Choose Shattered: Wasteland Dominion
Choose Shattered: Wasteland Dominion if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it's currently about 56% cheaper on the Steam Store. Shattered: Wasteland Dominion launched in 2023.
Shattered: Wasteland Dominion vs ARK: Survival Ascended
Shattered: Wasteland Dominion and ARK: Survival Ascended both land in Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Both released in 2023. Shattered: Wasteland Dominion is currently ~56% cheaper on Steam than ARK: Survival Ascended (19.99 USD vs. 44.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose ARK: Survival Ascended
Choose ARK: Survival Ascended if you want a RPG game with Shared/Split Screen, Online Co-op, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 53,496 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Shattered: Wasteland Dominion and ARK: Survival Ascended sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and Online PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Shattered: Wasteland Dominion |  ARK: Survival Ascended | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, Early Access | Action, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 44.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 4 reviews | 60.3% positive (53,496 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Moonman Games | Studio Wildcard, Grove Street Games, Instinct Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Both released in 2023.
- Shattered: Wasteland Dominion is currently ~56% cheaper on Steam than ARK: Survival Ascended (19.99 USD vs. 44.99 USD).
- ARK: Survival Ascended has co-op; Shattered: Wasteland Dominion does not.
- ARK: Survival Ascended is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Shattered: Wasteland Dominion has no Deck rating yet.
Shattered: Wasteland Dominion vs ARK: Survival Ascended — FAQ
- Are Shattered: Wasteland Dominion and ARK: Survival Ascended similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.