# Games like ARK: Survival Evolved

> The closest matches to ARK: Survival Evolved: Rust, Valheim, Palworld, Subnautica, and Terraria. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Rust](https://imho.run/games/252490/rust) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like ARK: Survival Evolved. 519,643 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252490/)
2. [Valheim](https://imho.run/games/892970/valheim) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like ARK: Survival Evolved. 558,366 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/892970/)
3. [Palworld](https://imho.run/games/1623730/palworld) — A frequent pick in ARK: Survival Evolved players' libraries, and another RPG. 455,015 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1623730/)
4. [Subnautica](https://imho.run/games/264710/subnautica) — A frequent pick in ARK: Survival Evolved players' libraries, and another Indie. 177,256 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/264710/)
5. [Terraria](https://imho.run/games/105600/terraria) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like ARK: Survival Evolved. 590,217 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/105600/)
6. [Satisfactory](https://imho.run/games/526870/satisfactory) — A frequent pick in ARK: Survival Evolved players' libraries, and another Strategy. 132,199 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/526870/)
7. [7 Days to Die](https://imho.run/games/251570/7-days-to-die) — A frequent pick in ARK: Survival Evolved players' libraries, and another Action. 124,117 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/251570/)
8. [Raft](https://imho.run/games/648800/raft) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like ARK: Survival Evolved. 127,970 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/648800/)
9. [Kenshi](https://imho.run/games/233860/kenshi) — Also Base-Building and Crafting, like ARK: Survival Evolved. 46,830 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233860/)
10. [ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest](https://imho.run/games/407530/ark-the-survival-of-the-fittest) — Also Dinosaurs and Massively Multiplayer, like ARK: Survival Evolved. 2,180 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/407530/)
11. [The Forest](https://imho.run/games/242760/the-forest) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like ARK: Survival Evolved. 175,474 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242760/)
12. [Conan Exiles](https://imho.run/games/440900/conan-exiles) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Massively Multiplayer, like ARK: Survival Evolved. 37,574 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/440900/)
13. [PixARK](https://imho.run/games/593600/pixark) — Also Dinosaurs and Massively Multiplayer, like ARK: Survival Evolved. 3,190 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/593600/)
14. [Grounded](https://imho.run/games/962130/grounded) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like ARK: Survival Evolved. 40,087 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/962130/)
15. [Green Hell](https://imho.run/games/815370/green-hell) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like ARK: Survival Evolved. 25,819 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/815370/)
16. [Sons Of The Forest](https://imho.run/games/1326470/sons-of-the-forest) — Also Base-Building and Crafting, like ARK: Survival Evolved. 113,459 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1326470/)
17. [No Man's Sky](https://imho.run/games/275850/no-man-s-sky) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like ARK: Survival Evolved. 180,011 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/275850/)
18. [Life is Feudal: Your Own](https://imho.run/games/290080/life-is-feudal-your-own) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Massively Multiplayer, like ARK: Survival Evolved. 4,271 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/290080/)
19. [ARK: Survival Ascended](https://imho.run/games/2399830/ark-survival-ascended) — Also Dinosaurs and Base-Building, like ARK: Survival Evolved. 53,496 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2399830/)
20. [Out of Reach](https://imho.run/games/327090/out-of-reach) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like ARK: Survival Evolved. 1,061 Steam reviews, 53% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/327090/)
21. [How to Survive 2](https://imho.run/games/360170/how-to-survive-2) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like ARK: Survival Evolved. 1,936 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/360170/)
22. [Stranded Deep](https://imho.run/games/313120/stranded-deep) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like ARK: Survival Evolved. 23,284 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/313120/)
23. [The Isle](https://imho.run/games/376210/the-isle) — Also Dinosaurs and Massively Multiplayer, like ARK: Survival Evolved. 56,572 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/376210/)
24. [Voidtrain](https://imho.run/games/1159690/voidtrain) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like ARK: Survival Evolved. 4,174 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1159690/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=346110&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=346110&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=346110&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=346110
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/346110
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About ARK: Survival Evolved

ARK: Survival Evolved is a massively multiplayer open-world survival RPG developed by Studio Wildcard with contributions from Instinct Games and Efecto Studios, released in 2017 at a price of $14.99. The game centers on procedural map exploration, dinosaur taming and breeding, and character and creature progression, with players engaging in base-building and defense, mass PvP with mounted creatures, and cross-server loot transfer. Reviewers describe the experience as atmospheric, immersive, and epic, highlighting that boss raids feel rewarding, dinosaur taming matters strategically, and base defense requires creative engineering. An active modding community extends the game's longevity considerably. Verified for Steam Deck, ARK holds an 81% positive rating from over 253,000 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 346110
- **Developer:** Studio Wildcard, Instinct Games, Efecto Studios, Virtual Basement LLC
- **Publisher:** Studio Wildcard, Snail Games USA
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Includes level editor, Single-player, MMO, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Workshop, Remote Play on Tablet, Family Sharing, Valve Anti-Cheat enabled, Co-op
- **Released:** Aug 27, 2017
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 70
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/346110/ark-survival-evolved)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=346110&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/346110/)
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