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[PC, Steam] Free - ARK: Survival Evolved (Was $42.95) @ Steam

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[PC, Steam] Free - ARK: Survival Evolved (Was $42.95) @ Steam
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Wakrak on 13/06/2022 - 04:29 store.steampowered.com (7961 clicks)
Last edited 13/06/2022 - 04:29

Free for a limited time. Was free on Epic a few years back.

As a man or woman stranded naked, freezing and starving on the shores of a mysterious island called ARK, you must hunt, harvest resources, craft items, grow crops, research technologies, and build shelters to withstand the elements. Use your cunning and resources to kill or tame & breed the leviathan dinosaurs and other primeval creatures roaming the land, and team up with or prey on hundreds of other players to survive, dominate… and escape!

Release date: 28 Aug, 2017
Reviews: very positive

Free DLCs

  • Fjordur expansion map
  • Lost Island expansion map
  • Crystal Isles expansion map
  • Valuguero expansion map
  • Ragnarok expansion map
  • Primitive+ total conversion
  • The center expansion map
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  • tetra on 13/06/2022 - 04:56
    +13

    126GBs jesus

    • mrtee on 13/06/2022 - 05:10
      -1

      Yeah… Luckily it's on steam.

    • [Deactivated] on 13/06/2022 - 05:16
      +111

      328.49GB with all the free DLC. As a man or woman stranded naked, freezing and starving on the shores of a mysterious island called ARK, your first task is to clear enough storage space.

      • edfoo on 13/06/2022 - 09:43
        +4

        Or you need to buy a new 500GB+ hard drive / SSD first just to fit this game with all its DLC.

      • jaybo on 13/06/2022 - 10:26
        +7

        i giggled at this, went to install it and realised i actually needed to put some serious effort into cleaning up my disk :(

        current status: checking the SSD category on OZB

        edit: aaaand done. just ordered one of these :D
        https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/704657

        • edfoo on 13/06/2022 - 10:44
          +27

          So you are saying this game ends up costing you $249? LOL

  • Jimbuscus on 13/06/2022 - 06:56
    +4

    Glad I refunded this, will never buy Ark 2 knowing this developer. That being said, of course I claimed it, too bad the full install is 330GB.

    • Cloudwarrior on 13/06/2022 - 07:11
      +2

      What's wildcard done?

      • Jimbuscus on 13/06/2022 - 07:29
        +22

        When they where in Early Access they spent the development crowdfunding on a paid expansion. It is believed that the money also went to paying off multiple lawsuits behind the scenes, including stealing code.

        As for the game, the adverts where always awesome and the gameplay was nothing like it. The user interface was like a placeholder that was never replaced. The performance was extremely bad on almost all hardware last time I tried it out.

        The PS4 versions where a cash grab where they where in no way close to playable.

        Overall I just got a very poor impression of the developer involving another game they made as well, but that's probably enough info for one comment.

        • Ravensbane on 13/06/2022 - 07:33
          +2

          Personally had more fun in that paid expansion than I ever did in the base game so it didnt bother me too much. Each to their own.

          • aacheney on 13/06/2022 - 07:41

            @Ravensbane: The free dlc has most of the creatures in it that the paid dlc has.

          • PiratePete1911 on 13/06/2022 - 11:26
            +1

            @Ravensbane: Whether or not the paid expansion was good was not the point, it just feels like a scam when you paid money for something in early access then find out they haven't been working on the base game and have been working on something else they can sell you.

            That is the entire story of Ark, it really feels like the game was never properly finished and they just keep moving on to the next paid expansion while performance is still awful and loads of base game issues aren't fixed.

        • [Deactivated] on 13/06/2022 - 14:21
          +5

          I have 1000 hours in ARK, recently re-installed it check it out.

          It was a jank game full of bugs back then, and it's worse now. The UI had a total overhaul and it's objectively 1000x worse.

          There's now mecha-lazer suits with (profanity) gundam swords and artillery shells. Kind of makes the "Early game" picking berries with a wood stick impossible to get out of if there's even one dick on the server.

          • trapper on 13/06/2022 - 17:18
            +1

            @[Deactivated]:

            I have 1000 hours in ARK…

            This is what scares me… got trapped in that world once before haha

            • [Deactivated] on 13/06/2022 - 17:36
              +2

              @trapper: Yeah I was between jobs and spent 5 days without pants on. Not sure if it's a high or low point in life but it is what it is

          • Jimbuscus on 13/06/2022 - 20:51

            @[Deactivated]: On the opposite end, someone gave me a copy of Rust when it was in Early Access and I couldn't believe how polished it was.

            Rust is best of every one of these types of games.

            • [Deactivated] on 15/06/2022 - 13:23
              +2

              @Jimbuscus: All I've ever heard about Rust is how incredibly toxic the playerbase is.

              • Big Sexy Unit on 18/06/2022 - 16:07

                @[Deactivated]: Yeah probably coming from somebody who heard the same thing from somebody else who also never played it

  • JeremyDealFiend on 13/06/2022 - 07:36

    You do dont need to download the free DLCs separately ye?

    • Jimbuscus on 13/06/2022 - 07:37
      +1

      You can deselect them on the right side of your library page first, then you only have to download the 130GB.

  • m0usju1c3 on 13/06/2022 - 08:13

    Man I've tried giving this a go, both on PC and Ps5 but just couldn't keep going. I'd like to to try again though haha.

    • Nalar on 13/06/2022 - 09:20
      +2

      There's a ton of QOL mods that are basically required to make the game enjoyable. Best bet is to find a decent discord server that hosts AU servers.

  • Deal Hunter Go on 13/06/2022 - 08:39

    Noice.

  • TheCandyMan2020 on 13/06/2022 - 13:25
    +1

    this has been on XBOX Gamepass before hasnt it?

    • Jimbuscus on 13/06/2022 - 20:53

      It has, but the files where too large to be worth installing.

  • canberrascooter on 13/06/2022 - 23:14

    https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/ark-survival-e…

    terrible reviews

    No Thanks!!

  • CheeryCheapskate on 14/06/2022 - 10:48
    +1

    Nice find OP. I did try this game on Epic and it was fun, just a long grind.
    I will probably try the game again but with a WeMod to speed the game up and mess around.

  • Hornpub on 14/06/2022 - 20:31

    downloaded, run the game, shows server list ? cant join any, deleted.

  • sjp770 on 17/06/2022 - 09:56

    Best to play on a private server with pumped up rates. I played on a public server and the struggle was real then some d*ck raids you and you have to start again.

  • DevonBlaze on 17/06/2022 - 14:24

    Do we need to order the free DLCs like Epic or do they automatically go to the library?

  • KnifeEnthusiastBoi on 18/06/2022 - 22:35

    I had lots of fun in this game with friends but the size is a killer and it doesnt always run well

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