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.
The game, offering resource gathering, crafting, base building, dinosaur taming, and more, has received mixed reviews. Despite this, its popularity is steadily growing, currently holding a respectable position in app store rankings. As of this writing, it ranks 24th among adventure games on iOS and 9th among top-grossing adventure games on Android. App Store ratings currently sit at 3.9 out of 5 (412 ratings), while Play Store ratings are 3.6 out of 5 (over 52.5K ratings).
Publisher Snail Games announced these impressive download figures on January 10, 2025, highlighting a significant increase compared to the 2018 mobile port of ARK: Survival Evolved. Grove Street Games is actively developing new content, including maps like Ragnarok, Extinction, and both Genesis parts, to further enhance the player experience.
Future Plans and Expansion
Following its launch on mobile platforms, ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition is slated for release on the Epic Games Store in 2025. This expansion to other platforms demonstrates the game's continued growth and appeal. Grove Street Games' involvement also extends to previous successful ARK ports, including the enhanced Nintendo Switch version in 2022. While the future of ARK 2 remains uncertain after missing its 2024 release window, the success of ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition underscores the enduring popularity of the ARK franchise.
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