
This character is a clone of the Santiago introduced in the genesis campaign, not the Santiago from the Aberration/Extinction campaigns. In the finale of the adventure, we see a clone wake up moments before his escape pod launches into space towards a mysterious planet below. Genesis Part 2 is set aboard a vast colony ship and ends with the vessel cracking in half. The Atarai are focused on driving the humans off their world and will offer an extra layer to the PvE action already available to players.Īrk 2 will take place immediately following the events of the final Ark: Survival Evolved paid DLC, Genesis Part 2. These hostile creatures will attack player characters on foot or atop tamed dinosaurs. Dinosaur NPCs will populate the environment, which the player will be able to both fight and tame.Īlso included in Ark 2 will be an NPC race called the Atarai. Of course, it wouldn’t be an Ark game if there weren’t dinosaurs. Ark 2 will also contain a crafting system used to make weapons, armors, and the ability for players to construct buildings. The player will have the ability to slide, swing, and climb through the environment. For gamers, this means they should expect the following gameplay features:Īrk 2 also plans to introduce a variety of traversal mechanics. It also is expected that players will die numerous times during their play-through.

Environments contain a variety of strong enemies. In these games, combat is usually very punishing and skill-based.
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The term souls-like refers to the dark souls series of games and their spin-offs by From Software. We are waiting for more news from the developers and Microsoft.Īccording to the developers, Ark 2 will center around challenging souls-like gameplay. There is no additional information on what quarter of 2023 Ark 2 will launch.

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As there was no update on the project in the two years following the reveal and the fact that many devs have suffered delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s no surprise that the Ark 2 release date was pushed back. According to the latest teaser trailer, released at the Xbox and Bethesda Summer 2022 showcase, the game plans to launch sometime in 2023.

While Ark 2 planned for a 2022 release at the announcement, the project has experienced delays. With Ark: Survival Evolved currently being the 10th most played game on steam, it’s easy to see why gamers are excited about the ARK 2 release date! First announced alongside an animated show based on the series at the Game Awards 2020, Ark 2 will feature souls-like melee combat and actor Vin Diesel as the game’s star protagonist. Despite developer Studio Wildcard delaying the game, progress is still underway, and release is expected sometime in 2023. Ark 2 is the highly anticipated sequel to the hit survival action title, Ark: Survival Evolved.
