Steam market intelligence
ARK: Survival Ascended
60% positive · 114,139 Steam reviews · released Oct 25, 2023 · by Studio Wildcard, Grove Street Games, Instinct Games
Early AccessSurvivalOpen WorldMultiplayerDinosaursBuildingAdventureBase-Building
What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~3,013,270
(P10–P90: 1,205,308 – 6,629,194)
Gross revenue: ~$111,164,954
($44,465,982 – $244,562,899)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Last 90 days: 50% positive across 296 stored reviews. Action games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 84% (median of 3353 games).
Price & value22% positive · 67 mentions
“if they wana buy dlc for creatures im seruis other wise its ok but the oasisour is for a dlc for some reson”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 5 h played
Performance & stability17% positive · 65 mentions
“Grabbed the game in spite of the MASSIVE community backlash to form my own opinion. Turns out there's a massive group of crybabies trashing the early-access game as it's being developed. Me personally? Having the time of my life. Start on…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 37 h played
Multiplayer & community20% positive · 44 mentions
“Grabbed the game in spite of the MASSIVE community backlash to form my own opinion. Turns out there's a massive group of crybabies trashing the early-access game as it's being developed. Me personally? Having the time of my life. Start on…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 37 h played
Content & longevity34% positive · 29 mentions
“great game by wildcard, complete upgrade from it's predecessor. Wildcard has always been a studio that updates things early and works on them as we have access to the content.”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 8 h played
Visuals & audio28% positive · 25 mentions
“I really like it. As a fairly new ARK player, it runs like any other ARK game for me. I love how it looks, and I honestly don't understand why it gets so much hate when so many people who complain about it keep playing anyway. To me, it's…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 64 h played
Controls & UI5% positive · 19 mentions
“ABSOLUTELY Recommended I have a love-hate relationship with ARK: Survival Ascended, and I mean that in the best possible way. This game doesn’t hold your hand. It throws you onto a beach wearing nothing but your underwear, and within…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 7 h played
Story & writing19% positive · 16 mentions
“Grabbed the game in spite of the MASSIVE community backlash to form my own opinion. Turns out there's a massive group of crybabies trashing the early-access game as it's being developed. Me personally? Having the time of my life. Start on…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 37 h played
296 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology
Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference
Setting
FantasySci-fi
Structure
Open worldSandbox
How you play together
Single-playerMultiplayerMMOPvPCo-opOnline co-opLocal / split-screen co-op
Platform features
AchievementsFull controller support
Business model
Buy to playEarly Access
Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.