Studio Wildcard has launched ARK: Survival Ascended on Steam Early Access. The team has also shared the PC system requirements for this official remake of ARK: Survival Evolved, which is now powered by Unreal Engine 5.

For those curious, the Early Access version of the game includes The Island and Official Mod support. The developers also claimed that ARK: Survival Ascended will remain in Early Access until the end of 2024.

In the full version of ARK: Survival Ascended, you can expect to find Survival of the Fittest (Battle Royale), Scorched Earth, Aberration Extinction, Genesis Part 1, and Genesis Part 2. Studio Wildcard will also remake all the free DLC that came out for ARK: Survival Evolved.

As we mentioned before, ARK: Survival Ascended will make use of UE5’s Nanite and Lumen. Lumen makes the light in the game bounce off things realistically, giving us realistic reflections. Meanwhile, Nanite does advanced mesh streaming, allowing for super-detailed objects with hundreds of millions of triangles.

We’ve already bought the game, and this weekend, we’ll be sharing our first thoughts on how well it runs. In the meantime, you can check out the official PC system requirements.

ARK: Survival Ascended PC Requirements

MINIMUM:

• • OS: Windows 10/11 with updates
  • Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, Intel Core i7-6800K
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT, NVIDIA GeForce 1080
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 70 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: SSD Required

RECOMMENDED:

• • OS: Windows 10/11 with updates
  • Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, Intel i5-10600K
  • Memory: 32 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 6800, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 70 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: SSD Required

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