Summary
- ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition surpassed 3 million downloads in just 3 weeks after its launch.
- The game faces mixed reviews but continues to rise in popularity on iOS and Android.
- Grove Street Games plans to add new maps and content to the dinosaur-infested world in the future.
ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition, a free-to-play survival game, has achieved a remarkable milestone by reaching three million downloads within three weeks of its launch on December 18, 2024. This spin-off, set in the same universe as the 2017 hit ARK: Survival Evolved, has quickly captured the attention of mobile gamers across iOS and Android platforms.
Despite receiving mixed reviews upon its release, ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition has shown robust performance, echoing the success of its predecessor, ARK: Survival Evolved, which sold over a million copies before its official release. The original game's enduring popularity led to a remastered version, ARK: Survival Ascended, released in early access in 2023 with significant graphical enhancements. The ARK franchise, owned by Studio Wildcard, has since expanded with various spin-offs, the latest being ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition developed by Grove Street Games.
On January 10, 2025, Snail Games, the publisher, announced that ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition had been downloaded over three million times in its first three weeks, marking a 100% increase in player downloads compared to the 2018 mobile port of ARK: Survival Evolved. Grove Street Games is actively working on enriching the game's world with new content, including maps such as Ragnarok, Extinction, Genesis Part 1, and Genesis Part 2.
ARK Mobile Game Sees Promising Launch Stats, Marks Another Strong Release by the Developer
The game's impressive download numbers are complemented by its rising popularity on both the App Store and Google Play. Currently, ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition ranks 24th among adventure games on iOS and 9th among top-grossing adventure games on Android. On the App Store, it holds a rating of 3.9 out of 5 from 412 reviews, while on the Play Store, it scores 3.6 out of 5 from over 52,500 user ratings. This launch underscores another successful venture for Grove Street Games, which previously developed the enhanced Nintendo Switch port of ARK: Survival Evolved in 2022.
Following its debut on mobile platforms last month, ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition is slated to be available on the Epic Games Store in 2025, offering players greater flexibility in choosing their preferred platform. Meanwhile, Studio Wildcard has shared an updated roadmap for ARK: Survival Ascended, outlining the content planned for the coming months. Fans are also eagerly awaiting news on ARK 2, which unfortunately missed its anticipated late 2024 release window.
