Studio Wildcard has confirmed that you’re not going to see upcoming survival sequel Ark 2 until 2028 at the earliest, and while this doesn’t technically represent a delay, it’s later than the studio’s otherwise most recent assessment.
As revealed by Studio Wildcard co-founder Jeremy Stieglitz on the Epic Games Store (thanks, VGC), Ark 2 is currently targeting a 2028 release. Presumably, that’ll be an Early Access launch as well, which means it could be a number of years more before the full version is out there.
Back in June, Stieglitz and Studio Wildcard said that Ark 2 would “hopefully” be released “within the next two years”, which would have put the release at June 2027 at the latest. Technically, then, this latest 2028 estimate could be said to be a delay of sorts.
Before Ark 2‘s arrival, however, there will be an expansion for Ark: Survival Ascended by the name of Legacy of Santiago, and it’ll introduce “a lot of the mechanics and features” intended for the sequel by way of a sort of test launch for Studio Wildcard.
There’s plenty of other stuff planned for Ark: Survival Ascended throughout 2026 and 2027 as well, so if you’re worried you’ll be hurting for Ark-related content, you needn’t be. You’ll just have to wait a little longer for the full-blown sequel.
Ark 2 was originally announced all the way back at 2020’s The Game Awards ceremony. It was intended for release in 2023, but was subsequently delayed to 2024, although obviously, that rough release window didn’t hold true in the end either.
When it does arrive, Ark 2 promises “the definitive next-gen survival experience”, and it’s got big names like Vin Diesel and Auliʻi Cravalho behind it, so this one’ll be a more star-studded project than its predecessors, it seems.
Ark 2 is currently slated for release in 2028, although given previous delays, that may not hold true for long. Stay tuned for more.
