ARK: Survival Ascended
- 2–70players
- Evenings at a time
- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
The dinosaur survival game rebuilt: gather, build and tame your way across islands full of prehistoric beasts.
Who can play
- Split-screen for 2 players on PC, PS5 and Xbox.
- Online for up to 70 players on PC, PS5 and Xbox.
- Crossplay between PC, PS5 and Xbox. Official PvE and rented servers mix all three; sessions hosted from the game stay on one platform, and official PvP servers keep PC apart from consoles.
- One copy is enough with Remote Play Together on PC.
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How it plays
A tribe of friends shares its bases and tamed creatures and divides the long jobs of gathering, building and taming.
Two players can share one screen, up to eight can join a session hosted from the game, and a rented server holds a bigger group with PC and console players together.
Progress is slow and losses hurt, so it suits a regular group with plenty of evenings.
Each player needs a copy; on Steam the game is still in early access.
Is it good
60%
Mixed on Steam
15k playing on Steam, counted dailySteam Deck Verified
Every way to play together
Crossplay between PC, PS5 and Xbox. Split-screen for 2 on every platform. Online for up to 70 on every platform. 60% positive of 110,000 Steam reviews.
- 2
- 70
Rented or self-hosted servers hold up to 70 players; a session hosted from the game takes eight.
Quick facts
- Developer
- Studio Wildcard
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
- Released
- 26 Oct 2023 on PC
- Early access
- Still in early access on Steam
- Controllers
- Full controller support on PC
- Languages
- Text in 16 languages, voices in English
- Age rating
- Teen (ESRB): Violence, blood, use of alcohol, crude humor
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Answers
- Can you play ARK: Survival Ascended split-screen?
- Yes. Split-screen co-op for up to 2 on PC, PS5 and Xbox.
- One of 262 split-screen games
- How many players can play ARK: Survival Ascended together?
- Split-screen co-op for up to 2 on PC, PS5 and Xbox. Online co-op and versus for up to 70 on PC, PS5 and Xbox.
- Is ARK: Survival Ascended crossplay?
- Yes. Crossplay between PC, PS5 and Xbox. Official PvE and rented servers mix all three; sessions hosted from the game stay on one platform, and official PvP servers keep PC apart from consoles.
- One of 147 PC and PS5 crossplay games
- Do you need two copies of ARK: Survival Ascended?
- On one screen, one copy is enough. On PC the host can stream it to friends with Steam Remote Play Together.
- One of 1,371 co-op games where one copy is enough
- Can you play the ARK: Survival Ascended story together?
- Yes: the main campaign is playable together on one screen and online.
- What platforms is ARK: Survival Ascended on?
- PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
- One of 290 co-op games on PS5
- Does ARK: Survival Ascended work on Steam Deck?
- Yes: Steam rates it Verified for Steam Deck.
- Is ARK: Survival Ascended free?
- No, it's a paid game. It's included with PC Game Pass and Game Pass on Xbox.
- Is ARK: Survival Ascended on Game Pass?
- Yes: included with PC Game Pass and Game Pass on Xbox.
- One of 150 PC Game Pass multiplayer games
