ARK: Survival Evolved Spin-Off Reaches Significant Player Base

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 18, 2024, has achieved remarkable success, 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.

Despite mixed initial reviews, the game's popularity is steadily growing. Its launch performance significantly outpaced the 2018 mobile port of ARK: Survival Evolved, boasting a 100% increase in downloads. This success follows the positive reception of Grove Street Games' previous work on the Nintendo Switch port of ARK: Survival Evolved in 2022.

Currently, ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition holds a 3.9/5 rating on the App Store (412 ratings) and a 3.6/5 rating on the Google Play Store (over 52,500 ratings). It's also climbing the popularity charts, currently ranking 24th among iOS adventure games and 9th among top-grossing Android adventure games.

Future plans include expanding the game's content with new maps like Ragnarok, Extinction, and both Genesis parts. This expansion is currently under development by Grove Street Games. Furthermore, the game's availability will expand to the Epic Games Store in 2025.

The continued success of ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition highlights the enduring appeal of the ARK franchise and Grove Street Games' ability to deliver engaging mobile gaming experiences. This positive momentum comes as Studio Wildcard prepares to release further content for ARK: Survival Ascended and continues development on the anticipated ARK 2.