
Which is somewhat unfortunate as competition breeds innovation. I don't think there really is an analog to ARK (at least none that I've encountered). If we are talking about pure online survival games though. The only game that I've seen manage to pull off hybridizing survival and MMORPG aspects successfully is the one the kind of did it first. I'll take bugs (which I can learn to work around) and a clear direction/vision over a something that seems pretty solid built but can't make up it's mind about what it is. Like a chug (chihuahua crossed with a pug). It always ends up feeling like it's probably something that shouldn't exist. For me whenever a game can't decide what it wants to be. Everything mechanically in it feels like it's design half way between something you'd see in a survival game and something you'd see in an MMORPG. Which might serve to make it a bit more engaging in that respect (I've not played it since before they added mounts so I couldn't tell you with any certainty).įor me the failing part of Conan: Exiles is that it can't decide whether it wants to be an Online Survival Game or an MMORPG. However Conan: Exiles did recently add mounts. The taming aspect is not as in depth from what I saw. While the building in Conan: Exiles is objectively better. The Plesiosaurus in particular can even be used as a mobile water base if you’re feeling adventurous.I think the game that I would call most similar to ARK is Conan: Exiles (They are still very different, but if we are talking about direct analogs for major features, it's the only one I can really think of). These two aquatic based dinosaurs can be used to transport goods and travel through water quicker. Hurrah for getting stranded and killed on a dinosaur island on the cheap!īut wait, that’s not all! Studio Wildcard also announced that ARK: Survival Evolved is getting two new dinosaurs, the Plesiosaurus and Ichthysaurus. ARK: Survival Evolved is being discounted by a little more than $5.00 across all platforms. Studio Wildcard is also extending the celebration over to potential Windows owners too. ARK players can dive into the dynamic island ecosystem where they craft weapons and tools, build multi-story houses, commune with other tribes, as well as tame, train, and ride dinosaurs from the vicious T-Rex to the monstrous Spinosaurus and soaring Pterodactyls. The Mac and Linux versions share all of the features and content of the PC game and include seamless cross-play no matter which platform survivors choose. Studio Wildcard announced today that the open-world survival game ARK: Survival Evolved is available now for Mac and Linux on Steam Early Access, and is among the first large-scale Unreal Engine 4 games released for these new platforms. The incredibly popular dinosaur survival game, ARK: Survival Evolved is now available on Mac and Linux developer Studio Wildcard announced recently.
