Despite It Being 2025, There's Still No ARK 2. Where Is It?
It's now 2025, and the absence of an imminent release for becomes increasingly worrisome. Announced in 2020, the follow-up to (and its enhanced remake ) has been subjected to numerous delays, eventually slipping out of a planned 2023 launch window. The last official word on the subject promised a late 2024 window for the game, but as we ring in the second month of 2025, it's clear that has missed its deadline.
After didn't keep its 2023 plans,, an Unreal Engine 5 remake of the original game, ultimately slid into its place. The IP clearly isn't dead, with several DLCs released in the past year, and many more on the way. But despite the continued activity of the franchise, none of that has been accompanied by updates on when the sequel can be expected.
was first announced at The Game Awards in 2020, and was initially scheduled for release in 2022. That year, the developer, Studio Wildcard, put out a statement announcing that would be delayed until 2023. The last update on 's timeline was made available on the official website in March 2023. This update explained that the game would be delayed until the end of 2024, when it would exclusively launch on Xbox, Game Pass, and PC.
But as the year dragged on, that release window began to close, until fans insisted it'd be revealed as a late 2024 release in the final months of the year. But its release date didn't hold true; 2024 came and went with no official word on when would be out.
The Ark brand is still going strong, but its overall market presence might not mean that the future of Ark 2 is certain in any real capacity.
At the time, the company justified the initial delay as a result of the switch to Unreal Engine 5. Fully incorporating the new technology would be an involved process, and was positioned as a way to help bridge the gap and prepare for the sequel. Optimizing the game for console and working on cross-platform systems could help the team understand the true scope of the challenges for, hopefully leading to
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