The basic story known so far is quickly explained: The rest of the surviving humanity was transported to a new planet called Arat in ARK 2, since the earth has been lost to a “war in the stars”. In contrast to ARK: Survival Evolved, where the actually exciting story is only told via in-game notes, there will probably be a real story in ARK 2. But it’s the details that make ARK 2 better, and we think it’s a good change. ARK 2 will also be an open-world survival sandbox game where you can tame dinosaurs, collect resources, and craft items. Of course, the basic framework remains the same. If you think ARK 2 will be like ARK: Survival Evolved just prettier and hopefully with better performance, you’re wrong. And this information is fascinating!ĪRK 2 will be different from what you think. So until June 2023.Īnd even if there was a new, very short, and rather disappointing teaser trailer for fans, the developers have presented significantly more details to the public in the official forum and on their new Steam page. This was even confirmed by Xbox, as it was often said during the show that all games shown will be released in the next 12 months. There is still no exact date, but we suspect the release will take place in the first half of the year. Here’s what’s going on: ARK 2 was pushed back to 2023 last night.
So it will be different from what you are used to from the first part, and that’s a good thing!
Much more exciting, however, is the developer’s official forum post, which presents some details about ARK 2. On June 12, 2022, as part of the Bethesda/XBox Showcase, ARK: Survival Evolved 2 (Now Just ARK 2) was pushed back to 2023 with a new trailer.