Are you on of those people that
- Loved ARK: Survival Evolved?
- Loves open world survival games?
- Has a fairly high GPU (atleast an RTX 3070)?
- Okay with several minor bugs?
- Has access to your own dedicated server?
- Wants to play with mods that can complete change how the game is played?
- Are tech savvy enough to setup all the mods and balance them to your liking?
- Are happy reading a lot, and searching for information about the game and mods from other sites?
- Has enough money that paying full price for ARK:SA isn't gonna matter much?

If you answered no to more than 2 of those statements then this game might not be for you.

If you answered yes to all of them, be prepared to lose thousands of hours of played time.

If you just want to test ARK out and think it's too expensive, try to find ARK:SE discounted, this is the exact same game with less mods (currently), and some additional QOL features around building.

Some features such as irrigation pipes and electrical cables don't even exist anymore even though all the tooltips and parts that attach to them still exist ingame but serve no purpose. Most of the things that required these now just work wirelessly. Whilst it can be seen as a QOL feature, it comes across lazily implemented and more likely due to technical constraints than a desire to make building more accessible.

Great game, it's fun but it comes with several disclaimers and really just isn't the right game for some people.

Are you on of those people that - Loved ARK: Survival Evolved? - Loves open world survival games? - Has a fairly high GPU (atleast an RTX 3070)? - Okay with several minor bugs? - Has access to your own dedicated server? - Wants to play with mods that can complete change how the game is played? - Are tech savvy enough to setup all the mods and balance them to your liking? - Are happy reading a lot, and searching for information about the game and mods from other sites? - Has enough money that paying full price for ARK:SA isn't gonna matter much? If you answered no to more than 2 of those statements then this game might not be for you. If you answered yes to all of them, be prepared to lose thousands of hours of played time. If you just want to test ARK out and think it's too expensive, try to find ARK:SE discounted, this is the exact same game with less mods (currently), and some additional QOL features around building. Some features such as irrigation pipes and electrical cables don't even exist anymore even though all the tooltips and parts that attach to them still exist ingame but serve no purpose. Most of the things that required these now just work wirelessly. Whilst it can be seen as a QOL feature, it comes across lazily implemented and more likely due to technical constraints than a desire to make building more accessible. Great game, it's fun but it comes with several disclaimers and really just isn't the right game for some people.