Free to Play ARK Spinoff Hits Major Player Milestone

ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition's Roaring Success: 3 Million Downloads in Three Weeks

ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition, the free-to-play mobile spin-off of the popular ARK: Survival Evolved franchise, has achieved a remarkable milestone. Within just three weeks of its December 18, 2024 launch, it surpassed three million downloads on iOS and Android.

This impressive launch, significantly outperforming the original mobile port's 2018 debut, showcases the enduring appeal of the ARK universe. Despite receiving mixed reviews upon release, the game's popularity continues to climb, currently holding a respectable position in adventure game charts on both app stores. (App Store: 3.9/5 stars from 412 ratings; Play Store: 3.6/5 stars from over 52.5K ratings).

Developed by Grove Street Games, ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition offers players a familiar survival experience: resource gathering, crafting, base building, and dinosaur taming. The developer is actively expanding the game's content, with plans to introduce new maps like Ragnarok, Extinction, and both Genesis parts in the future.

This successful launch adds to Grove Street Games' track record of successful ARK titles, including the enhanced Nintendo Switch port of ARK: Survival Evolved in 2022. Further expanding accessibility, ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition is slated for release on the Epic Games Store in 2025. The game's continued success is a positive sign for the franchise, especially considering the anticipated release of ARK 2, which unfortunately missed its 2024 target.