What games are like ARK: Survival Ascended?

The best games like ARK: Survival Ascended on Steam right now include ARK: Survival Evolved, Enshrouded, V Rising. They share ARK: Survival Ascended's genre and gameplay (Early Access, Survival, Open World) and are ranked using live Steam similarity and current follower momentum, updated daily.

How are these similar games chosen?

Each game is scored by how many Steam genres and gameplay modes it shares with ARK: Survival Ascended, plus a bonus for the same developer, then tie-broken by how fast it is gaining Steam followers right now.

Games Like ARK: Survival Ascended (2026)

The best similar games on Steam — matched by shared genre and gameplay, with a reason for every pick.

Updated daily · July 17, 2026

Looking for games like ARK: Survival Ascended? The closest matches on Steam right now are ARK: Survival Evolved, Enshrouded, V Rising — chosen by shared genre and gameplay (Early Access, Survival, Open World) and ranked by how fast each is currently gaining followers. Full ranked list of 12 below, each with why it's a match.

Best games similar to ARK: Survival Ascended

#	Game	Genre	Shared with ARK: Survival Ascended
1	ARK: Survival Evolved ▲	Action	Sci-fi, Open World, Crafting, Early Access
2	Enshrouded	Action	PvE, Open World, Crafting, Early Access
3	V Rising	Action	PvP, PvE, Open World, Crafting
4	RuneScape: Dragonwilds ▲	Action	Open World, Crafting, Early Access, Survival
5	Nightingale	Action	PvE, Open World, Crafting, Early Access
6	PixARK	Action	PvP, Open World, Crafting, Massively Multiplayer
7	Valheim	Action	PvE, Open World, Crafting, Early Access
8	Raft	Adventure	Open World, Crafting, Early Access, Massively Multiplayer
9	HumanitZ	Action	PvP, Open World, Crafting, Early Access
10	The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™	Action	PvE, Open World, Crafting, Survival
11	Primal Planet	Action	Action, Adventure, Indie, co-op
12	Albion Online	Massively Multiplayer	PvP, PvE, Open World, Crafting

Why these are like ARK: Survival Ascended

1. ARK: Survival Evolved

From the same studio; both are tagged sci-fi, open world, crafting. Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive.

2. Enshrouded

Both are tagged pve, open world, crafting; both offer co-op and multiplayer. You are Flameborn, last ember of hope of a dying race.

3. V Rising

Both are tagged pvp, pve, open world; both offer co-op and lan co-op. Awaken as a Vampire.

4. RuneScape: Dragonwilds

Both are tagged open world, crafting, early access; both offer co-op and multiplayer. On RuneScape's forgotten continent of Ashenfall, dragons have awoken.

5. Nightingale

Both are tagged pve, open world, crafting; both offer co-op and lan co-op. Nightingale is an open world survival crafting game, where you’ll adventure across the mysterious and dangerous Fae Realms.

6. PixARK

Both are tagged pvp, open world, crafting; both offer co-op and multiplayer. Enter a world of mystery, danger, ancient dinosaurs, mythical beasts, and cubes!

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