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ARK: Survival Evolved (PC Digital Download)

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Steam has ARK: Survival Evolved (PC Digital Download) for Free.

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  • Single Player
  • Genre: MMO
  • Full Controller Support
  • Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive. Use your cunning to kill or tame the primeval creatures roaming the land, and encounter other players to survive, dominate... and escape!

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  • About this deal:
    • Offer ends June 19, 2022.
    • This deal offers a 100% savings off the retail list price of $29.99.
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    • Steam is the world's largest digital distribution platform for computer games and is owned/operated by Valve Corporation (the developers behind several classic video games including Half-Life, Portal, Team Fortress, Counter-Strike, Left 4 Dead, Dota 2 & more).

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Steam has ARK: Survival Evolved (PC Digital Download) for Free.

Thanks to Community Members FancyHealth5651 & Conformer101 for finding this deal.
  • Note, Steam account and client application required to purchase / play (free to register).
Also Available:About this product:
  • Single Player
  • Genre: MMO
  • Full Controller Support
  • Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive. Use your cunning to kill or tame the primeval creatures roaming the land, and encounter other players to survive, dominate... and escape!

Editor's Notes

Written by SlickDealio | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Offer ends June 19, 2022.
    • This deal offers a 100% savings off the retail list price of $29.99.
  • About this store:
    • Steam is the world's largest digital distribution platform for computer games and is owned/operated by Valve Corporation (the developers behind several classic video games including Half-Life, Portal, Team Fortress, Counter-Strike, Left 4 Dead, Dota 2 & more).

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I played this game since the very start.. I will never forget this game, seeing it grow. It was in many ways bigger than WoTLK WoW for me which was previously the most epic ever. Still to this day, I've yet to find a survival game that has as much end game to offer as Ark.

The downside in its current state is this version of Ark is EOL. Ark 2 will be released this year or next with an anime series and VERY FAMOUS A list Hollywood stars in it. IMDB Ark anime series, it's nuts.

It's very different now compared to back in the day because there are so many servers so the community is heavily spread out. But there is a free new map that came out today, I strongly recommend starting there so you can experience what its like starting from scratch with a crowded server. You can transfer stuff off the map now and later you can transfer stuff into the map once they unlock it so if you dont like the map, you can take everything except structures you placed down with you.
A bunch of expansions are also free - scroll down a little on steam.

Lost Island - ARK Expansion Map - Free
Valguero - ARK Expansion Map - Free
Ragnarok - ARK Expansion Map- Free
Primitive+ ARK Total Conversion - Free
The Center - ARK Expansion Map - Free
Crystal Isles - ARK Expansion Map - Free
Fjordur - ARK Expansion Map - Free
You just click the play (or whatever it says) green button. You don't have to download - just cancel when it says it's going to install. To verify it's in your library, just reload the dlc.

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Jun 12, 2022
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Conformer101
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Quote from deal4asian :
at the moment i don't want to download ark but just want it in my library. will the expansions stay free cuz i cant download it if the game isn't downloaded
Once you click the button, and it asks you where to install, you own it. Cancel the install/download. Do it on the base game first, then it will let you get the DLCs. You can see the DLC's you own under the game itself (in your library), or you can reload the DLC page and it will have a big green banner that says it's already in your library. No download or install required, for the game or DLCs, to own all of it.
Last edited by Conformer101 June 12, 2022 at 02:30 PM.
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deal4asian
Jun 12, 2022
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Quote from Conformer101 :
Once you click the button, and it asks you where to install, you own it. Cancel the install/download. Do it on the base game first, then it will let you get the DLCs. You can see the DLC's you own under the game itself (in your library), or you can reload the DLC page and it will have a big green banner that says it's already in your library. No download or install required, for the game or DLCs, to own all of it.
thanks, I'm new to steam and pc
Jun 12, 2022
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smacky00
Jun 12, 2022
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Man, after seeing a lot of the free games from Epic, Steam, etc. over the past two years, I'm noticing that they're also on GamePass. Makes me wonder if that has anything to do with it and that owning them through the giveaways is better than having them only as long as you have Gamepass.
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GameOgre
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Quote from PpP5661 :
Can I play this and not have to interact with other players? Is this like valheim? Loved my time with it and was my first survival game with crafting involved.
Currently playing V Rising solo on a private server and enjoying that too.
I also would like to know this
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Conformer101
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Quote from jenius00 :
super annoying to have to start downloading it to add it to your account. Actually have to have the disk space free.
See my comment above. You don't need to download any of it, not even the base game.
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Xplic1T
Jun 12, 2022
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Quote from jenius00 :
super annoying to have to start downloading it to add it to your account. Actually have to have the disk space free.
You dont need to dl it to add to your account... but it is a big boy ...
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JackOfOwls
Jun 12, 2022
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This is the exact same offer Epic had when they offered it for free, right? Same base game, same DLC? Or do you get anything extra? I was shocked that the Epic installation used over 200GB. Would prefer the Steam version though. Such a pain to have to reinstall the whole damn thing with Epic if you have to do a windows reinstallation or restore a backup.
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Dealzez
Jun 12, 2022
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To confirm, for somebody who isn't too familiar with Steam, I don't need to do anything to 'claim' the free DLCs right? I don't plan on installing them now, but want to make sure there isn't anything I need to do now to get them later.
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Conformer101
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Quote from Dealzez :
To confirm, for somebody who isn't too familiar with Steam, I don't need to do anything to 'claim' the free DLCs right? I don't plan on installing them now, but want to make sure there isn't anything I need to do now to get them later.
Yes, you need click the DLC, and click the Get/Play (or whatever it says) Green button. Then, when it attempts to install, just hit cancel.
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tet
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Quote from JackOfOwls :
This is the exact same offer Epic had when they offered it for free, right? Same base game, same DLC? Or do you get anything extra? I was shocked that the Epic installation used over 200GB. Would prefer the Steam version though. Such a pain to have to reinstall the whole damn thing with Epic if you have to do a windows reinstallation or restore a backup.
You can move games on Epic the same way you can with Steam.
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zhangth
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!addlicense ASF 734115,117431,105178,442287,371587,178734,602595,679738
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lowTchad
Jun 12, 2022
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i put like 1000 hours into this game in 3 months. i would pull all nighters multiple times a week to attack other peoples' bases. i'd get phone calls at 3am to wake up and get online to defend my base. i'd farm metal for 12 hours straight to fill turrets will bullets for defense, just to get them emptied by my enemies the next day. i quit by month 4. ill never forget this game
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furies1645
Jun 12, 2022
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Quote from lowTchad :
i put like 1000 hours into this game in 3 months. i would pull all nighters multiple times a week to attack other peoples' bases. i'd get phone calls at 3am to wake up and get online to defend my base. i'd farm metal for 12 hours straight to fill turrets will bullets for defense, just to get them emptied by my enemies the next day. i quit by month 4. ill never forget this game
Crazy story
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bucblizzard
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Quote from Intranetusa :
I played this game 6-7 years ago (during the early access). I played for 100+ hours and stopped after maybe because I realized it was just an endless grind with no real payoff at the end.

You grind for hours for stupid shit like harvesting resources to build stuff and collecting dino poop as fertilizer to grow crops to feed your dinosaurs....and the reward was you can then grind more of doing the same things with bigger dinosaurs and building bigger stuff. Basically, the reward for winning the pie eating contest is more pie.

I got bored because there were basically no quests, no real objectives/campaigns, etc.

Has that changed in the most recent version of this game?
The story maps have bosses which unlocks Tek gear. To fight bosses you need to do caves and good dinos. The newer maps are more challenging too.

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