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2026-05-30

Community Crunch 509: A Kraken Good Time

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The tides are turning. On June 25, Genesis Ascended Part 1 launches alongside ARK Tides of Fortune, ushering in a new age of seafaring adventure. Command your own sailing ship, engage in naval warfare, hunt for treasure, and carve out your legend across the ARKs' open waters. With new water physics, customizable vessels, and a vast ocean playground filled with islands, fortresses, and dangers to discover, life at sea…

2026-05-23

Community Crunch 508: Side by Tide

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This week brought plenty of new life to ARK Survival Ascended! While the Burrowbuck is out there kicking up dust and the Araneo is busy re-weaving the meta, this week’s focus shifts to a very different kind of companion preparing to make waves on the ARK. This week, we’re taking a closer look at the Tidepup, the next creature arriving with Bob’s True Tales: Tides of Fortune when Genesis Ascended Part 1 launches on Ju…

2026-05-20

ARK Fantastic Tames Season 1: Burrowbuck and Araneo TLC are out now!

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TRAILER Expand your exotic menagerie with the first season of Fantastic Tames for ARK: Survival Ascended! These extraordinary oddities are forged from the ARK’s most mystical anomalies in defiance of nature. Each Fantastic Tame brings its own wondrous array of abilities to your tribe, with Fantastic Tames Season 1 granting access to three new additions: the Burrowbuck, Cerberax, and Enigmasaur. Meet the Burrowbuck, a…

2026-05-16

Community Crunch 507: Tunnel, Tear, and Transform!

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Next Tuesday, expand your exotic menagerie with the launch of Fantastic Tames Season 1! These extraordinary oddities are forged from the ARK’s most mystical anomalies, bringing a wondrous new array of tactical abilities to your tribe. Bounding onto the scene first is the Burrowbuck, an adorable, clever, and aggressively skittish fluffball that serves as a master of guerrilla warfare. Cunning Survivors can use the Bur…

2026-05-09

Community Crunch 506: Now You See Me, Now You Don’t

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We’ve teased the legends and shared the data, but today we’re finally pulling the Burrowbuck out of the hat. Once you’ve earned its trust, and finished wiping the dirt out of your eyes, the map becomes your playground. Need a quick exit? Dig in. Being trailed by something bigger, meaner, and very committed to the chase? Lead it toward a false entrance and let the terrain do the heavy lifting while you pop up somewher…

2026-05-02

Community Crunch 505: Deep Dives & Technical Strides. What’s Surfacing Next!

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This week’s a big one. We’ve just rolled out a major version update for Lost Colony, packed with a mountain of fixes, improvements, and under-the-hood tuning. A lot of what you’ve been flagging, reporting, and asking about has been front and center for us, and this update is a direct result of that ongoing back-and-forth. Keep it coming, it’s making a difference. Just as importantly, existing content, systems, and lo…

2026-04-25

Community Crunch 504: From Shoulder to Savior

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Making a splash this summer with Bob’s True Tales: Tides of Fortune, the Tidepup is set to shake up the dynamics of Genesis 1 in a big way. Whether it stays perched on your shoulder or grows into something much larger, this curious companion brings a new kind of support to survival. Download in full resolution We’ve tamed creatures that fight, and creatures that flee. Not many refuse to stay down. The Tidepup feels f…

2026-04-18

Community Crunch 503: Burrowbuck, The Tunnel Trickster

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You’ve already caught a glimpse of the Burrowbuck… now it’s time to dig a little deeper. This peculiar horned hare may seem like nothing more than a fleeting shape in the dust, but those who’ve taken the time to observe it know better. There’s intent behind the way it vanishes, purpose behind every sudden tunnel and scattered trail. Beneath the surface lies a network, a safe spot, and if you take the time to earn its…

2026-04-11

Community Crunch 502: Claim the High Ground

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The Araneo TLC is taking shape, and it won’t be long before we can show you what’s been lurking in the dark. Voted in by the community during our Extra Life charity event, this eight-legged menace is getting more than just a touch-up. We’ve been reworking how it moves, how it hunts, and where it fits within the ARK ecosystem, with a focus on making it feel purposeful at many stages of play. Once dismissed as too smal…

2026-04-04

Community Crunch 501: Down The Rabbit Hole

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Meet the Burrowbuck, a peculiar horned hare that seems pulled straight from folklore. Skittish but clever, this elusive creature is quick to vanish when threatened, kicking up blinding dirt before burrowing out of sight in the blink of an eye. Download in full resolution Those patient enough to earn its trust will discover there’s more to the Burrowbuck than meets the eye. Beneath the ground lies a surprisingly usefu…

2026-03-28

Community Crunch 500: Springing Into Eggcellent Adventures!

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Spring’s in the air on the ARK, and Eggcellent Adventure is about to bloom once again. Whether you’ve got a green thumb or just like collecting what you find along the way, there’s something new waiting for you this time around. Download in full resolution Eggcellent Adventure returns next week! Follow the trails of wild Bunny Dodos and Bunny Oviraptors to collect Bunny Eggs scattered across the ARK. These festive fi…

2026-03-21

Community Crunch 499: Threading the Needle: The Araneo Zips Back In!

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You voted, you donated, and now it begins. Thanks to the incredible support shown during our Extra Life charity event, the first Extra Life TLC creature is almost ready to descend from its shadowy lair. The Araneo is evolving into something far more dangerous. No longer content to skitter at ground level, these overgrown spiders have begun claiming the high ground, using web-lines to traverse elevated terrain and dro…

2026-03-14

Community Crunch 498: Introducing Acrocanthosaurus from ARK: Additions!

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We’re thrilled to welcome yet another long-awaited creature from Garuga123’s ARK: Additions into the official world of ARK: Survival Ascended. These incredible creatures continue to bring fresh gameplay, new challenges, and some seriously epic tames to the ARK. Download in full resolution The Acrocanthosaurus is stomping onto the scene as a brutal frontline powerhouse. Built for the thick of battle, this massive carn…

2026-03-07

Community Crunch 497: Boar to be Wild

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The wilds of Astraeos keep getting wilder. Arriving this summer, Boaratos is not your typical forest brute. Towering at nearly twice the size of a Daeodon, this fiery juggernaut’s massive tusks carve through trees with surprising results, while its temper can quite literally ignite—setting its fur and tusks ablaze to unleash explosive attacks that leave enemies burning in its wake. This fearsome creature is based on…

2026-03-03

Steam Global Top Sellers for week of 24 Feb — 3 March 2026

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