ARK: Survival Ascended's 2025-2026 Content Roadmap: A Year of Updates and Enhancements
Get ready for a thrilling journey through the world of ARK: Survival Ascended! Studio Wildcard has unveiled an exciting content roadmap spanning 2025 and 2026, promising a wealth of new features and improvements.
The roadmap highlights a significant upgrade with the Unreal Engine 5.5 update in March 2025, paving the way for improved performance and individual DLC downloads to reduce install sizes. Nvidia Frame Generation is also on the horizon, promising smoother gameplay.
Here's a glimpse of what's in store:
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2025:
- March: Unreal Engine 5.5 update.
- April: Free Ragnarok Ascended, free Bison creature, and a new Fantastic Tame.
- June: Release of a premium, paid map (details to be revealed).
- August: Free Valguero Ascended, a community-voted free creature, and another Fantastic Tame.
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2026:
- April: Free Genesis Ascended Part 1 and Bob's True Tales Part 1.
- August: Free Genesis Ascended Part 2 and Bob's True Tales Part 2.
- December: Free Fjordur Ascended and a community-voted free creature.
Beyond the new maps and creatures (including multiple Fantastic Tames), Studio Wildcard emphasizes its commitment to addressing player feedback and squashing bugs. Key areas of focus include:
- Creature spawning issues
- Battle rig functionality improvements
- Crash fixes
- General performance enhancements
- Exploit patching
This roadmap promises a significant expansion of the ARK: Survival Ascended experience, combining new content with crucial performance and stability improvements. Stay engaged with the community forums to influence future creature choices!
Ark: Survival Ascended is available on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
