ARK: Survival Evolved

macOS Compatibility

Method	Rating	Notes
Rosetta 2	Unplayable	Icon bounces in the dock for a bit, then music starts in background, before eventually crashing.^[1].
Compatibility layer
CrossOver	Perfect	Perfect.^[2] ^[3]
Wine	Unknown
Virtualization
Parallels	Playable	Unplayable.^[4] Playable.^[5] Playable, but the performance is not great.^[6]

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
↑ Verified by User:Xgamer on 2022-11-28
Device: MacBook Pro M1 Max 2021 32 GB RAM

OS: macOS Monterey 12.6.1

Method: Windows 11 ARM on Parallels 18.0.2

Store: Steam

Resolution: 3440 x 1440p

Settings: Medium

Framerate: ~30fps

Comment: Framerate drops sometimes to 20fps. Try other Graphic Settings!
↑ Verified by User:Lastu on
Device: MacBook Pro 2023 Apple M3

OS: macOS 14.6.1

Method: Windows 11 24H2 on Parallels 20

[1] 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.

[2] 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"

[3] 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

[4] 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

[5] Verified by User:Xgamer on 2022-11-28
Device: MacBook Pro M1 Max 2021 32 GB RAM

OS: macOS Monterey 12.6.1

Method: Windows 11 ARM on Parallels 18.0.2

Store: Steam

Resolution: 3440 x 1440p

Settings: Medium

Framerate: ~30fps

Comment: Framerate drops sometimes to 20fps. Try other Graphic Settings!

[6] Verified by User:Lastu on
Device: MacBook Pro 2023 Apple M3

OS: macOS 14.6.1

Method: Windows 11 24H2 on Parallels 20

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Developers

	Studio Wildcard
Publishers
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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