Ark: Ultimate Mobile Edition - Features, Ark Pass & Everything Included

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is the newest addition to the world of games, bringing something closer to the PC and console experience than ever before to mobile platforms. first made its way to iOS and Android in 2018 with the launch of, an impressive port in some regards that still came with significant compromises. Most significantly, never received any of the game's expansions, leaving it with one map and far fewer creatures than other versions of the game.

With, the limitations ofthe older mobile version should hopefully be left in the past. Announced on December 18, the new version includes expansion packs and additional features that can be purchased standalone or accessed through a subscription. Not all planned content is available at launch, but the current schedule sets the end of 2025 as the deadline for the availability of all expansions.

Like its mobile predecessor, is available as a free-to-play mobile game in its basic form, which provides access to the standard island map that the original game launched with. The gameplay experience focuses on survival in a hostile environment full of dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. Although players start out without resources or advantages, it's ultimately possible to thrive, embrace technology, and tame powerful creatures to bend the world of the island to their will.

Taming dinosaurs is the most important component of Ark: Survival Ascended, and a handful of creatures are best suited for the early hours of a save.

With paid investments, also includes access to the expansion packs , and the community-created, which add new maps and creatures based around different survival themes and challenges. These expansions originally released over the course of five years from 2016 to 2021 for The redux game is in the process of re-releasing them, with still on its way.

One method of accessing 's expansions is through the Ark Pass Subscription, which costs $4.99 a month or $49.99 a year. The subscription guarantees access to all expansions