<P> Development began in October 2014 . The development team conducted research into the physical appearance of the animals , but took creative license for gameplay purposes . A companion app for computers and mobile devices titled Dododex received an early release in 2015 and was officially released on August 16 , 2017 . One of the game modes , Survival of the Fittest , was released as a free standalone game in March 2016 and was officially released on August 26 , 2017 . Egypt - based developer Instinct Games was hired to facilitate the game 's development . Several expansions to the game have also been released as downloadable content : The Center , Primitive Plus , Scorched Earth , Ragnarok , and Aberration . A spin - off virtual reality game developed and published by Snail Games titled ARK Park was released on March 22 , 2018 . Another spin - off game developed and published by Snail Games USA titled PixARK was released on March 27 , 2018 . </P>
<P> Development began in October 2014 . The development team conducted research into the physical appearance of the animals , but took creative license for gameplay purposes . A companion app for computers and mobile devices titled Dododex received an early release in 2015 and was officially released on August 16 , 2017 . One of the game modes , Survival of the Fittest , was released as a free standalone game in March 2016 and was officially released on August 26 , 2017 . Egypt - based developer Instinct Games was hired to facilitate the game 's development . Several expansions to the game have also been released as downloadable content : The Center , Primitive Plus , Scorched Earth , Ragnarok , and Aberration . A spin - off virtual reality game developed and published by Snail Games titled ARK Park was released on March 22 , 2018 . Another spin - off game developed and published by Snail Games USA titled PixARK was released on March 27 , 2018 . </P>
when does ark survival of the fittest come out
when does ark survival of the fittest come out
March 2016 August 26 , 2017
March 2016 August 26 , 2017