ARK: Survival Evolved
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Studio Wildcard | |
| Publishers | |
| Studio Wildcard | |
| Engines | |
| Engine | |
| Release dates | |
| August 29, 2017 | |
| macOS | August 29, 2017 | 
| iOS | N/A | 
| iPadOS | N/A | 
| tvOS | N/A | 
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 70 | 
| OpenCritic | 61 | 
| IGDB | 69 | 
| Taxonomy | |
| Series | PCGW Templates | 
macOS Compatibility
| Method | Rating | Notes | 
|---|---|---|
| Rosetta 2 | Icon bounces in the dock for a bit, then music starts in background, before eventually crashing.[1]. | |
| Compatibility layer | ||
| CrossOver | Perfect.[2] [3] | |
| Wine | ||
| Virtualization | ||
| Parallels | Unplayable.[4] | 
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Somnolentsurfer on 2021-06-14 
- Device: MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021), 32 Core M1 Max, 32GB RAM
 - OS: macOS 12.4
 - Method: Rosetta 2
 
- Store: Steam
 
- Comment: Steam reports Ark as a 32bit app, but I'm not convinced that's the issue, as it does appear to run, rather than failing with the standard Apple 32bit error.
 
 - ↑ Verified by User:Xgamer on 2021-11-21 
- Device: MacBook Pro M1 Max 2021 32 GB RAM
 - OS: 12.0.1 Monterey
 - Method: Crossover21
 
- Store: Steam
 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080p
 - Settings: Epic (disable: Distance Field Shadowing, Extra Level Streaming Distance)
 
- Comment: Start without Battleye -> No dedicated Servers, activate CrossOver setting "DXVK Backend for D3D11"
 
 - ↑ Verified by User:LikeSh4d0w on 27.01.2022 
- Device: MacBook Pro 16 M1 Max 32 Core 32 GB RAM
 - OS: macOS Monterey 12.1
 - Method: CrossOver 21.1
 
- Resolution: 2560 x 1600
 - Settings: High (avoid Epic View distance, distance field ambient occlusion, and distance field shadowing, as they cause graphical glitches)
 - Framerate: 30fps
 
 - ↑ Verified by User:Andytizer on 2021-04-24 
- Device: MacBook Air M1 2020 8 GB RAM
 
- Method: Windows ARM Build 21364 on Parallels 16.5
 
 
