ARK: Survival Evolved Spinoff Surpasses Player Milestone

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

ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition, the free-to-play mobile spin-off of the popular ARK: Survival Evolved franchise, has achieved a remarkable milestone. Within just three weeks of its December 18, 2024 launch, the game surpassed three million downloads on iOS and Android.

Despite receiving mixed reviews upon release, the game's popularity continues to surge. This success builds upon the original ARK: Survival Evolved's strong performance, which itself exceeded one million downloads before its official release. The franchise's ongoing success is further evidenced by the 2023 release of the remastered ARK: Survival Ascended and various other spin-offs.

Developed by Grove Street Games and published by Snail Games, ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition offers players a familiar experience: resource gathering, crafting, base building, and dinosaur taming. Snail Games announced on January 10, 2025, that the mobile game's three-week download numbers significantly outperformed the 2018 mobile port of ARK: Survival Evolved, representing a 100% increase in downloads.

The game's strong performance extends beyond download figures. ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition currently holds a respectable position in app store rankings, occupying the 24th spot among adventure games on iOS and 9th among top-grossing adventure games on Android. While user reviews are mixed (3.9/5 on the App Store and 3.6/5 on the Google Play Store), the game's overall popularity is undeniable. This launch adds to Grove Street Games' successes, following their work on the improved Nintendo Switch port of ARK: Survival Evolved in 2022.

Future plans for ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition include the addition of new maps, such as Ragnarok, Extinction, Genesis Part 1, and Genesis Part 2, promising even more content for players to explore. The game's release on the Epic Games Store in 2025 will further expand its accessibility. Meanwhile, Studio Wildcard has recently shared a roadmap for ARK: Survival Ascended, and fans eagerly await updates on the status of the anticipated ARK 2.