When is Ark Survival Ascended releasing
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When is ARK: Survival Ascended Early Access Releasing? – Answered

Get ready to experience dinosaurs and tribal survival remastered.

ARK Survival Ascended, the remake of Survival Evolved, has made its way back into the hearts and minds of fans as its early access and console release dates were announced in October 2023. Let’s dive into when ARK: Survival Ascended is releasing in early access.

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ARK: Survival Ascended PC and Console Release Dates

As of now, ARK: Survival Ascended will officially release in early access on PC through Steam on October 25, 2023, at 8:30 PM PT / 11:30 PM ET, with console release dates set for November 2023. While there are no exact dates for when early access will end, Studio Wildcard expects ASA to stay in early access until the end of 2024, according to the game’s Steam store page.

However, ARK: Survival Ascended has experienced various delays, particularly on its October 25 launch day, so these times may change as the day goes on, with early access potentially being prolonged or cut short, depending on development progress throughout late 2023 and 2024.

Nonetheless, below is a countdown for ARK: Survival Ascended’s expected release time.

Previously, it was set to release hours prior, with recent announcements on X, formally known as Twitter, updating the community with this new release time. The announcement also confirms that Wildcard will unveil more information regarding console release dates soon. Currently, no information is confirmed aside from a November 2023 launch date.

There have also been no further details on whether ARK: Survival Ascended will be released on platforms outside Steam. At the moment, Steam is the only PC platform the game is confirmed to launch on.

ARK: Survival Ascended is available starting October 25, 2023, on PC, and will launch on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S in November 2023. Be sure to check whether ARK: Survival Ascended is releasing on Game Pass if you are eager to jump into the action with your Xbox subscription.


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Madison Benson

Madison was a staff writer at Prima Games who has played video games for over twenty years and written about them for over two years. Her love for video games started with turn-based strategy games like Heroes of Might and Magic and has since extended to casual farming sims, MMORPGs, and action-adventure RPGs.