ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition's Impressive Debut: 3 Million Downloads in Three Weeks
ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition, the free-to-play mobile spin-off of the popular ARK: Survival Evolved franchise, has achieved remarkable success, surpassing three million downloads within its first three weeks of release on December 18, 2024. This launch significantly outperforms the original mobile port's 2018 debut, demonstrating a substantial increase in player engagement.
Despite receiving mixed reviews, the game's popularity continues to grow steadily on both iOS and Android platforms. Currently, it holds a respectable position in the adventure game charts, ranking 24th on iOS and 9th among top-grossing adventure games on Android. While user ratings stand at 3.9/5 on the App Store (412 ratings) and 3.6/5 on the Google Play Store (over 52.5K ratings), the strong download numbers highlight significant player interest.
Developed by Grove Street Games and published by Snail Games, ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition offers players a familiar survival experience: resource gathering, crafting, base building, and dinosaur taming. The developer is actively working on expanding the game's content, with plans to introduce new maps like Ragnarok, Extinction, and both Genesis parts in the future.
This successful launch marks another strong performance for Grove Street Games, following their successful work on the enhanced Nintendo Switch port of ARK: Survival Evolved in 2022. The game's availability will further expand in 2025 with its release on the Epic Games Store. This strategic move provides players with increased platform choice and accessibility. The continued success of ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition, alongside the ongoing development of ARK: Survival Ascended and the anticipated (though delayed) release of ARK 2, points to a vibrant future for the ARK franchise.
