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ARK: Survival Evolved: Steam reviews, players & page score

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Studio Wildcard, Instinct Games, Efecto Studios, Virtual Basement LLCAug 27, 2017$9.8984% positive · 589,347 reviews12,802 playing at check1,682,517 followersOpen World Survival CraftSurvivalMultiplayerOpen World

Capsule 85Page copy 72Screenshots 94Setup 81checked 2026-11-08

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ARK: Survival Evolved at a glance

Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive. Use your cunning to kill or tame the primeval creatures roaming the land, and encounter other players to survive, dominate... and escape!

Price
$9.89 (34% off now)
Release
Aug 27, 2017
Steam reviews
589,347 reviews, 84% positive recently
Playing now
12,802 players
Followers
1,682,517
Demo
No
Developer
Studio Wildcard, Instinct Games, Efecto Studios, Virtual Basement LLC
Languages
21 (English, French, Italian, German…)

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82/100
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Similar games: screenshots 118/255 · 4 trailers · 14 languages

ARK: Survival Evolved Steam header capsuleARK: Survival EvolvedStudio Wildcard · 20 tags · 23 screenshots

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Capsule visibilitybrightness 104/255 · saturation 24% at 231 × 8785
Screenshots23 shots · first five average 90/25594
Short description211 / 300 characters70
Tags20 / 20 tags84
Trailers7 trailers93
Demo & social proof84% positive recent reviews85
Long description8,714 chars · 12 clips · 0 headers75
Localization21 languages98
Links & communitywebsite30

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Fixes, ranked by estimated impact 4 ISSUES

lowNo Discord link+3 pts

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highFirst sentence never names the genre+2 pts

It opens: "Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive."

Name the genre in the first sentence, the part shoppers read on hover.

lowNo section headers+1 pts

The description has no headers to scan.

Break it up with 3 to 5 headers.

lowBroad tags rank above your real genre+1 pts

Top five tags include Multiplayer.

Encourage players to tag your real genre, and use your developer tags on the specific ones.

How you look on Steam

ARK: Survival Evolved at 460 × 215
Store header · 460 × 215
ARK: Survival Evolved at 231 × 87
Wishlist & lists · 231 × 87
ARK: Survival Evolved at 120 × 45
Search results · 120 × 45

Measured at 231 × 87: brightness 104/255, contrast 61, colorfulness 41, 17% near-black pixels.

Store copy short 70 · long 75

Short description · 211 / 300

Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive. Use your cunning to kill or tame the primeval creatures roaming the land, and encounter other players to survive, dominate... and escape!

First sentence never names the genre. It opens: "Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive."

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Screenshot audit measured brightness, store order

ARK: Survival Evolved screenshot 1
#1123 · 8%
ARK: Survival Evolved screenshot 2
#282 · 30%
ARK: Survival Evolved screenshot 3
#387 · 22%
ARK: Survival Evolved screenshot 4
#485 · 19%
ARK: Survival Evolved screenshot 5
#574 · 25%
ARK: Survival Evolved screenshot 6
#617 · 89%
ARK: Survival Evolved screenshot 7
#7124 · 8%
ARK: Survival Evolved screenshot 8
#881 · 36%
ARK: Survival Evolved screenshot 9
#992 · 12%
ARK: Survival Evolved screenshot 10
#1060 · 44%
ARK: Survival Evolved screenshot 11
#1192 · 32%
ARK: Survival Evolved screenshot 12
#12111 · 13%
ARK: Survival Evolved screenshot 13
#13125 · 8%
ARK: Survival Evolved screenshot 14
#1426 · 81%
ARK: Survival Evolved screenshot 15
#1593 · 22%
ARK: Survival Evolved screenshot 16
#1671 · 27%
ARK: Survival Evolved screenshot 17
#1778 · 38%
ARK: Survival Evolved screenshot 18
#18110 · 12%
ARK: Survival Evolved screenshot 19
#1946 · 52%
ARK: Survival Evolved screenshot 20
#2086 · 39%
ARK: Survival Evolved screenshot 21
#2191 · 21%
ARK: Survival Evolved screenshot 22
#2270 · 34%
ARK: Survival Evolved screenshot 23
#2376 · 49%

Steam shows 4 to 5 thumbnails before the arrow. Red = near-black (under 30/255), amber = dark (under 45).

First five screenshots vs the games Steam shows next to you average brightness, 0–255

RuneScape: Dragonwilds89
ARK: Survival Evolved (you)90
Valheim98
Raft118
Rust121
Palworld123

Trailer, tags and setup

  • warnTop five tags include Multiplayer.
  • warnOnly website linked.
  • ok7 trailers.
  • ok84% positive recent reviews.
  • okAll 20 tag slots used.
  • ok21 languages.
  • ok12 GIFs or clips in the long description.

Games Steam shows next to you

RuneScape: Dragonwildsshots 89 · 11 trailers · 11 langs
Raftshots 118 · 5 trailers · 12 langs
Valheimshots 98 · 3 trailers · 14 langs
Rustshots 121 · 4 trailers · 25 langs
Palworldshots 123 · 3 trailers · 17 langs

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Capsule CTR1.3%
Visit → wishlist5.0%
Wishlists / week7
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Silver15–120 / wk
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Diamond300+ / wk

What's working

  • ✓ 21 languages
  • ✓ All 20 tag slots used
  • ✓ 12 GIFs or clips in the description
  • ✓ Short description uses 211 of 300 characters
  • ✓ 7 trailers
  • ✓ Capsule stands out at small size

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YouTubers & streamers who play ARK: Survival Evolved

9 YouTube channels named ARK: Survival Evolved in a video title and 3 Twitch streamers streamed it or had clips from it in the last few months. Making a game like this? These creators already have an audience for it.

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ARK: Survival Evolved: common questions

Is ARK: Survival Evolved on Steam?

Yes. ARK: Survival Evolved is on Steam (app ID 346110) at store.steampowered.com/app/346110.

When did ARK: Survival Evolved come out?

ARK: Survival Evolved was released on Steam on Aug 27, 2017.

How much does ARK: Survival Evolved cost on Steam?

ARK: Survival Evolved costs $9.89 on Steam in the US, 34% off when we last checked. Regional prices differ.

Are ARK: Survival Evolved's Steam reviews good?

ARK: Survival Evolved has 589,347 Steam reviews and 84% of recent reviews are positive (Very Positive).

Does ARK: Survival Evolved have a demo?

There was no demo on ARK: Survival Evolved's Steam page when we last checked.

Who made ARK: Survival Evolved?

ARK: Survival Evolved is made by Studio Wildcard, Instinct Games, Efecto Studios, Virtual Basement LLC.

What kind of game is ARK: Survival Evolved?

Steam players tag it Open World Survival Craft, Survival, Multiplayer, Open World, Dinosaurs. Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive. Use your cunning to kill or tame the primeval creatures roaming the land, and encounter other players to survive, dominate... and escape!

Which YouTubers and streamers play ARK: Survival Evolved?

Recent ARK: Survival Evolved videos and streams include Game Offline (YouTube), Nade Flick (YouTube), The Outcasts (YouTube), Underdash (YouTube), RTX 2060 (YouTube). StoreCheck lists 12 of them on this page, with subscriber counts and their latest ARK: Survival Evolved video.

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