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Windows
Price
US$19.99

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2018 · Snail · Action · Action-adventure

PixARK

A sandbox game based on Ark: Survival Evolved developed by Snail Games (licensed by Studio Wildcard).

Released
2018
Platforms
Nintendo SwitchPlayStation 4WindowsXbox One
Genres
ActionAction-adventureAdventureMMORole-playingSandboxShooterStrategy
Developers
Snail
Publishers
Snail
Modes
MultiplayerSingle-player
Perspective
Third person
Themes
ActionSurvivalKids
Age ratings
CLASS_IND 10PEGI 12USK 12ACB PGCERO AESRB T
Languages
Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Spanish (Spain), Swedish and 1 more
Time to beat
0.5hmain story8hcompletionist

About

PixARK is a survival video game that was released on March 27, 2018 in early access for Microsoft Windows. A spin-off of Ark: Survival Evolved, the game can be played in both single-player and multiplayer modes.

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Gameplay

The player is on an island populated by over 100 different dinosaur species. These can be killed or tamed and ridden. In addition, the player must ensure their survival by mining resources, making objects, building structures and defending themselves against enemy animals and other players. The world is made up of individual voxels, so the player can manipulate and adapt the world by removing or adding blocks.

The world has several areas such as jungle, desert and caves and is generated procedurally, so it is not prefabricated. Likewise, the quest system is procedural and always creates new challenges. In addition to the survival mode, the player can also focus on building in creative mode without being attacked and collecting resources.

Development

Snail Games announced a cooperation with Ark: Survival Evolved developer Studio Wildcard. The game was announced on January 25, 2018 with a trailer.

PixARK was released in March 2018 in an early-access version for Microsoft Windows and Xbox One. The full launch version was released on May 31, 2019 for Microsoft Windows and Xbox One along with versions for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Windows27 March 2018Worldwide
Xbox One31 May 2019Worldwide
PlayStation 431 May 2019Worldwide
Nintendo Switch31 May 2019Worldwide

Editions and related releases

Downloadable content
PixArk: Every Little Thing You Do is Magic
Expansions
PixArk: Wonder in WaterPixArk: Skyward - Expansion Pack

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