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Ark: Survival Evolved: Explorer's Edition

Combining the base game with 3 massive Expansion Packs, ARK: Survival Evolved Explorer's Edition is a ultimate way to get even more dinosaur action! The Explorer's Edition gives you access to the mega hit ARK…

4 October 2017

Ark: Survival Evolved: Explorer's Edition is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Studio Wildcard, released 4 October 2017 on Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

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What Ark: Survival Evolved: Explorer's Edition is

Ark: Survival Evolved: Explorer's Edition is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Studio Wildcard and released in 2017. It was published by Snail Games. It is available on Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Combining the base game with 3 massive Expansion Packs, ARK: Survival Evolved Explorer's Edition is a ultimate way to get even more dinosaur action! The Explorer's Edition gives you access to the mega hit ARK: Survival Evolved as well as the Scorched Earth, Aberration, and Extinction Expansion Packs, adding nearly 900 hours of gameplay!
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action.

What it launched against

Ark: Survival Evolved: Explorer's Edition launched on 4 October 2017, within three weeks of Cuphead, South Park: The Fractured But Whole, Middle-earth: Shadow of War and Divinity: Original Sin 2. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Cuphead, South Park: The Fractured But Whole, Middle-earth: Shadow of War, Divinity: Original Sin 2.

Official trailer

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When did Ark: Survival Evolved: Explorer's Edition come out?
Ark: Survival Evolved: Explorer's Edition was released on 4 October 2017 for Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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