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ARK: Survival Ascended had some impressive launch day numbers

It's a hit.

Studio Wildcard’s ARK: Survival Ascended launched on October 25, and though it currently sits with a mixed reception on Steam, it ha🅺s been gobbled up by players worldwide.

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On launch day, it shot up to number one on the Steam sales charts, surpassing heavyweights like Counter-Strike 2 and Apex Legends. as of November 1, just behind Cyberpunk 2077. The publisher, Snail Games, revealed that ARK: Survival Ascended has also been very popular on YouTube where it was the n🌳umber one 💫live game on the site.

A similar situation unfolded on Twitch. On launch day, fans watched over 5.6 million minutes o♕f the game, which equates to a whopping 10.7 years. It was also among the top 6 games on the site, gathering 129K concurrent viewers on launch day.

Unfortunately, console players will have to wait a while before they can play. This is because critical issues in the multiplayer version were identified, and they would have major implications for the console versions of the games. Consequently, the ports have been delayed to November.

ARK: Survival Ascended is a remake of the popular 2017 game ARK: Survival Evolved. If you’re looking for a survival video game filled with prehistoric animals, this is the franchise you need.


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