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ARK: Lost Colony

Plunge into ASA's first massive canonical expansion, an icy, narratively-driven world. Unlock powerful skill trees, tame exotic creatures, wear "Cursed" gear, master advanced building, and command an army to dethrone The Lost King!

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Windows
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Studio Wildcard
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Studio Wildcard
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About ARK: Lost Colony

THE END OF THE ARKS, THE GENESIS OF A NEW SAGA. Plunge through the icy heart of darkness as you reunite with old legends, while rekindling hope for the next generation. ARK: Lost Colony bridges the gap between Extinction and ARK 2 with the most ambitious narrative experience in the franchise's history. Your journey returns you to the beginning: Arat Prime, the site of humanity’s final stand. You awaken in the Necrocene - a brutal, post-Cataclysmic era where the Earth’s southern pole has been plunged into eternal night.

Buried within the deep snow, the metropolis of the Lost Colony clings to existence beneath energy shields, powered by the radioactive warmth of Red Element. Survival here is an act of defiance against nature itself. This unnatural heat source keeps the Colony alive... only by repelling the Reseed Protocol, ensuring the Earth remains broken so that the Lost King may rule his corrupt kingdom. Caught between the tyrannical order of the Lost King and the creeping, violet corruption of an old enemy, you must navigate a world of gothic horror and advanced science.

From the jagged craters of the Tundra to the bioluminescent canopy of the Twilight Forest, and into the depths of the Lost City itself, every inch of the map tells a story of survival at any cost. Next-Gen Fidelity: Powered by Unreal Engine 5, experience a spectacle of light and shadow.…

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★ 6.4/10Microsoft Store · 14 ratings
Microsoft StoreLast checked November 1, 2026

Most helpful7

★ 5 / 5
ark i have been playing for most of my life, its always been great. I was scared at first with the reviews being 3.1 stars…
★ 2 / 5
I get annoyed when I play on PC when I have to uninstall and re install for every update? Why can't it install normally like…
★ 1 / 5
Everything phases into the ground and we don't have commands and it kept going after the mission was abandoned what the ****
★ 1 / 5
disappointed once again but I can't say I'm surprised due to constant failed promises over the last 10 years ARK has been around or whatever.…

Most recent7

★ 5 / 5
ark i have been playing for most of my life, its always been great. I was scared at first with the reviews being 3.1 stars…
★ 2 / 5
I get annoyed when I play on PC when I have to uninstall and re install for every update? Why can't it install normally like…
★ 1 / 5
Everything phases into the ground and we don't have commands and it kept going after the mission was abandoned what the ****
★ 1 / 5
disappointed once again but I can't say I'm surprised due to constant failed promises over the last 10 years ARK has been around or whatever.…

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