Summary
- ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition surpassed 3 million downloads in just 3 weeks after its launch.
- The game faces mixed reviews but continues to rise in popularity on iOS and Android.
- Grove Street Games plans to add new maps and content to the dinosaur-infested world in the future.
ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition, a free-to-play survival game, has achieved a remarkable milestone by surpassing three million downloads within three weeks of its launch on December 18, 2024. This mobile spin-off, set in the same universe as the acclaimed 2017 title ARK: Survival Evolved, offers players a chance to immerse themselves in a world filled with dinosaurs, where they can gather resources, craft weapons, build settlements, and tame these prehistoric creatures.
Despite receiving mixed reviews upon its release, ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition has shown significant popularity, outperforming the initial launch of ARK: Survival Evolved's mobile port in 2018 by achieving a 100% increase in player downloads. The game is currently available on both iOS and Android platforms and has climbed to the 24th position in the adventure games category on the App Store and the 9th spot among top-grossing adventure games on the Play Store. It holds a rating of 3.9 out of 5 on the App Store based on 412 reviews, and a 3.6 out of 5 rating on the Play Store from over 52.5K user scores.
Snail Games, the publisher of ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition, announced on January 10, 2025, that the game's developer, Grove Street Games, is actively working on expanding the game's universe. Future updates will include new maps such as Ragnarok, Extinction, Genesis Part 1, and Genesis Part 2, enhancing the gaming experience for players.
This successful launch adds another impressive entry to the ARK franchise's portfolio, following Grove Street Games' previous work on the enhanced Nintendo Switch port of ARK: Survival Evolved in 2022. Looking ahead, ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition is set to be available on the Epic Games Store in 2025, providing players with more options for accessing the game.
In related news, Studio Wildcard, the owner of the ARK IP, has shared an updated roadmap for ARK: Survival Ascended, detailing upcoming content. Fans are also eagerly awaiting news on ARK 2, which missed its anticipated late 2024 release window.
