ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition's Impressive Debut: 3 Million Downloads in Three Weeks
ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition, a free-to-play mobile game released on December 18, 2024, has achieved a remarkable milestone, surpassing three million downloads within its first three weeks. This spin-off of the popular ARK: Survival Evolved franchise, developed by Grove Street Games, is available on iOS and Android.
Despite receiving mixed reviews upon launch, the game's popularity is steadily growing. Its success builds upon the original ARK: Survival Evolved's strong performance, which exceeded one million downloads even before its official release. This initial success paved the way for a remastered version, ARK: Survival Ascended, released in early access in 2023.
On January 10, 2025, publisher Snail Games announced the impressive download figures, highlighting a 100% increase compared to the mobile port of ARK: Survival Evolved launched in 2018. Grove Street Games is actively developing new content, including maps like Ragnarok, Extinction, and both Genesis parts, to further enhance the game's appeal.
Current Performance and Future Plans
ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition continues to climb the popularity charts. At the time of writing, it holds the 24th position among iOS adventure games and 9th among top-grossing Android adventure games. While user reviews are mixed (3.9/5 on App Store and 3.6/5 on Play Store), the game's overall performance is promising. This success adds to Grove Street Games' track record, following their work on the improved Nintendo Switch port of ARK: Survival Evolved in 2022.
Future availability on the Epic Games Store in 2025 will provide players with added platform flexibility. Meanwhile, Studio Wildcard has recently unveiled a roadmap for ARK: Survival Ascended, and fans eagerly await updates on the status of the anticipated ARK 2, which missed its projected 2024 release date.
