ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest

Last updated: 2026-02-19
  • Adrenaline-pumping gameplay with unique dinosaur taming mechanics.
  • Impressive graphics and design with variety of gameplay strategies.
  • Unique battle royale setting with dinosaurs and survival mechanics.
  • Server issues and technical problems reported frequently.
  • Low player population and long wait times for matches.
  • Confusing gameplay and abandoned by developers.
ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest header

Emotions

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Mixed (5/10)
Total reviews
11,793
Positive
7,81466.3%
Negative
3,97933.7%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
786,200
Estimated revenue
Not applicable
Game price
F2P
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
8020.51%
Estimated copies lost
5,333
Estimated revenue lost
Not applicable
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment Ă— Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
8020.5%
Avg playtime 0.5h
7118.2%
Avg playtime 0.6h
> 2h playtime
5113.1%
Avg playtime 194.1h
18848.2%
Avg playtime 126.3h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.1 rev/day
Last 30d0.5 rev/day
Quarterly8.1 rev/qtr
Days covered3,626.7 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
390 total
Organic purchasers20753.1%
Voted up: 69%
Key activations18346.9%
Voted up: 63%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
390 total
First impression0-2h15940.8%
Voted up: 48%
Mid game2-10h9323.8%
Voted up: 80%
Late game10-20h4210.8%
Voted up: 81%
Endgame20h+9624.6%
Voted up: 77%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.26% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
0.0%
Global baseline 66.4%
1 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 11,793 total.