Ark: Survival Evolved is 10 years old this month, a fact that makes me feel like a dinosaur. Studio Wildcard's dino-themed survival sim first appeared in the primordial soup of Steam early access in June 2015, though it didn't see a full release until two years later. In any case, to mark the occasion, Studio Wildcard has issued an update to Evolved's next gen follow-up Ark: Survival Ascended, which brings visual upgrades, an anniversary event, and a slightly questionable update to some paid DLC.
Let's kick off with the update itself, which migrates Ascended from Unreal 5.2 to Unreal 5.5 with the goal of improving performance, stability and visual quality. According to the devs, players can expect to see improved rendering, faster load times, and a smaller overall installation size, which given how beefy games tend to be these days is always welcome.
