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Ark: Survival Evolvedplayers who want to take their dinosaur-taming adventures on the go are in luck becausethe complete version of the original survival game is coming to mobile devices. Given the increasingly powerful nature of smartphones, many developers and publishers have begun porting some major hits to mobile platforms.With games likeResident Evil: VillageandAssassin’s Creed: Mirageentirely playable on phones, it stands to reason that a slightly older game likeArkwould be a relatively smooth experience if the control scheme is able to support its occasionally confusing UI.
Studio Wildcard confirmed its plans to bringArk: Ultimate Survivor Edition, which includes the base and every DLC pack includingScorched Earth, Extinction, Aberration,andGenesis Parts 1 & 2, to mobile devices.The package will be available for iOS and Android devicesand while a specific release window has yet to be confirmed, players can expect the mobile port ofUltimate Survivor Editionto arrive toward the end of 2024. The development team promises that the amount of content included in the bundle, which also features the community-created mapRagnarok, should take players thousands of hours to complete.
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Studio Wildcard confirmed thatthe mobile port of its landmark survival is being designed and developed by Grove Street Games, a studio with plenty of experience when it comes to bringing popular games to handheld devices. Having built successful mobile ports of games likeGrand Theft Auto: San AndreasandMax Payne, a project ofArk’s sheer size and scale may be its biggest undertaking yet. It’s worth noting that whenArkdoes launch for iOS and Android, it will only feature the original map andScorched Earth; every other map will be added to the game before the end of 2025.
Grove Street Games insists thatthe mobile version ofArkwill feature every feature and updated optimization available in the PC version of the gamebut it’s admittedly difficult to imagine the game working on a mobile device.A survival game as dense asArkrequires a hefty control scheme and while the game’s UI has been properly calibrated to work with a gamepad, it’s another thing entirely to have it function the same with a touch screen. It’s also important to note that a price has yet to be announced and will likely be revealed closer to release.
Whether or not the mobile version ofArk: Survival Evolved - Ultimate Survivor Editiondoes live up to the original’s reputation remains to be seen but it’s undoubtedly a bold move by Studio Wildcard.It also goes to show how major studios are starting to really focus on delivering quality experiences to mobile players, especially after a decade of filling the app stores with less-than-stellar titles. Fans will just have to wait and see what it’s like totame a prehistoric creature on the go.
