
Next week, the ARK will feel a little colder as the Ossidon finally steps out of the mist. Its frost-bitten and relentless presence makes it one of the most striking creatures we have brought into focus yet. We are also rolling into some exciting Extra Life updates, including news on the first official creature TLCs you helped unlock. Thanks for coming together as a community and making these moments possible.

The Ossidon arrives on November 18th and will temporarily spawn within cold biomes on Ragnarok, Valguero, and The Center until Lost Colony's final drop on December 16. It is already included in the purchase of the Lost Colony Expansion Pass, allowing all pass holders to confront this elemental juggernaut from day one of its release.


We’re thrilled to share that the community has raised over 176K for Extra Life!
🕷️ Araneo steps up for the first TLC pass and a fifth creature TLC unlocked!
Thank you to everyone who has contributed. It has been inspiring to see the community come together for a cause with the energy and dedication only ARK players bring. Your generosity has helped us reach all of our donation milestones so far and will reward the community with five brand-new Dino TLC passes! There is still time until the second creature is locked in, so get your votes in! Together, we’re making a difference for kids and shaping the future of ARK!
Our dedicated community has hit the stretch goal of an astounding 175k and unlocked five Dino TLC passes to be released throughout 2026, breathing new life into a classic creature of the ARK with updated gameplay and style.

- 🔒 Araneo
- ↑ Therizinosaurus
- ↓ Giganotosaurus
- ↓ Quetzalcoatlus
- ⚌ Megalosaurus
- ⚌ Gallimimus
- ⚌ Pelagornis
- ⚌ Thylacoleo
- ⚌ Brontosaurus
- ⚌ Allosaurus
Donate now to any team member listed here to ensure your vote counts!

- Syntac & Heather - $56,364
- Raas, Aaron & Friends - $30,342
- HillbillyWilly - $19,500
- Sandi - $9,482
- PVE Official Modded - $8,000
- Garuga's Modding Workshop - $6,667
- MysticKorea / Mystic on Ark - $5,536
- Loaded Crysis - $5,004
- Phlinger Phoo - $3,321
- ARKADE -$3,095
- GP - $2,922
- Ark Community Charity Giveaway - $2,101
- Dragonheart - $1,560
- Veno - $1,525
- ARKATRAZ III - $1,500
- Ninja & Friends - $1,199
- crispnugget and friends - $1,100
- Trafalgar - $826
- BEYPlaysGames - $760
- The ARK Art Ascended Team - $730
- Etholdir - $501
- NomadARK - $466
- Alsano - $300
- Meepachan - $270
- Wild Hyenas - $247
- Larry Smith - $225
- Eaglelite30 - $212
- Zyraphyre - $207
- Yggstraordinary - $185
- Find the rest of our roster here!

When donating to anyone on the Studio Wildcard Extra Life Team, not just Studio Wildcard directly, include a message with your chosen creature’s full first name preceded by a hashtag, like this (we’ll do our best to identify typos, but try to spell them correctly!):
- #Giganotosaurus
- Hello #Giganotosaurus
- Please give #Giganotosaurus a TLC!
If no hashtag vote is included in the donation message, the donation will still count towards the TLC total, but it won’t advance any particular dino’s voting tally.


- Every $1 donated = 1 vote
- A $50 donation with #Giganotosaurus = 50 votes for Giganotosaurus
- Five $10 donations with #Giganotosaurus = 50 votes for Giganotosaurus (10 x 5)

To keep the vote balanced and consistent, eligible creatures must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a creature from The Island
- Must be tameable
- Must be rideable or a shoulder pet
- Must not have previously received a TLC pass
- The following creatures have already had a TLC pass and are not eligible:
- Argentavis
- Dire Bear
- Direwolf
- Gigantopithecus
- Mammoth
- Parasaur
- Procoptodon
- Raptor
- Tyrannosaurus Rex
- Sabertooth
- Sarcosuchus
- Spinosaurus
- Stegosaurus
- Triceratops

Each winner will be locked in at 1 PM Pacific on that date and revealed the same day in the Crunch.
- November 21– Second Winner
- November 28 – Third Winner
- December 5 – Fourth Winner
- December 12 – Final Winner


Ella Grace's journey began with a mysterious limp, leading to a four-year search for answers. Multiple surgeries and misdiagnoses left her family feeling lost. After finally getting a one-in-a-million diagnosis of Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis (CRMO), she was relieved to hear that UF Health Shands Children's Hospital could provide what she needed for her rare bone disease.
Though incurable, the hospital's specialized care and treatment plan brought stability and progress. Thanks to donations through CMN, UF Health Shands Children's Hospital provides specialized care and a comforting environment, empowering Ella Grace to face CRMO with strength.
You can read the full article about Ella's journey here!


All donations go directly to UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital, a nationally recognized cornerstone of the UF Health Shands campus. The hospital provides expert care across more than 20 pediatric specialties and is home to the community’s first emergency department dedicated solely to children, the UF Health Shands Pediatric ER.
Serving children and families throughout Florida and beyond, UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital is a leading destination for pediatric patients from across the United States and around the world who need specialized care for complex medical conditions.
UF Health Shands recently celebrated the ribbon-cutting of Unit 44, a fully renovated pediatric medicine and surgical floor designed with children and families in mind. The unit features all-new private rooms with tech-enabled amenities for families, dedicated gathering spaces for siblings, and brand-new toddler and teen playrooms equipped with four large TVs, allowing patients to use each screen independently or sync them together to play their favorite games on what might be the biggest screen they’ve ever seen, perfect for jumping into ARK and other games. Interactive healing walls and an upgraded procedure room further enhance the patient experience. The $30 million+ transformation was funded through a combination of hospital budget, state appropriations, and private philanthropy, including over $4 million from Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals supporters (that's you guys!) .



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!
This video features:
- Packed Outfits (Beach!) by TheAndy445 (premium)
- UrbanGirlWardrobe by BloodForge (premium)
- Tiki Life by ElementalLegion (premium)
- The Veridian Forge: Stegotetrabelodon by CyrusCreates, TaronCapala (premium)
- LF Dino Skin - Rockdrake by LettuceFry1234
- Astraeos - Wardrobe by Nekatus_Modding
- BirthdayPenguinPrincess by Ribbet
- Starlit Winter Frostival by Ribbet
- Astraeos Structures - Custom Cosmetic by Nekatus_Modding
- Cyrus’ Critters: Moonlight Mainecoon by CyrusCreates
- Creatures & Myths by UraNuS



Hey Survivors, after careful assessment, we've opted to begin the process of sunsetting a selection of our inactive official servers. Our goal is to ensure that we're always delivering the best experience possible, and official servers exist as a way for the community to play together without having to host their own. When we launch fresh content, typically, we put up more servers than we need in the long term to match the peak in user capacity; over time, these servers become ghost towns as players have dropped off and are waiting for the next major content release.
At the conclusion of the Bonus Rate Event on Monday, October 20th (around 1 PM Pacific), we’ll be opening transfers out of Isolated servers to the main network for items, characters, and creatures, as well as character transfers into Isolated for those who wish to move.
As part of this process, the servers will be renamed with the “SUNSET” prefix, following the same approach we’ve used in the past. Please note that once renamed, these servers will be removed from the in-game Favorites list, so you’ll need to search for them manually to reconnect.
After further evaluation, the following servers have been removed from the sunset list:
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We’re working with our partner at Nitrado to offer these saves after the scheduled sunset through Nitrado’s interface. Please stay tuned for more details.


Expire servers are temporary servers across the network that will eventually be removed, and you can find them by searching for "Expire" in the session filter.
These servers will be online until 10 am PST / 1 pm EST on December 8th. We're preemptively using our allocation for future maps to host some additional sessions that players can travel onto to farm, tame, and experience the newest content Gameplay. The same transfer restrictions apply in that you are only able to download your character, but you can freely take anything off. This is to help reduce load off some of the other servers, or provide players an option for those who just want to jump onto a new map temporarily.
Please note that these servers will no longer exist after 10 am PST / 1 pm EST on December 8th, so if you intend to use them, remember to transfer your items/creatures/characters off before that date, as nothing will be saved beyond that time period.



ARKpocalypse servers have been wiped today!
What is ARKpocalypse?
- ARKpocalypse are monthly-wipe servers with higher than usual rates.
- Next wipe: December 12th, 2025
You can join them by typing "Arkpocalypse" in the server browser! Happy Surviving!



This weekend, the Official Network will be receiving bonus rates! It will be active until Monday, November 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


Fan Art Gallery | Screenshot Gallery | Artist Feedback Form

Creator: BEYPlaysGames
BEYPlaysGames goes over his best resource-gathering creatures, how to obtain them and all their abilities!
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Creator: Kiitarie
Learn to build this stunning A-Frame home, complete with a dino pen, with this step-by-step tutorial!
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Legacy by @TekARK_01

Megaraptor Sketch by Lenivyi1

The Island by Rasco112

Straight from Hell by MayaPatch

Therizinosaurus by @cat22nyaa

Survival Start by @falco_luna

Lazy Highland morning by donnsensei


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