ARK: Survival Evolved

ARK: Survival Evolved patch notes

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ARK: Survival Evolved patch notes and update history

This ARK: Survival Evolved patch notes page tracks recent updates in one place: balance changes, events, affected characters, items, modes, new content, player impact, and official Steam announcements.

Use the ARK: Survival Evolved patch notes timeline below to scan what changed, which characters, creatures, items, or modes are affected, and whether the latest update is worth checking before your next session.

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Game profile1 ARK: Survival Evolved patch notes trackedLatest Jan 16, 2026

ARK: Survival Evolved

Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive. Use your cunning to kill or tame the primeval creatures roaming the land, and encounter other players to survive, dominate... and escape!

Developer

Studio Wildcard

Publisher

Studio Wildcard

Genre

Action, Adventure, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG

Platform

Windows, Mac

Steam App ID

346110

Steam store Steam news

Latest Update

Jan 16, 2026

Latest ARK: Survival Evolved patch notes: ARK: Aquatica Official servers update

Tracked Updates

1 ARK: Survival Evolved patch notes in the latest 30-day window

Main Focus

other

Most frequent update category in this timeline

Average Gap

New feed

Average time between tracked updates

Latest ARK: Survival Evolved patch notes

ARK: Aquatica Official servers update

Official ARK: Aquatica servers will go offline indefinitely on January 30, while DLC support and updates continue.

If you play Aquatica on official servers, that mode will no longer be available after the shutdown. The DLC itself is still being maintained, so fixes and updates may continue outside the live server environment.

Key changes

Official Aquatica servers are being taken offline indefinitely.
Shutdown begins January 30 at the announced regional times.
Bug fixes and quality-of-life updates will still be supported.
Players can still send bug reports and suggestions through Discord.

Update focus

Category breakdown

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Player impact

What keeps changing?

Recent ARK: Survival Evolved patch notes show which heroes, modes, cosmetics, events, creatures, items, fixes, and content updates appear most often. Higher-impact entries are the ones most likely to change what players notice in game.

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1 ARK: Survival Evolved patch notes currently marked medium or higher impact.

Timeline

Recent ARK: Survival Evolved patch notes

Jan 16, 2026Impact 4/5serverother

ARK: Aquatica Official servers update

Quick summary

Official ARK: Aquatica servers will go offline indefinitely on January 30, while DLC support and updates continue.

Key changes

Official Aquatica servers are being taken offline indefinitely.
Shutdown begins January 30 at the announced regional times.
Bug fixes and quality-of-life updates will still be supported.
Players can still send bug reports and suggestions through Discord.

ARK: Survival EvolvedAquatica DLCofficial Aquatica serversStudio Sirens

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