Alright, here we go. So, ever heard about Ark: Survival Evolved? Yeah, the game with dinos and stuff. Anyway, these folks are rolling out a brand-new DLC, Ark: Aquatica, come July 15, 2025. I’m not kidding, it’s supposed to be all underwater and stuff, like they’re taking the whole dino thing and throwing it into the deep blue. This is part of their whole anniversary bash—10 years since the early-access debut back in May 2015. Did we all feel that old yet?
Now, over the years, Ark’s really carved out a nice little corner in the survival genre. Studio Wildcard definitely hit a gold vein. They’ve spawned all kinds of spin-offs, there’s even an animated series. Can you believe that? And sure, they did a fancy remaster in 2023, Ark: Survival Ascended, but the OG game? It’s still pulling in crowds on Steam. Like, daily swarm of players. And now they’re serving up more content, so brace yourselves for more chaos.
Oh, about Ark: Aquatica—you heard that Snail Games (not Wildcard, mind you) is the brain behind this underwater escapade, right? It’s kind of off the main storyline. Totally its own beast. Or fish, maybe? There are five deep-sea biomes, each with its own quirks. I mean, the underwater pressure changes, oxygen levels fluctuate… It’s like they’re trying to bake a biology lesson in there. And check this: 21 new creatures, like the Mudpuppy (sounds…cute?) and the giant Tridacna. Sounds like a party down there, doesn’t it?
July 15 isn’t far off, but folks? They’re not jumping for joy. Not even close. The trailer comments on YouTube are brutal. Fans weren’t too thrilled with some generative AI hullabaloo in a trailer back in March this year. The new trailer? The fans, some say, it’s “lazy.” Funny how people don’t hold back online, right? And remember when they shut down the old Ark servers in 2023? Some players still aren’t over that. “You guys abandoned this game…” one of them said. Ouch.
It’s going to be wild to see how the community handles this once Aquatica splashes down. Could go either way, really. They’d need to nail that whole taming dinos underwater thing. Maybe then, fans might just—wait, no—who knows? Maybe they’ll warm up to it. Or not. We’ll have to see.
