ARK: Survival Ascended vs ARK: Survival Evolved
82%Similarity
Better Rated
🏆 ARK: Survival Ascended
Similarity Breakdown
Genres100%
Themes90%
Keywords54%
Game Modes83%
Player Perspective83%
Shared Features
✓ Adventure✓ Indie✓ Role-playing (RPG)✓ Shooter✓ Simulator✓ Action✓ Open world✓ Sandbox✓ Survival✓ dinosaurs
Key Differences
ARK: Survival Ascended
- +Science fiction
ARK: Survival Evolved
- +action-adventure
- +building
- +crafting
- +dinosaur riding
- +online
- +pax east 2016
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ARK: Survival Ascended | ARK: Survival Evolved |
|---|---|---|
| Release Date | Oct 25, 2023 | Aug 27, 2017 |
| Rating | 72/100 | 68/100 |
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, Role-playing (RPG), Shooter, Simulator | Adventure, Indie, Role-playing (RPG), Shooter, Simulator |
| Themes | Action, Open world, Sandbox, Science fiction, Survival | Action, Open world, Sandbox, Survival |
| Game Modes | Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO), Multiplayer, Single player | Battle Royale, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO), Multiplayer, Single player, Split screen |
| Player Perspective | First person, Third person | First person, Third person, Virtual Reality |
| Platforms | PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S | Android, Google Stadia, Linux, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, iOS |
Similarity is calculated from matching genres, themes, keywords, game modes, and player perspectives in the existing game database.