<P> Ark: Survival Evolved (stylized as ΛRK) is an action - adventure survival video game developed by Studio Wildcard in collaboration with Instinct Games, Efecto Studios, and Virtual Basement . It was released in August 2017 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, OS X and Linux; releases for Android, iOS and Nintendo Switch are planned . In the game, players must survive being stranded on an island filled with roaming dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals, natural hazards, and potentially hostile human players . </P> <P> The game is played from either a third - person or first - person perspective and its open world is navigated on foot or by riding a prehistoric animal . Players can use firearms and improvised weapons to defend against hostile humans and creatures, with the ability to build bases as defense . The game has both single - player and multiplayer options . </P> <P> Development began in October 2014 . The development team conducted research into the physical appearance of the animals, but took creative license for gameplay purposes . A companion app for computers and mobile devices titled Dododex received an early release in 2015 and was officially released on August 16, 2017 . One of the game modes, Survival of the Fittest, was released as a free standalone game in March 2016 and was officially released on August 26, 2017 . Egypt - based developer Instinct Games was hired to facilitate the game's development . Several expansions to the game have also been released as downloadable content: The Center, Primitive Plus, Scorched Earth, Ragnarok, and Aberration . A spin - off virtual reality game developed and published by Snail Games titled ARK Park was released on March 22, 2018 . Another spin - off game developed and published by Snail Games USA titled PixARK was released on March 27, 2018 . </P> <P> Ark: Survival Evolved is an action - adventure survival game set in an open world environment and played either from a third - person or first - person perspective . To survive, players must establish a base, with a fire and weapons; additional activities, such as taming and feeding dinosaurs, require more resources . The game's world, known as the "Ark", is approximately 48 km (19 sq mi) in size: there is approximately 36 km (14 sq mi) of land with 12 km (4.6 sq mi) of ocean . </P>

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