progression.
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Goodlair
This shoudln't even exist. Or at least gifted to the owners of the original game. But I do not recommend buying this game, even on sale. It's basically just the original game (not even more beautiful tbh) but with performance issues.
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tukkun
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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federico146
Ark Survival Ascended è un gioco che mi piace davvero tanto. La serie di Ark è sempre stata tra le mie preferite e questo titolo rientra sicuramente tra quella ventina di giochi che amo di più. Per me è persino meglio di Ark Survival Evolved, soprattutto grazie alla grafica che è davvero bellissima e molto migliorata. Una delle cose che preferisco è la grande varietà di creature e il fatto che il gameplay sia molto libero: puoi esplorare, costruire, addomesticare dinosauri e fare praticamente quello che vuoi. Proprio per questo, per me rimane probabilmente il miglior survival mai fatto. Un altro punto forte è la grande quantità di contenuti. Non è un gioco che finisci in fretta: una mappa può durare tantissime ore e ce ne sono molte altre da esplorare, alcune anche a pagamento. Secondo me è anche uno dei migliori giochi da giocare con gli amici. Da solo rimane divertente, ma dopo molte ore potrebbe anche stancare un po’. In compagnia invece diventa molto più coinvolgente e ci si diverte davvero tanto. La grande pecca è l’ottimizzazione. All’uscita era praticamente ingiocabile per via dei crash continui ed era davvero ottimizzato malissimo. Ora la situazione è migliorata, ma ci sono ancora diversi bug, alcuni anche abbastanza pesanti. Nonostante questo, però, rimane un gioco che amo molto e a cui sono molto affezionato.

ARK: Survival Ascended

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Nov 30, 2023
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Dec 18, 2023
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Gamereactor UK
If you haven't played Ark before, I don't think you'll be disappointed when picking it up now. For fans of the original like myself, the biggest downside about Ark: Survival Ascended may be that buying this game is basically becoming a required investment if you want to keep enjoying Ark. Because as I understand it, Studio Wildcard is working actively to phase out the original game, having already shut down its official servers. This leaves players with no option but to upgrade. However, after overcoming the hurdle of paying again for a rework, there's not much holding you back from enjoying a prettier and better version of an already highly likeable game.
Dec 12, 2023
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PSX Brasil
ARK: Survival Ascend is the feeling of the familiar, wrapped in improvements. The implementations added to the game significantly improve the gameplay experience, in addition to a wide range of content that has been added for the console version. It's the chance for old and new players to immerse themselves in a challenging, unique survival experience whose potential can be seen to be in constant progression.
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Sep 17, 2024
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DemocracyLanded
This is one of the BEST survival games on the market. Survive.Tame.Dominate. The graphics is pretty impressive. It's Unreal 5 after all. The maps are pretty big and nicely shapped. Player progression is good, the dinos and mammals and fantasy creatures are spread across the map logically. The important resources are hidden or on high places which is a good exploration logic. Building is cool and updated since Arc Survival Evolved. Taming is the most important feature and it is perfectly executed! Once you tamed a Kerato, Carno or Rex and start breeding them, the game is yours (except for the water areas where really nasty beastsare lurking). Pretty much to explore and to find a proper way how to handle resources and logistcs. You are the hero and write your own saga! No quests, just you and the world filled with mosnters!
Sep 2, 2024
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AmongUsPlatter
I love the beautiful graphics it's like playing a ps2 game on my ps5. Almost the same exact game as the first one which I love because I like to spend more money on ark. Also Ark 2 rhymes with hawktuah.
Jan 14, 2024
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MeuPlayStation
ARK: Survival Ascended leverages the Unreal Engine 5 to deliver improved textures and functionalities, notably excelling in the realistic depiction of animals and landscapes. However, it contends with performance challenges that may affect the overall survival gameplay experience.
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Dec 29, 2023
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Metameth
Big score for me i like it to play like minecraft style in more realistic Thx for that game i wasnt really sure what im about to buy finally it's the best game
Feb 21, 2024
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Jonragels1987
From Evolved to Ascended we needed to see a hugeimprovements in all aspects from graphics to gameplay and AI. Understanding it's still quite early, but so far it has been a good run. There has been many good upgrades to ARK, from graphics to new Dino AI, they don't feel completely mindless creatures running around. With the addition to the community mods makes the game easily more enjoyable. The largest falt so far is framerate, with no option to set it to performance, many areas it just drags and loses appeal. I'm sure in future updates it will get better.
May 6, 2025
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ArnaudMadeira
A ideia do jogo é muito boa. Ele te dá bons momentos de diversão, mas as compras no jogo (expansões) não são legais. Mods são uma boa adição ao PS5. Poderia ter um gráfico melhor, por ser de console de última geração.
Feb 27, 2026
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Goodlair
This shoudln't even exist. Or at least gifted to the owners of the original game. But I do not recommend buying this game, even on sale. It's basically just the original game (not even more beautiful tbh) but with performance issues.
Dec 25, 2025
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Benicio1
Ark Survival Ascended é frequentemente elogiado, mas essas críticas geralmente se referem ao Ark Evolved. O Ascended sofre com muitos bugs e problemas técnicos. Para quem busca uma boa história, ele até possui uma lore, porém nada muito marcante. O grande destaque continua sendo a domesticação de dinossauros, já que em construção, por exemplo, Minecraft faz isso muito melhor. Recomendo muito mais o Ark Evolved, onde minha nota subiria facilmente para um 7. Se você gosta de lore, construção, domesticação e não se importa com bugs, pode até se divertir, ainda mais com os gráficos lindos. Mas um aviso é essencial: evite comprar as DLCs.
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SummaryARK: Survival Ascended is a next-generation remaster of our beloved ARK: Survival Evolved, harnessing the power of Unreal Engine 5. It will be released on Xbox Series S/X, PC (Windows/Steam), and PlayStation 5 by the end of August 2023. The base game will include The Island, SOTF, and all the "Non-Canon" DLC maps (which will be added to... Read More
Rated Tfor Teen
  • Xbox Series X
  • PlayStation 5
  • PC
Nov 30, 2023
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