ARK: Survival Evolved

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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
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ARK: Survival Evolved on IGDB
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ARK: Survival Evolved on Wikipedia
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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 Unplayable Unplayable.[4]

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References

  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
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