Ark 2 planned for 2028 release, with 2027 Ark: Survival Ascended expansion introducing and testing out "a lot" of the sequel's mechanics and features

Studio Wildcard has revealed that it's planning on releasing Ark 2, the full-fledged sequel to the original Ark: Survival Evolved, in 2028.Studio Wildcard co-founder Jeremy Stieglitz gave a fairly comprehensive overview of the two-year roadmap for Ark: Survival Ascended, the updated remaster of Survival Evolved that released in 2023, during a presentation for parent company Snail Games' Investor Day (via the Epic Games Store). The game's first big expansion pack, Lost Colony, launches this week