ARK Spinoff Surges Past Player Milestone

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

ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition, a free-to-play mobile game launched 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.

Despite receiving mixed reviews upon release, the game's popularity continues to grow. Its performance significantly outpaces the 2018 mobile port of ARK: Survival Evolved, boasting a 100% increase in downloads. This strong launch follows Grove Street Games' successful development of the improved Nintendo Switch port of ARK: Survival Evolved in 2022.

Currently, ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition holds a 3.9/5 rating on the App Store (412 ratings) and a 3.6/5 rating on the Google Play Store (over 52,500 ratings). It also maintains a strong position in app store rankings, currently ranking 24th among adventure games on iOS and 9th among top-grossing adventure games on Android.

Future plans for the game include the addition of new maps (Ragnarok, Extinction, Genesis Part 1, and Genesis Part 2) and content, further expanding the dinosaur-filled world. The game is also slated for release on the Epic Games Store in 2025. This expansion follows a recently released roadmap for ARK: Survival Ascended, and precedes anticipated news regarding the status of ARK 2, whose late 2024 release window was missed.