▁will ▁discover ▁the ▁story ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁companion ▁H L N - A ▁( Hel ena ). ▁Gen esis ▁adds ▁new ▁miss ions ▁that ▁allow ▁for ▁players ▁to ▁experience ▁Ark ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁and ▁exc iting ▁way . ▁ ▁Sp in - offs ▁ ▁Two ▁spin - off ▁games ▁developed ▁by ▁Sn ail ▁Games ▁were ▁released ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 : ▁AR K ▁Park , ▁a ▁virtual ▁reality ▁game , ▁and ▁P ix Ar k , ▁a ▁sand box ▁surv ival ▁game . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Ark : ▁Sur v ival ▁E vol ved ▁received ▁" m ixed ▁or ▁average " ▁reviews ▁for ▁the ▁Windows , ▁Play Station ▁ 4 , ▁and ▁X box ▁One ▁versions , ▁while ▁the ▁Switch ▁version ▁received ▁" gener ally ▁unf av ou rable " ▁reviews , ▁according ▁to ▁review ▁aggreg ator ▁Met ac rit ic . ▁ ▁T J ▁Ha fer ' s ▁ 7 . 7 / 1 0 ▁review ▁on ▁I GN ▁stated ▁that ▁" When ▁I ' m ▁having ▁a ▁good ▁time ▁in ▁Ark , ▁I ' m ▁having ▁a ▁really ▁good ▁time . ▁The ▁problem ▁is ▁that ▁those ▁moments ▁are ▁usually ▁one ▁part ▁to ▁every ▁nine ▁parts ▁men ial ▁gr inding ▁and ▁craft ing ▁– ▁especially ▁at ▁the ▁later ▁te ch ▁t iers . ▁Having ▁to ▁repeat ▁so ▁much ▁work ▁after ▁failing ▁an ▁attempt ▁at ▁a ▁b oss ▁feels ▁far ▁too ▁pun ishing , ▁and ▁some ▁really ▁d umb ▁din osa urs ▁can ▁take ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁the ▁challenge