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ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest

ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest overview

Studio Wildcard, Instinct Games, Efecto Studios, Virtual Basement LLC | Aug 29, 2017 | game

Released

3players observed · 22 September 2026 - 00:23:43 UTC

ActionAdventureIndieMassively MultiplayerRPGSteam Store

  • Latest observed players3 · 22 September 2026 - 00:23:43 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak3,929
  • Units sold (VGI)3,800,000
  • Revenue (VGI)$42,200,000
  • Review score66% positive

ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players3 · 22 September 2026 - 00:23:43 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak3,929
  • Units sold (VGI)3,800,000
  • Revenue (VGI)$42,200,000
  • Review score66% positive
  • Total reviews11,800
  • Release dateAug 29, 2017
  • DeveloperStudio Wildcard, Instinct Games, Efecto Studios, Virtual Basement LLC
  • PublisherStudio Wildcard

Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG

Company pages: Developer: Studio Wildcard, Instinct Games, Efecto Studios, Virtual Basement LLCPublisher: Studio Wildcard

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Game overview

Overview

ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest comes from Studio Wildcard, Instinct Games, Efecto Studios, Virtual Basement LLC and is published by Studio Wildcard. It arrived on Steam on Aug 29, 2017, and it sits naturally among Multi-player, Co-op, Steam Workshop, Partial Controller Support, Stats, Steam Leaderboards, Includes level editor, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 3 players at 22 September 2026 - 00:23:43 UTC, with a tracked peak near 3,929. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 66% positive across 11,800 reviews.

Language and system requirements

ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest is available in 20 languages including:

EnglishSimplified ChineseTraditional ChineseFrenchItalianGermanSpanish - SpainCzechDanishDutchFinnishHungarianJapaneseKoreanPolishPortuguese - BrazilRussianSwedishThaiTurkish languages with full audio support

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listed2 GHz Dual-Core 64-bit CPU4000 MB RAMGTX 500 or Above DirectX10 Compatible GPU with 2 GB or More Video RAM37000 MB available space
WindowsRecommendedNot listedNot listedNot listedNot listedNot listed
macOSMinimumOSX 10.9 or Higher2 GHz Equivalent CPU4000 MB RAMOpenGL 3 Compatible GPU with 1GB Video RAM20000 MB available space
LinuxMinimumUbuntu Equivalent Distro2 GHz 64-bit CPU4000 MB RAMOpenGL 3 Compatible GPU with 1GB Video RAMOpenGL 3 Compatible GPU with 1GB Video RAM MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest has sold up to 3,800,000 units and has 4,625 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $42,200,000. On Twitch, 1 streamers are live with around 1 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest overview details

ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Special Offer ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest is now bundled with ARK: Survival Evolved. Purchase ARK: Survival Evolved to play. About the Game ARK: The Survival of the Fittest is a prototype spin-off of ARK: Survival Evolved, pitting up to 60 combatants against each other in a fast-paced, action-packed struggle for survival, where players are ultimately pushed into an epic final showdown leading their Dinosaur Armies into battle. ARK TSOTF is the only Battle Royale that focuses on large-scale creature-army confrontations, combined with a unique Real Time Strategy overlay. By using tactics and strategy to assemble a fighting-force of history’s most powerful primeval creatures, only one tribe will survive! Form your tribe and fight in the ultimate battle of Dino Survival! Designed for intense competition and fast-paced dino action, survivors begin their match in a TEK-imbued sky lobby to tribe up. When the battle begins, they’ll fly towards an island aboard a giant Quetzal before ejecting and gliding towards their chosen starting area. Do competitors dash for drops and fight it out? Do they run into the jungle and hide, search for creatures to tame, and rapidly build their Dino Army, or do they die to a pack of curious Compys? Make use of the birds-eye-view mode, which allows you more effectively Command-&-Control your army of dinosaurs, directly possess individual upgradeable creatures, and issue commands to your team as the ultimate strategist. This unique RTS-style experience is available in-life and also after-death! Avoid the continually shrinking and dynamic “ring o…

SteamPulse editorial summary

ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest is listed as a game with $4.49. It supports Windows, belongs to Multi-player, Co-op, Steam Workshop, Partial Controller Support, Stats, Steam Leaderboards, Includes level editor, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Adventure, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, and RPG. SteamPulse's latest observation records 3 players at 22 September 2026 - 00:23:43 UTC, a tracked peak of 3,929, and 66% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameARK: The Survival Of The Fittest
Steam App ID407530
Typegame
Release dateAug 29, 2017
DeveloperStudio Wildcard, Instinct Games, Efecto Studios, Virtual Basement LLC
PublisherStudio Wildcard
Price$4.49
PlatformsWindows
GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG
CategoriesMulti-player, Co-op, Steam Workshop, Partial Controller Support, Stats, Steam Leaderboards, Includes level editor, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * , Simplified Chinese * , Traditional Chinese * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Czech * , Danish * , Dutch * , Finnish * , Hungarian * , Japanese * , Korean * , Polish * , Portuguese - Brazil * , Russian * , Swedish * , Thai * , Turkish * * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players3 · 22 September 2026 - 00:23:43 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak3,929
Positive reviews7,815
Negative reviews3,985
Total reviews11,800
Positive percent66%
Review typeMixed
Recommendations4,625
Average playtime2,000 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateAug 29, 2017
Official Steam feed update (UTC)15 January 2024 - 12:10:38 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)22 September 2026 - 00:23:43 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 00:23:43 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 00:23:43 UTC

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/407530
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/407530/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/407530
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest?

ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest's latest SteamPulse observation records 3 players at 22 September 2026 - 00:23:43 UTC, with a tracked peak of 3,929 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 33 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 5 players; the highest observed daily value is 14 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (30.1%), Canada (6.8%), United Kingdom (4.1%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (26.9%), Canada (6%), Russia (5%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (35.3%), Canada (6.1%), Russia (5.1%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (24.3%), China (7.1%), Russia (5.6%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest?

ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest currently sits at 66% positive across 11,800 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 7,815 positive reviews and 3,985 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mixed.

How much follower and Twitch attention does ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest have?

ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest currently has about 70.6K tracked Steam followers as of 23 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 1 live viewers across 1 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest?

ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest is currently listed at $4.49 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 4,625, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mixed

66% positive, 7,815 positive, 3,985 negative

Price and discount

$4.49

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Multi-player, Co-op, Steam Workshop, Partial Controller Support, Stats, Steam Leaderboards

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases
  • Steam 16 March 2016

DLC and packages

ARK: Survival EvolvedBuy ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest #59321$14.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: 64-Bit Windows 7 Service Pack 1, or Windows 8/10 Processor: 2 GHz Dual-Core 64-bit CPU Memory: 4000 MB RAM Graphics: GTX 500 or Above DirectX10 Compatible GPU with 2 GB or More Video RAM DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 37000 MB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Live Twitch streams

StreamerTitleViewersLanguage
BarryIlovemyjobchill multigaming beta call of1fr

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