From Sarco sandals in sports mode to heatwave haute couture, Survivors have been bringing the beachside chaos to ARK, and the party’s not over yet! Summer Bash is still in full swing until Thursday, July 17. It’s the perfect time to soak up the sun, fire off a few sparklers, and hunt those pesky Slidy 'N Slippery Kairuku.
The Lost Colony Expansion Pass is available now, Survivors! Alongside it comes a bundle of bonus content to kick off your journey—including the adorable new Veilwing companion, the versatile TEK Bunker, and the game-changing Template Hammer, which lets you save and replicate your base builds with ease.
The full ARK: Lost Colony experience arrives in December 2025, but for now, sink your teeth into an early taste of what’s to come.
Available now on Steam and prepare for the Lost Colony.
Download & play new custom content created by players, including new maps, creatures, items, and game modes, through a dedicated new Mod-browser directly within the game. Enjoy an endless stream of new ARK content as the creativity and talent of the community is fully unleashed for the first time across gaming platforms and stay tuned as we spotlight more Cross-Platform Mods each week!
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- ARK Ozone by RyanLucas007 (premium)
- MSVV Premium Viking Builders Skins by Deckard (premium)
- Sci-Fi in the ARK by PlophoP (premium)
- Elemental Skins - Ice by CrazyRespawn, AaronLongstaff (premium)
- Lunar Lynx Griffin by Beyonyx
- Pegasus Dreadmare Costume by Beyonyx
- Farm Animal Costumes by Beyonyx
- Heart Shape Tek Mask by BloodForge
- Tiger Thyla Costume! by Beyonx
- [T.A.C./DETV] Dzungariotherium by Tristans_Modding
- Isle of Myths: Oxalaia by BlueSucho
- Faye’s Ascended Menagerie by ArtCFaye
A quick final reminder ahead of July 15th: We’re making a key adjustment to OSDs on Astraeos to address a bug. Starting July 15th, when an OSD lands, it will now destroy any nearby player-built structures within its impact radius. This will be the same radius used for OSDs on Extinction.
If you’ve built near potential OSD drop zones, we strongly recommend relocating your base before the patch goes live.
We’ve rolled out a potential fix for a bug that caused sudden FPS drops due to VRAM allocation issues. This update also reverts the temporary workaround introduced in v67 (June 20), which dynamically managed VRAM to reduce memory buildup.
We’ll be actively monitoring player reports to confirm if this resolves the issue—if not, we’ll continue working toward a more permanent solution.
The Official Network will be receiving summer rates! The event will be active until Thursday, July 17.
- PVP/PVE: 2x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience, and Breeding
- Small Tribes: 4.5x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience + 4x Breeding
- ARKpocalypse: 5x Harvesting, Taming and Experience, and Breeding
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My little babies fighting with their last brain cells by hoshiko.shir
Artfight revenge featuring an ARK Yuty by vikihun
Still not here? Still not here? by yuukuro07
Teleportation by @falco_luna
I made the Thylacoleo! by kab_prob356
I want to finish work quickly and go catch a Drakeling by @cat22nyaa
ARK Laelaps Aberrant version from Retrosauria Assemblage: Laelaps Mod by @DW_ARK
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