Games like ARK: Survival Evolved

3.4average player rating•5 games

ARK's hook is ownership: the creature you tamed, the base you raised, the gear you'd hate to lose. These give you a wild place and the tools to make it yours.

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Games5

Avg. Metacritic67

Avg. player rating3.4/5

Avg. playtime13h

Main genreAction

Released2017–2026

What these games share

The genres these 5 picks have in common, straight from their store data.

Action5 of 5
Adventure5 of 5
Indie3 of 5
RPG2 of 5

The picks

Ranked by player rating, Metacritic breaks ties.

1
Valheim
ActionAdventureIndie
Co-op survival with real craft to it: sail, tame, build a hall, and go die to the next boss together.
4.0/5Player ratingView game
2
Enshrouded
ActionAdventureRPG
Voxel building plus a genuine action-RPG combat layer — the closest thing to ARK with a good sword.
3.7/5Player ratingView game
3
Palworld
ActionAdventureRPG
Taming as the core system, but the creatures also run your base. ARK's loop with far less friction.
3.6/5Player ratingView game
4
Icarus
ActionAdventureSimulation
Survival with a countdown: drop, build, complete the job, get out. Same systems, sharper stakes.
3.0/5Player ratingView game
5
Conan Exiles
ActionAdventureMassively Multiplayer
The building is the best in the genre — and thralls fill the role your dinos did, guarding what you've raised.
2.9/5Player ratingMC67View game