

However, it will update the game one last time on its 8th anniversary in June by introducing Rhyniognatha, a new creature that won a community election. The studio also reiterated it would be sunsetting Ark: Survival Evolved on August 31 in order to prepare for the launch of Survival Ascended. All the community-created maps are also to be released over time in 2024 (Fjordur, Ragnarok, The Center, Lost Island, Valguero, Crystal Isles).Survival of the Fittest: The Island & Scorched Earth map variants (released at launch).The content and their release windows include: "Our bad we recognize how combining Ark Survival Ascended with Ark 2 and requiring further DLC upgrades wasn’t optimal, especially since you wouldn’t be able to judge Ark 2 as no gameplay or content would be available yet."īecause of the fan feedback Studio Wildcard received regarding that issue, it is now making Ark: Survival Ascended a standalone game, with the DLC content gradually built in instead of being sold on digital storefronts, for $59.99. In hindsight, not the best move," the studio wrote.

"Our intention behind this was to provide a package where you essentially got two products for the price of one. The developer explained in a community blog post published on Steam last Friday that it has backpedaled on the decision to bundle Survival Ascended with Ark 2, which recently got delayed to 2024:
