ARK: Survival Ascended Content Roadmap 2025-2026

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

Get ready for a thrilling ride through the next year and a half of ARK: Survival Ascended updates! Studio Wildcard has unveiled a packed roadmap, promising a blend of free and premium content, alongside crucial bug fixes.

The roadmap highlights several key additions:

2025:

• March: The highly anticipated Unreal Engine 5.5 update, aiming to streamline DLC downloads and improve overall performance. Nvidia Frame Generation is also planned for smoother gameplay.
• April: Free Ragnarok Ascended map, a free Bison creature, and a new Fantastic Tame.
• June: A new premium map DLC (purchase required). More details are promised soon.
• August: Free Valguero Ascended map, 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 map 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. Top priorities for bug fixes include creature spawning, battle rig functionality, crashes, general improvements, and exploit patching.

This roadmap promises a significant expansion of ARK: Survival Ascended, offering both exciting new content and a more polished gameplay experience. Stay tuned for further updates and be sure to voice your preferences for the community-voted creatures!

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