ARK: Survival Ascended

Is ARK: Survival Ascended still being updated?

Yes. The last update to ARK: Survival Ascended was posted today, on Nov 14, 2026. Recent updates to ARK: Survival Ascended have come about every 7 days.

1. Nov 14, 2026UpdateCommunity Crunch 532: A Dragon of Thorns and Roses
2. Nov 7, 2026Major updateCommunity Crunch 531: Unreal Engine 5.8, Enigmasaur and Giga TLC out now!
3. Oct 31, 2026UpdateCommunity Crunch 530: Trick or Teeth
4. Oct 24, 2026UpdateCommunity Crunch 529: Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun
5. Oct 17, 2026UpdateCommunity Crunch 528: Not Quite What It Seems
6. Oct 10, 2026UpdateCommunity Crunch 527: Trial by Fury
7. Oct 3, 2026UpdateCommunity Crunch 526: Madness Takes Flight
8. Sep 30, 2026Major updateTherizino TLC, Cerberax and Gargantar are out now!
9. Sep 26, 2026UpdateCommunity Crunch 525: An Appetite for Destruction
10. Sep 19, 2026UpdateCommunity Crunch 524: Three of a Kind

40 earlier updates

1. Sep 12, 2026UpdateCommunity Crunch 523: Swipe Right
2. Sep 5, 2026UpdateCommunity Crunch 522: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
3. Aug 29, 2026UpdateCommunity Crunch 521: Big Ship Energy
4. Aug 27, 2026Major updateAstraeos Heaven & Abyss Update is now live!
5. Aug 22, 2026UpdateCommunity Crunch 520: Three heads. One very good boy.
6. Aug 15, 2026UpdateCommunity Crunch 519: Tusk, Tusk, Boom!
7. Aug 8, 2026UpdateCommunity Crunch 518: Long Live the King!
8. Jul 31, 2026UpdateCommunity Crunch 517: Sharper Than Ever
9. Jul 25, 2026UpdateCommunity Crunch 516: Flips, Tricks & Teeth
10. Jul 18, 2026UpdateCommunity Crunch 515: Bouncing into Summer!
11. Jul 11, 2026UpdateCommunity Crunch 514: The Belly of the Beast
12. Jul 10, 2026UpdateARK Franchise Sale, Free Weekend, and Lumina Arrives!
13. Jul 9, 2026UpdateLumina Awakens!
14. Jul 3, 2026Major updateARK Tides of Fortune, Dragontopia and Genesis Part 1 are out now!
15. Jun 27, 2026UpdateCommunity Crunch 513: Dragon the Anchor
16. Jun 19, 2026UpdateCommunity Crunch 512: Preparing to Set Sail
17. Jun 12, 2026UpdateCommunity Crunch 511: The Tidepup is Turning
18. Jun 6, 2026UpdateCommunity Crunch 510: Rise of the Tickle Chicken
19. May 30, 2026UpdateCommunity Crunch 509: A Kraken Good Time
20. May 23, 2026UpdateCommunity Crunch 508: Side by Tide
21. May 20, 2026Major updateARK Fantastic Tames Season 1: Burrowbuck and Araneo TLC are out now!
22. May 16, 2026UpdateCommunity Crunch 507: Tunnel, Tear, and Transform!
23. May 9, 2026UpdateCommunity Crunch 506: Now You See Me, Now You Don’t
24. May 2, 2026UpdateCommunity Crunch 505: Deep Dives & Technical Strides. What’s Surfacing Next!
25. Apr 25, 2026UpdateCommunity Crunch 504: From Shoulder to Savior
26. Apr 18, 2026UpdateCommunity Crunch 503: Burrowbuck, The Tunnel Trickster
27. Apr 11, 2026UpdateCommunity Crunch 502: Claim the High Ground
28. Apr 4, 2026UpdateCommunity Crunch 501: Down The Rabbit Hole
29. Mar 28, 2026UpdateCommunity Crunch 500: Springing Into Eggcellent Adventures!
30. Mar 21, 2026UpdateCommunity Crunch 499: Threading the Needle: The Araneo Zips Back In!

How long has ARK: Survival Ascended been in early access?

ARK: Survival Ascended entered Early Access on Steam on Oct 26, 2023 and has been in it for 3 years, 1 month.

How many people are playing ARK: Survival Ascended?

ARK: Survival Ascended peaked at 25,091 players on Steam in the last 24 hours.

What is ARK: Survival Ascended?

Steam users tag ARK: Survival Ascended as Survival, Open World, Multiplayer, Dinosaurs and Base Building. ARK: Survival Ascended is online + Local co-op and priced at $44.99, and 60% of its 110,366 Steam reviews are positive.

ARK is reimagined from the ground-up into the next-generation of video game technology with Unreal Engine 5! Form a tribe, tame & breed hundreds of unique dinosaurs and primeval creatures, explore, craft, build, and fight your way to the top of the food-chain. Your new world awaits!

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Steam tags: Survival, Open World, Multiplayer, Dinosaurs, Base Building, Crafting, Building, Adventure, Sandbox, Action.

Status	Active
Early access since	Oct 26, 2023
Last update	Nov 14, 2026
Typical gap	7 days between updates
Playing now	23,379 (Nov 14, 23:48 UTC)
7-day peak	25,091
Steam reviews	60% positive of 110,366
Price	$44.99
Play	Online + Local co-op
Steam Deck	Verified
Platforms	Windows
Developer	Studio Wildcard, Grove Street Games, Instinct Games
Publisher	Studio Wildcard, Snail Games USA

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