Studio Wildcard Unveils Ambitious ARK 2 Roadmap

ARK: Survival Ascended 2025-2026 Content Roadmap: A Year of Updates and Enhancements

Get ready for a thrilling year of updates in ARK: Survival Ascended! Studio Wildcard has unveiled a content roadmap packed with exciting additions and improvements for 2025 and 2026.

The roadmap highlights several key features:

2025:

• March: The highly anticipated Unreal Engine 5.5 update, improving performance and enabling individual DLC downloads. Nvidia Frame Generation is also planned for smoother gameplay.
• April: Free Ragnarok Ascended, a free Bison creature, and a new Fantastic Tame.
• June: A premium, paid DLC map will launch. Details are scarce, but more information is promised soon.
• August: Free Valguero Ascended, a community-voted free creature, and another Fantastic Tame.

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 concerns. Key bug fixes planned include improvements to creature spawning, battle rig functionality, crash fixes, general performance enhancements, and exploit patching.

This roadmap promises a significant expansion of the ARK: Survival Ascended experience, combining fresh content with crucial stability and performance improvements. Stay engaged with the community to influence future creature choices!

Ark: Survival Ascended is available on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.