ARK: Survival Ascended vs Wilderness: Survival
ARK: Survival Ascended and Wilderness: Survival 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. ARK: Survival Ascended (2023) is 1 year older than Wilderness: Survival (2024). Wilderness: Survival is currently ~89% cheaper on Steam than ARK: Survival Ascended (4.99 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.
Side-by-side comparison
 ARK: Survival Ascended |  Wilderness: Survival | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Early Access | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 44.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 60.3% positive (53,496 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, LAN Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Studio Wildcard, Grove Street Games, Instinct Games | Mythic Craft Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- ARK: Survival Ascended (2023) is 1 year older than Wilderness: Survival (2024).
- Wilderness: Survival is currently ~89% cheaper on Steam than ARK: Survival Ascended (4.99 USD vs. 44.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- ARK: Survival Ascended is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Wilderness: Survival has no Deck rating yet.
ARK: Survival Ascended vs Wilderness: Survival — FAQ
- Should I play ARK: Survival Ascended or Wilderness: Survival first?
- If you want chronology, ARK: Survival Ascended (2023) came out before Wilderness: Survival (2024). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are ARK: Survival Ascended and Wilderness: Survival 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.
- Do both ARK: Survival Ascended and Wilderness: Survival have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: ARK: Survival Ascended ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Wilderness: Survival ships LAN Co-op, Co-op.
- Does ARK: Survival Ascended run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — ARK: Survival Ascended is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Wilderness: Survival doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.