[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"similar-games-ark-survival-evolved":3,"game-ark-survival-evolved":5},{"similarGames":4},[],{"game":6,"hasUserReviewed":22},{"id":7,"name":8,"summary":9,"cover_image":10,"header_image":11,"trailer_url":12,"release_date":13,"avg_score":14,"igdb_id":15,"slug":16,"steam_app_id":17,"companies":18,"genres":30,"platforms":37,"reviews":43,"coverImage":10,"headerImage":11,"trailerUrl":12,"releaseDate":13,"criticReviewCount":221,"userReviewCount":74,"previewCount":74,"publishers":222,"developers":223,"userReviews":224,"hasUserReviewed":22,"steamAppId":17},110489,"Ark: Survival Evolved","Ark: Survival Evolved takes on the survival genre with a unique blend of emergent multiplayer cooperation and competition. Players awake naked and starving on the beach of a mysterious island among a herd of other confused humans. On ARK, they must then hunt, harvest, craft, research technology, and build shelters to protect against scorching days, freezing nights, volatile weather systems, dangerous wildlife, and potential enemies.\n\nUse cunning strategy and tactics to tame and ride the many dinosaurs and other primeval creatures roaming the dynamic, persistent ecosystems across land, sea, air, and even underground. Build your character’s strengths and gain items, skills, and pet creatures using in-depth role-playing systems. Start a tribe with hundreds of other players to survive and dominate competing tribes...and ultimately discover the ARK’s true purpose.","110489\u002Fase_cover.webp","110489\u002Fase_header.jpg","https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002FkJ8Io-vOejA","2017-08-27",65.44,10239,"ark-survival-evolved",346110,[19,24,27],{"company":20,"developed":22,"published":23},{"name":21},"Snail Games",false,true,{"company":25,"developed":23,"published":23},{"name":26},"Studio Wildcard",{"company":28,"developed":22,"published":23},{"name":29},"Snail Games USA",[31,32,33,34,35,36],"Survival","Shooter","Role-playing (RPG)","Simulator","Adventure","Indie",[38,39,40,41,42],"PC (Microsoft Windows)","PlayStation 4","Xbox One","Nintendo Switch","Xbox Series X|S",[44,60,75,90,105,120,136,150,165,179,191,206],{"id":45,"author":46,"outlet":49,"summary":55,"review_url":56,"review_date":57,"original_score":58,"normalized_score":59},20914,{"id":47,"name":48},2631,"John Morano",{"id":50,"logo":51,"name":52,"website_url":53,"score_format":54},15,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameluster-logo.jpg","GameLuster","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameluster.com","10","ARK: Survival Evolved is probably the most controversial video game I’ve played since No Man’s Sky (perhaps more commonly known as “No Game Buy”). Despite being one of Steam’s most popular titles and having been rated by over 127,000 players, the game has a mixed reception with a sixty-seven percent positive rating. Ark is one of my most played games on Steam, yet I find myself agreeing more with the negative reviews than with the positive ones.","https:\u002F\u002Fgameluster.com\u002Fark-survival-evolved-review\u002F","2017-09-26","5\u002F10",50,{"id":61,"author":62,"outlet":65,"summary":70,"review_url":71,"review_date":72,"original_score":73,"normalized_score":74},18668,{"id":63,"name":64},2034,"Md Armughanuddin",{"id":66,"logo":67,"name":68,"website_url":69,"score_format":54},13,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FDualshockers-logo.jpg","DualShockers","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.dualshockers.com","It remains to be seen if Studio Wildcard responds to the backlash, otherwise, it would mean that players would need to pay once again for the same game, with some extra bells and whistles.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.dualshockers.com\u002Fark-survival-evolved-review-bombed\u002F","2023-04-06","Unscored",0,{"id":76,"author":77,"outlet":80,"summary":85,"review_url":86,"review_date":87,"original_score":88,"normalized_score":89},45555,{"id":78,"name":79},4025,"Paulmichael Contreras",{"id":81,"logo":82,"name":83,"website_url":84,"score_format":54},37,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fplaystation-lifestyle-logo.png","Playstation Lifestyle","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.playstationlifestyle.net\u002F","","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.playstationlifestyle.net\u002Freview\u002F598763-ark-survival-evolved-ps4-review\u002F","2017-09-04","8",80,{"id":91,"author":92,"outlet":95,"summary":100,"review_url":101,"review_date":102,"original_score":103,"normalized_score":104},73102,{"id":93,"name":94},5586,"Leana Hafer",{"id":96,"logo":97,"name":98,"website_url":99,"score_format":54},69,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FIGN-logo.jpg","IGN","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002F","When I’m having a good time in ARK, I’m having a really good time. The problem is that those moments are usually one part to every nine parts menial grinding and crafting - especially at the later tech tiers. Having to repeat so much work after failing an attempt at a boss feels far too punishing, and some really dumb dinosaurs can take a lot of the challenge and sense of danger out of the many primal locations. Even with all of those quirks, however, I’m still hungry to play more after the 60 hours I’ve spent so far. There aren’t a lot of survival games that have legitimately held my attention that long.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002Farticles\u002F2017\u002F09\u002F01\u002Fark-survival-evolved-review","2017-09-01","7.7",77,{"id":106,"author":107,"outlet":110,"summary":115,"review_url":116,"review_date":117,"original_score":118,"normalized_score":119},27375,{"id":108,"name":109},2871,"Brett Todd",{"id":111,"logo":112,"name":113,"website_url":114,"score_format":54},28,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameSpot-Logo.jpg","GameSpot","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespot.com","This ain’t the Flintstones.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespot.com\u002Freviews\u002Fark-survival-evolved-review\u002F1900-6416754\u002F","2017-09-13","6.0",60,{"id":121,"author":122,"outlet":125,"summary":131,"review_url":132,"review_date":133,"original_score":134,"normalized_score":135},31625,{"id":123,"name":124},3334,"Ian Birnbaum",{"id":126,"logo":127,"name":128,"website_url":129,"score_format":130},35,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPCGamer-Logo.jpg","PC Gamer","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcgamer.com\u002F","100","Ark: Survival Evolved isn’t great, but it sets the stage for stronger mods.\n","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcgamer.com\u002Fark-survival-evolved-review\u002F","2017-09-07","72",72,{"id":137,"author":138,"outlet":141,"summary":147,"review_url":148,"review_date":117,"original_score":146,"normalized_score":149},49159,{"id":139,"name":140},2243,"Samuel Horti",{"id":142,"logo":143,"name":144,"website_url":145,"score_format":146},64,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FRock-Paper-Shotgun-Logo.jpg","Rock Paper Shotgun","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rockpapershotgun.com\u002F","unscored","While ARK can be a lot of fun – grabbing another player off of a raptor with an Argentavis feels bloody brilliant – it's rarely worth the hours of tedium. If you can spare the 100 or so hours it takes to get your teeth into it then I'd recommend you spend them elsewhere.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rockpapershotgun.com\u002Fark-survival-evolved-review",null,{"id":151,"author":152,"outlet":155,"summary":160,"review_url":161,"review_date":162,"original_score":163,"normalized_score":164},67424,{"id":153,"name":154},1927,"Joel Peterson",{"id":156,"logo":157,"name":158,"website_url":159,"score_format":54},10,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FDestructoid-Logo.png","Destructoid","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.destructoid.com","But apart from all this, aside from all the little flaws and the feeling of tedium that permeated large portions of my experience with ARK: Survival Evolved, I can’t fault the game for what it is, which is one of the best in its genre — even if after playing it, like Willard after his mission from Apocalypse Now, I’ll never want another. If any of this sounds good to you and the prospect of a straight climb up a wall full of spikes to experience the multiplayer is not intimidating, add a couple of points onto my final score; you will probably find a lot to love here.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.destructoid.com\u002Freviews\u002Freview-ark-survival-evolved\u002F","2017-09-15","\n\t\t\t7\t\t",70,{"id":166,"author":167,"outlet":170,"summary":175,"review_url":176,"review_date":177,"original_score":178,"normalized_score":164},90695,{"id":168,"name":169},7731,"Adam Moreno",{"id":171,"logo":172,"name":173,"website_url":174,"score_format":130},130,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGamingTrend-Logo.jpg","GamingTrend","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingtrend.com","ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition had a suspect launch, but with the commitment and care of the developers, they have rallied back and the game makes for a fun time with friends or by yourself. The Island and Scorched Earth will test your survival instincts for sure. With the addition of the lovely ARK Dinosaur Discovery game you can download from the eShop for the kiddos and the new maps having a timeline in the future, you and your family will have plenty of things to do for the near future.","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingtrend.com\u002Freviews\u002Fark-ultimate-survivor-edition-for-nintendo-switch-review-dodo-sized-launch-rex-sized-potential\u002F","2022-11-17","70",{"id":180,"author":181,"outlet":184,"summary":189,"review_url":190,"review_date":117,"original_score":73,"normalized_score":74},103469,{"id":182,"name":183},9042,"Jimmy Twin",{"id":185,"logo":186,"name":187,"website_url":188,"score_format":54},140,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fcheckpoint-gaming.jpg","Checkpoint Gaming","https:\u002F\u002Fcheckpointgaming.net\u002F","Ark: Survival Evolved is as brutal as it is tedious.  This action survival game promises and gives a lot, but you need to work for it.","https:\u002F\u002Fcheckpointgaming.net\u002Freviews\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fark-survival-evolved-review-trials-errors\u002F",{"id":192,"author":193,"outlet":196,"summary":201,"review_url":202,"review_date":203,"original_score":204,"normalized_score":205},102033,{"id":194,"name":195},8955,"Kyle Nicol",{"id":197,"logo":198,"name":199,"website_url":200,"score_format":54},138,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FWayTooManyGames.png","WayTooManyGames","https:\u002F\u002Fwaytoomany.games\u002F","Ark: Survival Evolved is a survival PvPvE game that draws inspiration from games such as Rust whilst giving it’s own unique spin on the genre. I’ve played Ark before and enjoyed the unique and interesting Sci-Fi world. However after just a few hours of the Switch version, I’ve encountered a host of technical issues and am deeply underwhelmed.","https:\u002F\u002Fwaytoomany.games\u002F2018\u002F12\u002F06\u002Freview-ark-survival-evolved-switch\u002F","2018-12-06","4.0",40,{"id":207,"author":208,"outlet":211,"summary":217,"review_url":218,"review_date":219,"original_score":220,"normalized_score":164},2233859,{"id":209,"name":210},17801,"By Moiz Banoori",{"id":212,"logo":213,"name":214,"website_url":215,"score_format":216},154,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FExputer.jpg","eXputer","https:\u002F\u002Fexputer.com\u002F","5","ARK: Survival Evolved has ideal mechanics for a survival game, but the absence of a tutorial makes it unwelcoming for new players.","https:\u002F\u002Fexputer.com\u002Freviews\u002Fark-survival-evolved\u002F","2024-06-04","3.5\u002F5",12,[21,26,29],[26],[]]