Snail Corporation (NASDAQ: SNAL), the world's leading independent developer and publisher of interactive digital entertainment, announced that its flagship game "ARK: Survival Evolved" (ASE) has celebrated its tenth anniversary.Since its release in 2015 in early access, the Ark series has developed into a world-renowned sandbox survival game series, with a huge player base, strong commercial performance, and an important position in the game genre.
As of now, the number of installations of "Ark: Survival Evolution" has exceeded 92.1 million times, and the total game duration on the Steam platform exceeds 3.7 billion hours, making it one of the most lasting and beloved survival games.The game has peaked at 1.1 million daily active users on Steam, reflecting its global influence and loyal community of players.
The next-generation remake of ARK: Survival Ascended (ASA) has continued this legend since its release in 2023, with 4.2 million installations and a total gaming duration on the Steam platform exceeding 275 million hours.ASA's daily active users peak is 308,000, showing that games based on Unreal Engine 5 are widely welcomed, and more content, performance optimization and cross-platform innovation are planned in the future.
In December 2024, the world launched "ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition".This mobile version effectively lowers the hardware barrier, allowing the Ark series to reach a wider and mobile-based user base.Since its release, the mobile version has exceeded 6.1 million times on iOS and Android platforms.
To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Ark, Snail Company will participate in the IGN Live event held from June 6 to 8 Pacific Time.At that time, Ark will interact directly with fans through interactive booth experiences and dedicated developer symposiums, and will focus on the next chapter of Ark - Ark: Aquatica.At the booth, Snail Company will also hold a competition with a total prize of US$10,000. Welcome to learn more details!
To commemorate this decade’s milestone, Snail Company will launch a series of content and community events on various platforms:
"Ark: Survival Ascension" anniversary event - planned to be held from June 2 to June 12; including egg incubators, birthday costumes, surprise cake props, new event skins, expressions and other celebration content.
Ark: Ascension to Survival" Starry DLC (ASA: Astraeos) Update – Astraeos' first major update introduces Lemnokis, a new island with diverse biomes, including snow, warm mangroves, valleys, forests and glacier caves.The game introduces the first two small bosses Kalydonios and Erymanthian (two giant wild boars attacked with flames and gases respectively), as well as resource-rich deep-sea areas and mysterious ocean locations "vortex".
"Ark: Ultimate Mobile Edition" - The first part of the creation will be open to mobile players on June 3 Pacific Time.
Pre-orders for Lost Colony begin on June 18, 2025 – a full official expansion that continues the story of Ark.The map contains a huge city full of dangers, new creatures, objects, buildings, exotic tame creatures, advanced building systems, unique equipment, powerful character abilities, and a plot that connects Ark: Extinction, Ark: Genesis and Ark 2.
"Ark: Wonderland" DLC - This ancient battlefield that is popular among fans will awaken again on June 18, and will be fully remade in "Ark: Ascension to Survival".
"Ark: Summer Ocean" DLC - Luminati Suns' track "On My Way" sets the tone for the underwater playground DLC "Ark: Summer Ocean".
