ARK: Survival Ascended's Two-Year Roadmap Unveiled

Summary

• ARK: Survival Ascended's content roadmap extends to late 2026, promising a wealth of updates.
• The Unreal Engine 5 upgrade will enhance performance and allow for individual DLC map downloads.
• New maps, fantastic tames, and community-voted free creatures are planned throughout 2025 and 2026.

Studio Wildcard has unveiled an updated content roadmap for ARK: Survival Ascended, detailing nearly two years of planned updates. The ARK: Survival Evolved remaster, launched in early access November 2023, continues to receive regular content additions.

The January 11th announcement outlines updates extending to late 2026. First up is a crucial technical patch upgrading ARK: Survival Ascended to Unreal Engine 5.5, significantly boosting performance. This update also reinstates Nvidia's frame generation, previously removed due to engine issues. The UE5 update will also streamline the game's data, allowing players to download DLC map packs individually, reducing overall install size.

ARK: Survival Ascended Content Roadmap (2025-2026)

Following the UE5 update, April 2025 brings a Fantastic Tame and a free Bison. A new paid map DLC arrives in June 2025, with details to be revealed later. August 2025 adds another Fantastic Tame and a community-voted free creature.

2026 focuses on the remastered Genesis expansions: Part 1 in April, Part 2 in August, both alongside installments of Bob's True Tales. A free Fjordur Ascended map and three additional Fantastic Tames complete the year. While this roadmap provides a high-level overview, Studio Wildcard may have additional surprises planned for the next two years.