ASA News & Patch Notes

This week, we’re pulling back the curtain on one of the major challenges awaiting players with the next Astraeos update. Buried in the ruins of Pyranthos, this ancient, multi-headed monstrosity awaits. Defeating all five hungry heads will demand teamwork, timing, and a whole lot of firepower. Cut the heads from the body and the fight shifts, but only if your team stays in sync. Download in full resolution This encoun…

Astraeos expands in a big way on February 25th with the arrival of Pyranthos, a vast new desert landmass shaped by myth, ruin, and survival. Far from an empty wasteland, Pyranthos is a hostile, ancient region where shifting sands give way to forgotten structures, buried pathways, and environments designed to test preparation as much as curiosity. This is a place built for exploration, but it doesn’t reward carelessne…

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As the team comes back together and this new year gets going, we’re turning our focus to what’s coming next. Below, you’ll find an updated product roadmap highlighting major upcoming expansions and releases planned across 2026 and into 2027, giving you an overview of what you can expect in the coming year. Survival of the Fittest by Studio Sirens: A new vision for the free Mod within ASA, refreshed and improved with…

​ It’s Morphin’ time! Suit up and morph into legends with the iconic looks of the Green Ranger and White Ranger, or embrace your dark side as the nefarious Lord Zedd, Rita Repulsa, and more. And, once you're worthy, show off your zordplay by conquering the King Titan as a towering Megazord! Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Wave 2 February 13, 2025 A grand mythic journey begins Explore and survive in a land of colossal pr…

As 2025 winds down, a huge thank you, Survivors. Your passion makes ARK what it is today. We’re heading into our annual holiday break to rest and recharge with loved ones before diving into the exciting year ahead. Don't worry, live operations and enforcement remain on duty if anything pops up while we’re away. May your holiday season be joyful and peaceful, across every map you call home! The Studio Wildcard team.

Hear that jingle? That’s not your Parasaur. RaptorClaus is back at midnight, dropping gift boxes packed with juicy loot… plus Mistletoe for the nice and Coal for the naughty. Survey the skies, claim the drops, and don’t trust anyone "just watching." Winter Wonderland is live, Survivors! Download in full resolution Deck the halls with boughs of holly! Winter Wonderland returns with new presents and goodies for ARK sur…

Plunge through the icy heart of darkness as you reunite with old legends, while rekindling hope for the next generation. ARK: Lost Colony bridges the gap between Extinction and ARK 2 with the most ambitious narrative experience in the franchise's history. Your journey returns you to the beginning: Arat Prime, the site of humanity’s final stand. You awaken in the Necrocene - a brutal, post-Cataclysmic era where the Ea…

High above the frozen peaks of Arat Prime, a presence coils, weightless yet commanding. It drifts above, deliberate and unhurried, as if weighing the world beneath. Survivors who encounter it speak of duality held in perfect harmony. Whether it raises you up or casts you down rests entirely on what you bring before it. Peace or Destruction. Download in full resolution We’re thrilled to share that the community has ra…

A glowing oddity drifts through Arat Prime. Whether it is repulsive or oddly adorable is up for debate, but one thing is certain: the Gloon is a creature that defies easy classification. Its purpose is unclear. Its nature is… unsettling. Whispers suggest its light stirs unusual reactions in nearby creatures, calming some, provoking others. Some Survivors say its glow can lead the lost to safety. Others insist it guid…

​❄️ Lost Colony Update Download in full resolution And a quick update on the release of the Lost Colony map: we’re pushing back the release by two days to make sure we can get all our final touches, in and finalize the release on each platform to ensure your first steps into Lost Colony feel suitably epic. The team is really excited about the Expansion Pack, there has been ambitious exploration in many different new…

From beneath the frozen wastes, a new evolution rises to challenge the malevolent shadow of its darker twin. Sharpened by the strange forces that fuel its transformation, this swift guardian glides across ice fields, creates fleeting pathways, and moves through frozen hazards with confident precision and grace. Their unrelenting protectiveness drives the Solwyn to fiercely guard their bonded rider. It follows a singl…

As we approach our arrival to Arat Prime, we couldn’t resist sharing a glimpse of one of the most relentless threats waiting for you in ARK: Lost Colony, arriving December 16th, the Malwyn. Born from the artificial evolution of Veilwyn companions and infused with a strange substance, this cold-hearted hunter is a regal yet ruthless mount, built for single-minded threat elimination. With enhanced abilities that weaken…

Ark is one of those strange series to me that seems to have a ridiculous amount of cash to dispense, what with its star-studded cast in the animated adaptation. Gerard Butler and bloody Michelle Yeoh are in it! Not to mention David Tenant, Elliot Page, Russel Crowe and Vin Diesel, the final of whom is meant to be in the borderline MIA Ark 2. But some of those voices will be appearing in-game through Ark: Survival Asc…

Next week, the ARK will feel a little colder as the Ossidon finally steps out of the mist. Its frost-bitten and relentless presence makes it one of the most striking creatures we have brought into focus yet. We are also rolling into some exciting Extra Life updates, including news on the first official creature TLCs you helped unlock. Thanks for coming together as a community and making these moments possible. downlo…