Ark: Survival Ascended
- Developer
- Studio Wildcard
- Publisher
- Studio Wildcard
- Released
- 25 October 2023
- Age rating
- PEGI 16
- UK price
- £9.49
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5
Genres: shooter , role playing rpg , simulator , adventure , indie
Ark: Survival Ascended is a next-generation remaster of our beloved ARK: Survival Evolved, harnessing the power of Unreal Engine 5. The base game will include SOTF and all the Ark: Survival Evolved DLC maps (which will be added to ASA over time).
Best gaming PC for Ark: Survival Ascended in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Ark: Survival Ascended today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Studio Wildcard on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 / 11 with updates | Windows 10 / 11 with updates |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, Intel Core i7-6800K | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, Intel i5-10600K |
| RAM | 16 GB | 32 GB |
| GPU | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT, NVIDIA GeForce 1080 | AMD Radeon RX 6800, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 |
| Storage | 180 GB | 180 GB |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Ark: Survival Ascended?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, Intel i5-10600K and your GPU is at or above AMD Radeon RX 6800, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.