Choose ARK: Survival Evolved
Choose ARK: Survival Evolved if you want an Indie game with MMO and Valve Anti-Cheat enabled. On Steam, it's currently about 63% cheaper on the Steam Store. 253,840 Steam reviews back the pick.
ARK: Survival Evolved vs Conan Exiles
ARK: Survival Evolved and Conan Exiles both land in Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer 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, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer on Steam. ARK: Survival Evolved (2017) is 1 year older than Conan Exiles (2018). ARK: Survival Evolved scores higher on Steam reviews (80.8% positive) than Conan Exiles (79.8% positive). 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 Conan Exiles
Choose Conan Exiles if you want a Strategy and Simulation game with Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP. 37,574 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both ARK: Survival Evolved and Conan Exiles sit in Action, Adventure, and Massively Multiplayer on Steam and both list Multi-player and Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (80.8% vs 79.8% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 ARK: Survival Evolved |  Conan Exiles | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG | Action, Strategy, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 80.8% positive (253,840 reviews) | 79.8% positive (37,574 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Studio Wildcard, Instinct Games, Efecto Studios, Virtual Basement LLC | Funcom |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer on Steam.
- ARK: Survival Evolved (2017) is 1 year older than Conan Exiles (2018).
- ARK: Survival Evolved scores higher on Steam reviews (80.8% positive) than Conan Exiles (79.8% positive).
- ARK: Survival Evolved is currently ~63% cheaper on Steam than Conan Exiles (14.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: ARK: Survival Evolved is Deck Verified, Conan Exiles is Deck Unsupported.
ARK: Survival Evolved vs Conan Exiles — FAQ
- Which is better, ARK: Survival Evolved or Conan Exiles?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: ARK: Survival Evolved sits at 80.8% positive (253,840 reviews), Conan Exiles at 79.8% (37,574). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play ARK: Survival Evolved or Conan Exiles first?
- If you want chronology, ARK: Survival Evolved (2017) came out before Conan Exiles (2018). 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 Evolved and Conan Exiles similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer 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 Evolved and Conan Exiles have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: ARK: Survival Evolved ships Co-op; Conan Exiles ships Online Co-op, Co-op.