This product is unreleased but remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
Key points
- Constant updates and bug fixes.
- Suffers from poor optimization.
General information
- PC Report: ARK: Survival Evolved
- Steam Community Discussions
- Official wiki
Availability
- All versions require Steam.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Type |
Native |
Players |
Notes |
Local play |
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Xbox One version only.[2] |
LAN play |
| configurable |
Co-op, Versus You need a better hardware to host a non-dedicated session |
Online play |
| Co-op, Versus
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Connection types
VR support
Issues unresolved
Stuck in Server Browser After Selecting "My Survivors" Filter
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
10, 11 |
12 coming when UE4 support is stable |
Shader Model support |
4, 5 |
Shader Model 4 support requires launching the game with the -sm4 command line argument. |
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Console commands
Console commands are available.
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
7, 8 |
Processor (CPU) |
Dual-Core at 2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
20 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible |
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
10.9 |
Processor (CPU) |
2 GHz CPU |
System memory (RAM) |
4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
20 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
1 GB of VRAM OpenGL 3 compatible |
Linux |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
Ubuntu Equivalent Distro |
Processor (CPU) |
2 GHz 64bit CPU |
System memory (RAM) |
4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
20 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
1 GB of VRAM OpenGL 3 compatible |
References