ARK: Survival Evolved Spinoff Surpasses Player Milestone

ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition's Impressive Debut: 3 Million Downloads in Three Weeks

ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition, a free-to-play mobile game released on December 18th, 2024, has achieved a remarkable milestone, surpassing three million downloads within its first three weeks. This spin-off of the popular ARK: Survival Evolved franchise, developed by Grove Street Games, is available on iOS and Android.

The game, offering resource gathering, crafting, base building, and dinosaur taming, has received mixed reviews, scoring 3.9/5 on the App Store (412 ratings) and 3.6/5 on the Play Store (over 52.5K ratings). Despite the varied critical reception, its popularity continues to grow, currently holding the 24th position in iOS adventure games and 9th in Android's top-grossing adventure games. This success builds on the strong performance of the original ARK: Survival Evolved, which also saw significant sales even before its official release.

Publisher Snail Games highlighted the game's exceptional launch, outperforming the 2018 mobile port of ARK: Survival Evolved by 100%. Grove Street Games is actively developing new content, including maps like Ragnarok, Extinction, and both Genesis parts, to further expand the game's dinosaur-filled world.

Future Plans and Platform Expansion

ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition's strong mobile performance is further complemented by its upcoming release on the Epic Games Store in 2025, offering players expanded platform choices. This follows Grove Street Games' previous success with the enhanced Nintendo Switch port of ARK: Survival Evolved in 2022. While the future of ARK 2 remains uncertain after missing its 2024 release window, Studio Wildcard recently unveiled a roadmap for ARK: Survival Ascended, offering a glimpse into the franchise's ongoing development.