Ark: Survival Ascended
- Developer
- Studio Wildcard
- Publisher
- Studio Wildcard
- Released
- 25 October 2023
- Age rating
- PEGI 16
- UK price
- £37.99
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 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- 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 13 September 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, look at the tier picks above.