What games are like ARK: Survival Evolved?

The best games like ARK: Survival Evolved on Steam right now include ARK: Survival Ascended, Raft, Satisfactory. They share ARK: Survival Evolved's genre and gameplay (Open World Survival Craft, 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 Evolved, plus a bonus for the same developer, then tie-broken by how fast it is gaining Steam followers right now.

Games Like ARK: Survival Evolved (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 Evolved? The closest matches on Steam right now are ARK: Survival Ascended, Raft, Satisfactory — chosen by shared genre and gameplay (Open World Survival Craft, 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 Evolved

#	Game	Genre	Shared with ARK: Survival Evolved
1	ARK: Survival Ascended ▲	Action	Sci-fi, Open World, Crafting, Early Access
2	Raft	Adventure	Co-op, Open World, Crafting, Early Access
3	Satisfactory	Adventure	Sci-fi, Co-op, Open World, Crafting
4	RuneScape: Dragonwilds ▲	Action	Co-op, Open World, Crafting, Early Access
5	Valheim	Action	Co-op, Open World, Crafting, Early Access
6	Scrap Mechanic	Action	Co-op, Open World, Crafting, Early Access
7	Grounded	Action	Co-op, Open World, Crafting, Early Access
8	Project Castaway	Action	Co-op, Open World, Crafting, Early Access
9	Voidtrain	Action	Co-op, Open World, Crafting, Early Access
10	Nightingale	Action	Co-op, Open World, Crafting, Early Access
11	Terraria ▲	Action	Co-op, Open World, Crafting, Survival
12	Subnautica	Adventure	Sci-fi, Open World, Crafting, Survival

Why these are like ARK: Survival Evolved

1. ARK: Survival Ascended

From the same studio; both are tagged sci-fi, open world, crafting. ARK is reimagined from the ground-up into the next-generation of video game technology with Unreal Engine 5!

2. Raft

Both are tagged co-op, open world, crafting; both offer co-op and multiplayer. Raft™ throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure!

3. Satisfactory

Both are tagged sci-fi, co-op, open world; both offer co-op and multiplayer. Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat.

4. RuneScape: Dragonwilds

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

5. Valheim

Both are tagged co-op, open world, crafting; both offer co-op and multiplayer. A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture.

6. Scrap Mechanic

Both are tagged co-op, open world, crafting; both offer co-op and multiplayer. Enter the creative paradise of Scrap Mechanic!

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